LOS ANGELES, May 13 /PRNewswire/ -- It sounds ludicrous at first, but so did Earth Shoes, car phones and kiwi as a garnish. In keeping with its commitment of promoting driver safety and providing the state's motorists with enhanced customer conveniences, New Jersey Motor Vehicle Commission (MVC) approved a partnership with Interactive Education Concepts, LLC (IEC) to offer online comedy-based defensive driving and Point and Insurance Reduction courses for New Jersey drivers. Improv had gained its fame in a driver training field in the early 80's, when its founder Gary Alexander had partnered with the famous Improv Comedy Club to create interactive and fun edutainment traffic school and defensive driving programs for Los Angeles motorists. Based on a simple notion that when you enjoy the learning process you simply learn more, Alexander has grown Improv to one of the largest and most respected driver training schools in the Country. Since then more than a million students have taken Improv's classes in both classroom and online settings for ticket dismissal, insurance discounts and court ordered defensive driving . Improv's teaching methodology has been backed by a number of studies showing that its edutainment curriculum is effective in reducing future crashes and moving violations. "I can't guarantee none-stop laughs," Gary Alexander admits. "I will shoot for less painful and simple". New Jersey Motorists who successfully complete Improv's online defensive driving course are eligible to have a two-point reduction on their driver record and qualify for a mandatory, three-year insurance discount. The Improv' s online course is available to New Jersey motorists at http://www.MyImprov.com for $48.95 The online course consists of 10 simple modules featuring a combination of comedic, YouTube style video clips that are supported by easy to navigate text and graphics covering a variety of driving subjects ranging from basic traffic laws to more serious issues like DUI and seat belt use. The real beauty of this course is that it's not only fun and effective; it can also be completed at your own pace in as little as 5-minute increments. Upon completion of all modules and passing of a simple 25 question quiz covering course material you get a certificate of completion that can be submitted to your Insurance Company to qualify for the mandated insurance discount upon policy renewal. MVC's Chief Administrator Sharon A. Harrington went on record stating, "The MVC is constantly looking for ways to utilize the Internet to provide services to all New Jersey motorists, and these defensive driving courses are a perfect example." Harrington also said: "With these online courses, motorists will receive the same invaluable instruction as they would in a classroom, but will have the luxury of using their computer to log in and out of the course at their convenience."
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