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NY PIRP Pamphlet Point & Insurance Reduction Program The Point & Insurance Reduction Program (PIRP), approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles, is available through private companies or corporations, called “course sponsors,” throughout New York State. Each qualifying course must meet strict standards for the safe driving information presented and program effectiveness. If you complete an approved PIRP course: 1. It will help refresh your driving knowledge with a review of time-tested safe driving tips and an overview of today’s vehicles and traffic laws. 2. You may be eligible to reduce as many as four (4) points on your driving record. The DMV computer will automatically note your eligibility to receive the reduction. 3. If you are the principal operator of a motor vehicle, you will receive a minimum 10% reduction in the base rate of your automobile and motorcycle liability and collision insurance premiums each year for three years. Questions and Answers About… The Course Q. How much time does the PIRP course take, whit is it like, and what does it cost? A. Each course is at least six hours long, and is presented in one or more classroom sessions. (Note: The motorcycle safety/accident prevention-courses take substantially longer.) Essential information about traffic safety issues such as driver attitude and behavior, defensive driving techniques, and the Vehicle & Traffic Law must be presented in each course. Additional content, approach, materials and fees vary from one sponsor to another. No formal testing is required to complete the course. For information on where to attend a course, consult your local telephone book under “Driving Instruction” or equivalent sections. You may also contact one of the program sponsors presented in the DMV publication, “List of Course Sponsors” (C-31), available at any state or county motor vehicle office and by request from DMV Call Center and the DMV Internet Office. Point Reduction Q. After I complete the PIRP course, how do I receive the point reduction?
A. The PIRP sponsor will notify the DMV within ten weeks after you complete the course. A notice will hen be entered on your driving record, and the DMV computer will automatically reduce your active point total by up to four points. Important: Completion of a course under the “Point & Insurance Reduction Program” does not remove, delete, or subtract, or erase any violation, conviction, or notice of original number of points from your driving record. Even after you complete the course, most violations, conviction and points assessed will continue to show on your driving record for up to four years. Violations and convictions involving drugs or alcohol will remain on your driving record for ten years. “Point reduction” means the DMV will not count up to four points on your driving record toward license revocation or suspension. Q. How do I know my driving record shows my PIRP course completion?
A. If you need to verify the course completion has been entered on your record, you may request a copy of your driving record from the DMV. To do so, you must complete a “Request for Driver and/or Vehicle Record Information” (form MV-15), available at any motor vehicle office. You may also download this form from the DMV internet office. If your course completion is not noted on your driving record more than ten weeks after you completed it, contact the course sponsor. Q. What effect does point reduction have on my license and driving record?
A. Point reduction applies only to points assessed for violations that occurred within the eighteen months immediately before course completion. It does not affect points for earlier violations, and cannot be used as “credit” against future violations or points. Point reduction cannot reduce your point total lower than zero. If your license has already been revoked or suspended, or if a violation hearing has already been scheduled, point reduction will not affect that action. Point reduction does not prevent or cancel a mandatory revocation or suspension for violations such as DWI, DWAI, or three speedy violations within 18 months. Points may be reduced only once in any 18- month period. The DMV point system and insurance company “point” systems are separate and not related. Point reduction on your driving record does not affect points assigned by your insurance company for violations and accidents. Completion of a course under the “Point & Insurance Reduction Program” also cannot prevent or reduce the calculation of points affecting a “Driver Responsibility Assessment.” The most recent information about the “Driver Responsibility Assessment” program is available from the DMV Internet office. Insurance Reduction Q. After completing the PIRP course, how do I receive the insurance reduction?
A. The course sponsor should mail you a completion certificate within 45 days after you complete the course. If you present your certificate to your insurance company or agent within 90 days after course completion, your liability and collision premium reduction will begin immediately, retroactive to the date you completed the course. If you present your certificate more than 90 days after course completion, the insurer may issue the premium discount effective from the date presented. If you do not receive your certificate within eight weeks after completion, immediately contact the program sponsor. You may take the course once every 36 months to maintain insurance reduction benefits. Q. Will the PIRP course prevent my insurance company from raising my premiums?
A. No. Insurance reduction does not prevent general premium increases, or premium increases due to violations or accidents. It provides a 10% reduction for three years, from the base rate of your current liability, no-fault and collision premiums. Q. What if more than one person named on a policy completes the PIRP course?
A. The insurance premium reduction applies to all motor vehicles principally operated by the motorist who completes the course. The discount can be applied to only one driver for each covered vehicle. Q. If I complete a DMV approved motorcycle safety/accident prevention course, does the insurance reduction benefit extend to my automobile coverage? A. Yes, The reduction applies to the liability and collision insurance premiums for both your motorcycle and automobile. NY PIRP Pamphlet
Q. Will youthful operators and drivers participating in assigned risk pool receive the insurance premium discount? A. Yes. Any insured driver who is the principal operator and completes a Point & Insurance Reduction Program course will receive the discount. Q. If a youthful operator is already receiving a driver education discount, will the PIRP discount also be applied?
