Do Traffic Classes Lead To Better Drivers?

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Published June 29, 2016 at 1:45 PM EDT

WLRN reporter and speed limit scofflaw Wilson Sayre. (Tim Padgett/WLRN)

South Florida drivers have a reputation for driving fast.

Last year, almost 800,000 people in Florida were pulled over for speeding, as did Wilson Sayre from Here & Now contributor WLRN in Miami. She reports on whether the traffic classes that many ticketed drivers take actually makes them better drivers.

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Wilson Sayre, reporter for WLRN in Miami. She tweets @WilsonSayre.

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