Defensive Driving (a.k.a. One More Reason I'm Glad I Don't Have a Car)

So, way back in June or July (it's been a while now) I got a ticket speeding through Austin on my way back to Denton. Well, two tickets, but that's extraneous information. The point is, I had declared that I would take Defensive Driving to make up for some of the price of the ticket while also avoiding any rise in insurance. Well, I have until the 31st of October to get the class done and the information turned into the court and, well, let's just say... I just started.

Now, that's not to say that I had completely forgotten about it until now, no way. I've thought about it multiple times since I've moved to Chicago, it's just that it wasn't a thought that stuck. It would drift up out of memory whenever someone would mention getting a parking ticket or having a deadline and I would think "oh yea, I have to do defensive driving soon" and then the thought would slip back into my subconscious mind until once again awoken by some key word or phrase, like the way people remember that they're going to have to start buying Christmas presents soon in late October and November.

So here we are, or, I should say, here I am, rushing to get this defensive driving over with and into the past as quickly as possible. It's an online class called "Comedy Defensive Driving", although there's nothing remotely funny about it. Nonetheless, I would definitely recommend it to anyone in need of a defensive driving course because it allows the student to take as much time as necessary to complete it, and knowing that you can leave it alone and start up again tomorrow is helpful. I got through about 3 hours of it tonight (which is partially why I'm up so late) and I plan on finishing it tomorrow. Luckily, the tests are easy and the videos are at least semi-interesting. It has caused me to miss driving the highways and streets of Texas, but also reminded me that the roads are dangerous, and that texting or reading a book is perfectly acceptable on a train, but not in a car. I'm still happy I don't have a car but, at the same time, I miss my little '97 Cavalier that gave me a lot of crap but got me through high school and college anyway.

All that being said, wish me luck as I forge my way through the rest of this class tomorrow. I think I can make it, despite the terrible impersonations of Christopher Walken, Arnold Schwarzenegger and Captain Jack Sparrow of Pirates of the Caribbean. Let's hope I can, anyway.