A. Check with your insurance company or agent to find out if both discounts will be given at the same time. DMV Point System Summary The following table shows the point values assigned to moving traffic violations. The “points” are assessed against your driving record based on the date you committed the violation, not the date you were convicted in court. If you accumulate 11 or more points in 18 months, you will be called to a DMV hearing, after which your license may be suspended or revoked. You will be offered to option of waiving the hearing or accepting a definite period of suspension. Some license revocations and suspensions are mandatory and do not depend on points. These include three speeding violations within 18 months, and convictions involving alcohol or drugs. For information about license suspensions and revocations, please refer to the publication “Suppose Your License Were Taken Away” (C-12), available at any motor vehicle office. VIOLATIONS POINTS
Speeding (mph over posted limit) 1 to 10 3 11 to 20 4 21 to 30 6 31 to 40 8 More than 40 11 Reckless Driving 5 Failure to stop for a School Bus 5 Following too closely (tailgating) 4 Inadequate Brakes 4 (while driving employer’s vehicle) 2 Failing to Yield Right-of-Way 3 Violation Involving Traffic Signal, Stop Sign, or Yield Sign 3 Railroad Crossing Violation 3 Improper Passing or Lane Use 3 Leaving scene of an incident involving Property damage or injury to an animal 3 Safety restraint violation Involving person under 16 3 Any other moving violation 2 For Your Records: Your course sponsor: ____________________________________________________________________ Sponsor’s phone number: _________________________________________________________________ Delivery Agency Name and Location: _______________________________________________________ Instructor’s name: _______________________________________________________________________ Date you completed the course: ____________________________________________________________ Please visit our Internet Office at: www.nysdmv.com |
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Click on the banner to enroll in NY state-certified program. Increased risk to safety of Cell Phone use while driving.
The American National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) says that the distraction created by the use of a cellular telephone while driving is similar to that associated with other distractions in increasing crash risk.
A 1997 American study and a 2005 Australian studyboth estimated the risk of a collision when using a cellular telephone was four times higher than the risk when a cellular telephone was not being used. 699 and 456 drivers, respectively, who owned phones, were involved in crashes, and volunteered for the studies were examined. By collecting volunteers' cell phone records, scientists were able to determine who placed telephone calls shortly before the time of crash, and through case-crossover analysis (a technique often used in medical studies of heart-attacks and air pollution) of cell phone habits, calculated the increase in risk. Both studies found that hands-free devices were not considerably safer. Simulation studies vs. alcohol
Means and standard errors (in parentheses) for the Alcohol, Base line, and Cell-Phone conditions | Alcohol | Base line | Cell Phone |
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| Total Accidents | 0 | 0 | 3 |
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| Brake Onset Time (msec) | 888 (51) | 943 (58) | 1022 (61) |
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| Braking Force (% of maximum) | 69.6 (3.6) | 56.4 (2.5) | 55.2 (2.9) |
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| Speed (MPH) | 52.8 (.08) | 54.9 (.08) | 53.2 (.07) |
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| Following Distance (meters) | 26.5 (1.7) | 27.3 (1.3) | 28.5 (1.6) |
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| ½ Recovery Time | 5.4 (0.3) | 5.4 (0.3) | 6.2 (0.4) |
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Simulations are particularly useful for comparing cell phone use while driving with the known-dangerous drunk driving. A 2003 study by University of Utah Psychology department measured response time, following distance, and driving speed of a control group, subjects at the legal BAC limit of 0.08%, and subjects involved in cell phone conversations. Data from the report are listed to the right. From the report: Drivers in the cell-phone condition exhibited a sluggish behavior (i.e., slower reactions) which they attempted to compensate for by increasing their following distance. Drivers in the alcohol condition exhibited a more aggressive driving style, in which they followed closer, necessitating braking with greater force.
After controlling for driving difficulty and time on task, the study concluded that cell phone drivers exhibited greater impairment than intoxicated drivers. [7]
A 2005 review by the Hawaiian legislature entitled "Cell Phone Use and Motor Vehicle Collisions: A Review of the Studies contains an analysis of the current state of knowledge on cell phone/motor vehicle accident causality. Meta-analysis by The Canadian Automobile Association and The University of Illinois found that response time while using both hands-free and hand-held phones was approximately 0.5 standard deviations higher than normal driving (i.e., an average driver, while talking on a cell phone, has response times of a driver in roughly the 40th percentile).
Driver inattention is estimated to be a factor in between 20 to 50 percent of all police-reported crashes. Driver distraction, a sub-category of inattention, has been estimated to be a contributing factor in 8 to 13 percent of all crashes. Of distraction-related accidents, cell phone use may range from 1.5 to 5 percent of contributing factors.[11] However, large percentages of unknowns in each of those categories may cause inaccuracies in these estimations. A 2001 study sponsored by The American Automobile Association recorded "Unknown Driver Attention Status" for 41.5 percent of crashes, and "Unknown Distraction" in 8.6 percent of all distraction related accidents.[12] According to NHTSA, "There is clearly inadequate reporting of crashes that may be related to cellular telephone use while driving".[
Currently, "Outside person, object, event" (rubbernecking) is the most reported cause of distraction-related accidents, followed by "Adjusting radio/cassette/CD". "Using/dialing cell phone" is eighth.
