The first of six 1982-1983 Family TV Specials produced by Capital Cities.
During its original syndicated broadcast, a series of 30-second public service announcements on safe driving were aired by stations.
The police officer made a reference to traffic school - known by the terms Defensive Driving or a Driving Safety Course. These are usually taken to dismiss traffic citations from a driver record or auto insurance premium discounts (the latter of which have limitations).
Philip McKeon's character's first name is the same as on the sitcom Alice... Tommy.