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ATLANTA, May 8 (UPI) -- The Driving Educators of Georgia registered Scooby Doo for an online driving class to prove Internet learning is insufficient punishment for reckless drivers.
The association signed the cartoon dog up for a Florida Internet driving course, which he passed with flying colors, in an effort to convince Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue to override legislation allowing drivers to complete court-required driving classes online, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported Thursday.
"Sitting down on a Friday night and taking a test with a glass of wine while you're watching 'CSI' -- and maybe paying somebody 20 bucks to do it for you -- isn't the same as attending a Saturday defensive driving class," said Chuck McMullen, a lobbyist for the association.
Advocates of the bill defend the classes, saying they are the modern way of education.
"Distance learning is today. There are many counties and many areas of Georgia that aren't served by any driver education program at all," said J. Barry Schrenk, president of Taggart's Driving School.
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SECAUCUS, N.J., May 29 (UPI) --
Field Station: Dinosaurs, a theme park featuring 31 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, opened to the public during the weekend in Secaucus, N.J.
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MIAMI, May 29 (UPI) --
A witness said a naked man who bit off parts of another man's face in Miami growled with pieces of flesh in his mouth before police fatally shot the attacker.
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SANTA ANA, Calif., May 29 (UPI) --
This year's batch of new frozen treats includes an ice cream "Brrrger" being tested by Carl's Jr. in California.
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NEW YORK, May 29 (UPI) --
Oil prices held steady near $91 a barrel of crude Tuesday with equities higher in Asia, Europe and on Wall Street.
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