Driving while using a hands-free device is not safer than using a hand held cell phone, as concluded by case-crossover studies epidemiological simulationand meta-analysis[ The increased "cognitive workload" involved in holding a conversation, not the use of hands, causes the increased risk. One notable exception to that conclusion is a study by headset manufacturer Plantronics, which found 71 percent of the test subjects steered more accurately, 100 percent had faster brake reaction times, and 92 percent maintained a more consistent speed when using a headset versus handheld The consistency of increased crash risk between hands-free and hand held cell phone use is at odds with legislation in many locations that prohibits hand held cell phone use but allows hands-free. Dialing a cell phone is more distracting than talking on a cell phone, [ and hands-free devices that offer voice-dialing may reduce or eliminate that increased risk.
The scientific literature is mixed on the dangers of talking on a cell phone versus those of talking with a passenger. The common conception is that passengers are able to better regulate conversation based on the perceived level of danger, therefore the risk is negligible. A study by a University of South Carolina psychology researcher featured in the journal, Experimental Psychology, found that planning to speak and speaking put far more demands on the brain’s resources than listening. Measurement of attention levels showed that subjects were four times more distracted while preparing to speak or speaking than when they were listening.[18] The Accident Research Unit at the University of Nottingham found that the number of utterances was usually higher for mobile calls when compared to blindfolded and non-blindfolded passengers across various driving conditions. The number of questions asked averaged slightly higher for mobile phone conversations, although results were not constant across road types and largely influenced by a large number of questions on the urban roads A 2004 University of Utah simulation study that compared passenger and cell-phone conversations concluded that the driver performs better when conversing with a passenger because the traffic and driving task become part of the conversation. Drivers holding conversations on cell phones were four times more likely to miss the highway exit than those with passengers, and drivers conversing with passengers showed no statistically significant difference from lone drivers in the simulator.[A study led by Andrew Parkes at the Transport Research Laboratory, also with a driving simulator, concluded that hands-free phone conversations impair driving performance more than other common in-vehicle distractions such as passenger conversations. In contrast, the University of Illinois meta-analysis concluded that passenger conversations were just as costly to driving performance as cell phone ones.[ AAA ranks passengers as the third most reported cause of distraction-related accidents at 11 percent, compared to 1.5 percent for cellular telephones.[12] A simulation study funded by the American Transportation Research Board concluded that driving events that require urgent responses may be influenced by in-vehicle conversations, and that there is little practical evidence that passengers adjusted their conversations to changes in the traffic. It concluded that drivers' training should address the hazards of both mobile phone and passenger conversations
The scientific literature on the dangers of driving while sending a text message from a mobile phone, or driving while texting, is limited. A simulation study at the Monash University Accident Research Centre provided strong evidence that retrieving and, in particular, sending text messaged has a detrimental effect on a number of safety critical driving measures. Specifically, negative effects were seen in detecting and responding correctly to road signs, detecting hazards, time spent with eyes off the road, and (only for sending text messages) lateral position. Surprisingly, mean speed, speed variability, lateral position when receiving text messages, and following distance showed no difference. A separate, yet unreleased simulation study at the University of Utah found a sixfold increase in distraction-related accidents when texting The lack of scientific studies may be indicative of a general assumption that if talking on a mobile phone increases risk, then texting also increases risk, and probably more so. 89% of U.S. adults think that text messaging while driving is "distracting, dangerous and should be outlawedThis has been supported by legislatures, and most countries and states that ban hand-held cell phones while driving also ban texting while driving. Despite the lesser-known prevalence of texting while driving, it has gotten some media attention. The 2008 Will Smith movie Seven Pounds deals with Smith's character committing suicide in order to donate his organs to help save the lives of seven people to make up for the seven people he killed in a car accident because he was receiving a text message while he was driving.
Accidents involving a driver being distracted by talking on a mobile phone have begun to be prosecuted as negligence similar to driving while intoxicated. In the United Kingdom, from 27 February 2007, motorists who are caught using a hand-held mobile phone while driving will have three penalty points added to their license in addition to the fine of £60.[ This increase was introduced to try to stem the increase in drivers ignoring the lawIsrael, Japan, Portugal and Singapore prohibit all mobile phone use while driving, including hands-free.
Current laws banning cell phone use in New York and Connecticut have proven to be ineffective, due to a lack of visible enforcement. The percentage of offenders decreased from 2.3% to 1.1% immediately after the ban was implemented, but after being in effect for a year the percentage increased to 2.1%, which is not significantly different from the pre-ban figure. The authors of the study conclude that "vigorous enforcement campaigns accompanied by publicity appear necessary to achieve longer term compliance Many States currently have legislation pending regarding the use of cell phones. Most States also cover using cell phones in the case of accidents or other law-breaking activities while driving a vehicle in their respective traffic legislation. http://nydmvapproveddefensivedriving.com/ | |