Traffic Ticket Dismissal - STOP/STAR Class

The National Safety Council, Nebraska offers five different courses to meet your traffic ticket dismissal needs. Your training class is determined by your traffic violation.

STOP--Four Hour Defensive Driving Course

This 4 hour course is a highly interactive driver improvement program that focuses on the importance of attitude in accident prevention and good driving skills. In four hours, DDC 4 delivers practical strategies to reduce collision-related injuries, fatalities and related costs. Most importantly, this course highlights the consequences of poor choices made behind the wheel. DDC 4 makes an ideal refresher course for experienced drivers.  Course also meets requirements for court-ordered defensive driving course from the following counties: Douglas, Cass, and Washington in Nebraska and Pottawattamie County, Mills County, and City of Council Bluffs in Iowa.

STOP Online--Four Hour Defensive Driving Course

This ONLINE 4 hour course is a highly interactive driver improvement program that focuses on the importance of attitude in accident prevention and good driving skills. In four hours, DDC 4 delivers practical strategies to reduce collision-related injuries, fatalities and related costs. Most importantly, this course highlights the consequences of poor choices made behind the wheel. DDC 4 makes an ideal refresher course for experienced drivers.  Course also meets requirements for court-ordered defensive driving course from the following counties: Douglas, Cass, and Washington in Nebraska and Pottawattamie County, Mills County, and City of Council Bluffs in Iowa.

Alive at 25

This four-hour young driver intervention program is geared toward drivers between ages 15 and 24. Course helps participants explore why young drivers often underestimate risks, addresses the effects of inexperience, peer pressure, and distractions such as cell phones and text messaging. Curriculum defines State and local driving laws and regulations, help students develop communication skills. Responsibility of passengers, consequences of speeding, seat belt use, safe driving distances and dangers of driving impaired is also discussed during course. Also meets requirements for court-ordered defensive driving course for the following counties: Douglas, Cass, and Washington in Nebraska, and Mills County in Iowa.

STOP 4--Experienced Driver Four Hour Course

 This defensive driving course is geared toward the drivers over age 55. STOP4 - Experienced Driver course is designed not only to refresh drivers’ understanding of basic defensive driving techniques and to introduce new collision avoidance skills - but also to cover various techniques drivers can use to help offset the effects of the aging process on driver performance. Course discusses pre-trip inspections, communicating and physical changes. Participants complete a self-assessment, a personal health assessment and discuss driving scenarios.

STAR--Eight Hour Defensive Driving Course

This eight-hour course is based on a scientific theory of behavior change: Reality Therapy. Students participating in this interactive Attitudinal Dynamics of Driving course learns how to recognize the pitfalls of the choices they are making and how learn to analyze choices to develop responsible behavior patterns behind the wheel. Also meets requirements for court-ordered defensive driving course for the following counties: Douglas, Cass, and Washington in Nebraska, and Mills County in Iowa.

STOP Driving Program

Below are some of the common violations eligible for dismissal in each jurisdiction. The list is not complete, and is subject to change at any time. Our online registration system will recommend the appropriate class.

STAR Program 

Below are some of the common violations eligible for dismissal in each jurisdiction. The list is not complete, and is subject to change at any time. Our online registration system will recommend the appropriate class.