M. Pearl (formerly M. Groh-Gordy) is a former high school and college teacher who has been a traffic school owner and instructor since 1994. Her company, InterActive! Traffic School Online (www.trafficinteractive.com) currently serves traffic violators in 6 states.

The DriveTime column on automobile driving is published weekly in newspapers of the Los Angeles Newspaper Group and/or the online Motorways sections of 14 California publications.

In addition to being the featured columnist for the online publication NewCarBuyingGuide.com, Ms. Pearl's work has also been featured in Mazda's Zoom-Zoom magazine and the International version of Auto Club Magazine.