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Traffic Safety Courses

General Traffic Safety School

The Traffic Safety School program is a course of instruction designed to reduce the number of violations and crashes in Wisconsin. You will examine driving behavior and review traffic laws and penalties. Emphasis will be placed on ways to drive responsibly.

In this program, you will develop a change plan to reduce the risk of traffic violations and crashes. There is a minimum of 12 classroom hours in this program. Depending on your Wisconsin driving record status, a three-demerit point reduction to your current record may be requested upon successful completion of the course.

This course is open to the public. Contact Kris Halverson at halversonk@westerntc.edu or 608-789-4769 for more information.

Group Dynamic

The Group Dynamics program is a highway safety initiative within Wisconsin which aims to assist persons involved in their first alcohol/other drug-related traffic offense to make permanent changes in their irresponsible drinking and driving behavior and attitudes. There is a minimum of 21 classroom hours contained in this alcohol/other drug educational program. Depending on your Wisconsin driving record status, a three-demerit point reduction to your current record may be requested upon successful completion of the course.

This is a court-ordered course. Contact Kris Halverson at halversonk@westerntc.edu or 608-789-4769 for more information.

Multiple Offender Program

The Multiple Offender Program is a specialized education course for individuals who have received two or more Operating While Intoxicated (OWI) charges. In addition to providing alcohol education, the course will focus on modifying the unhealthy attitudes and behaviors that foster repeat irresponsible impaired driving.

The course emphasizes strategies and techniques that assist you in changing high-risk attitudes and behaviors related to alcohol and other drugs and driving. Small group sessions and participation of a concerned other, at a minimum of two sessions, along with self-evaluation techniques will be utilized. The course is conducted over 30 classroom hours and a follow up evaluation three months after the last classroom session. Depending on your Wisconsin driving record status, a three-demerit point reduction to your current record may be requested upon successful completion of the course.

This is a court-ordered course. Contact Kris Halverson at halversonk@westerntc.edu or 608-789-4769 for more information.