Colorado Defensive Driving Course (Traffic School)
This Colorado defensive driving course, offered through our partnership with I Drive Safely, can help you avoid points from a qualifying traffic citation, meet a court or state requirement, earn an eligible auto-insurance discount where permitted, and strengthen your safe-driving skills — all at your own pace from home. A Colorado-approved defensive driving course may reduce up to 4 points from your driving record once every 5 years.
Who Is This Course For?
Colorado drivers who want a defensive driving course to reduce points on their driving record, meet a court or state requirement, or earn an insurance discount where permitted. A Colorado-approved course may reduce up to 4 points once every 5 years. Court acceptance for a specific citation is not guaranteed — confirm with your court before enrolling.
Course Overview
Colorado offers an approved defensive driving course for point reduction and insurance discounts, plus court-ordered traffic school. A Level I Defensive Driving course — a 4-hour state-approved course — can reduce up to 4 points from your Colorado driving record once every 5 years and may earn an insurance discount. This online course, offered through I Drive Safely, is completed at your own pace on any device.
Court acceptance for a specific citation is not guaranteed — confirm with your court before enrolling. Completing a defensive driving course reduces the impact of points on your record; it does not erase the underlying violations, and the violations remain on your record. An insurance discount is not guaranteed; whether you receive a discount, and how much, depends on your insurer, so check with your insurer to confirm discount eligibility.
Course at a Glance
Duration
8 chapters
Format
100% Online & Self-Paced
Audience
All ages
Requirement
CO Level I Defensive Driving
Provider
I Drive Safely
Reporting
Up to 4 points (every 5 years)
What You'll Complete
- 8 Single-Subject Chapters
- Avoid Points on Your License
- Court or State Requirement Eligible
- Insurance Discount (Where Permitted)
- Self-Paced Online
How It Works
- 1Register online for the Colorado Defensive Driving course.
- 2Complete the course online at your own pace on any device.
- 3For a court requirement, confirm your court accepts I Drive Safely as an approved provider before enrolling.
- 4Share your completion with the Colorado DMV or your insurer for a point reduction or insurance discount.
Important Requirements & Restrictions
- A Colorado-approved Level I Defensive Driving course can reduce up to 4 points from your driving record once every 5 years; it does not erase the underlying violations, and the violations remain on your record.
- Court acceptance for a specific citation is not guaranteed — confirm with your court before enrolling.
- An insurance discount is not guaranteed; whether you receive a discount, and how much, depends on your insurer — check with your insurer to confirm discount eligibility.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the Colorado defensive driving course?
A Colorado-approved online defensive driving course offered through I Drive Safely that may reduce up to 4 points from your driving record once every 5 years and may earn an insurance discount.
How many points can the course reduce?
A Colorado-approved Level I Defensive Driving course can reduce up to 4 points from your Colorado driving record once every 5 years. It reduces the impact of points; it does not erase the underlying violations, and the violations remain on your record.
Can this course satisfy a court requirement?
Colorado offers court-ordered traffic school, but court acceptance for a specific citation is not guaranteed. Confirm with your court that the course and provider are accepted before enrolling.
Is there an insurance discount?
An insurance discount is not guaranteed. Whether you receive a discount, and how much, depends on your insurer — check with your insurer to confirm discount eligibility.
How long is the Colorado defensive driving course?
It spans 8 chapters, completed online at your own pace on any device.
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Ready to Get Started?
Register for the Colorado Defensive Driving Course (Traffic School) online with I Drive Safely. Complete at your own pace on any device.
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Provider Disclosure
DOT Driving School provides driver education information and connects students with available course providers. Course registration and course delivery for this program are provided by I Drive Safely, a third-party provider. DOT Driving School is not the course operator and does not administer this course.
Disclaimer
Courses identified as “State Approved” are licensed, approved, or accepted by the applicable state agency, as specifically stated on the individual course listing. Not all courses offered through this website are state approved or state required.
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