Looking or a defensive driving course in Colorado? You would be hard pressed to go past iDriveSafely’s innovative defensive driving course. Designed to take the hassle out of driving school, their “Colorado Driver Improvement Course” suits drivers with busy schedules who like the convenience of taking an internet course.

All a driver needs to complete an online defensive driving course is a driver’s license and a PC with a basic web browser and internet connection. There are no special software requirement, apart from the free Macromedia Flash plugin which can be installed during registration.

Taking a defensive driving course in Colorado means no teachers, no classroom and no workbooks. Students can log on using their drivers license number and start taking the course. All iDriveSafely’s courses are State approved, and the driver improvement course in Colorado is no different. This 8 hour course is approved by individual courts in the state of Colorado, and is often a requirement for driver improvement for those who have received a traffic ticket in Colorado.

The defensive driving program itself has a combination of text, graphics, animations, and videos –designed to prevent drivers becoming bored during their classes. Instead of listening to a teacher deliver the course face-to-face, students can move through the course at their own speed. This allows the student to revisit sections which need repeating, and skip through parts which they already know.

The courses can be completed in more than one sitting, with the web program remembering the section last visited. Each chapter contains quizzes designed to review important content from that section. The quizzes do not affect the final exam scores but they do provide an excellent opportunity to master the course material.

Once a student completes the course, the next step is to work through an examination. A typical final examination is 25 questions, but could be longer depending on the requirements of the Colorado state. Individuals who complete the Colorado Driver Improvement Course with iDriveSafely will receive an official Certificate of Completion.

At the time of writing (October 2007) the cost for the defensive driving course in Colorado was a miniscule $28.45. Most would agree this is money well spent.

Besides improving defensive driving skills, there may be other benefits to taking a defensive driving course in Colorado from iDriveSafely. In some states, driving record demerit points can be dismissed by successfully completing an approved driving safety course like this one, and some insurance companies also offer discounts on their motor vehicle insurance premiums.

Is there a downside? Perhaps. Individuals who prefer learning from a real live person, with the opportunity to ask questions and watch live demonstrations may not enjoy the web delivery of iDriveSafely’s defensive driving course in Colorado. The same might also be said about those who have no computer or internet experience and may find the method of course delivery a little daunting.

It’s not much of a downside though!