DEFENSIVE DRIVING CLASS

WHITE PLAINS, NY 10601

76 Mamaroneck Ave
Suite # 10
White Plains, NY 10601

EASTCHESTER, NY 10709

427 White Plains Road
(Route 22)
Eastchester, NY 10709

Point & Insurance Reduction Program (PIRP) aka Defensive Driving Class
The Point & Insurance Reduction Program (PIRP) aka Defensive Driving Class is approved by the Department of Motor Vehicles. This course meets strict standards for the safe driving information presented and program effectiveness. If you complete this approved PIRP course:

It will help refresh your driving knowledge with a review of time-tested safe driving tips and an overview of today's vehicle and traffic laws.
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.
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.

The course is presented in one or more classroom sessions and attendance is mandatory. No formal testing is required to complete the course.

FAQ

How much time does the defensive driving class (PIRP) take, what is it like and what does it cost?

Each course is at least six hours long. 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. The cost of this course is $50.00

After I complete the defensive driving class (PIRP), how do I receive the point reduction?

The PIRP sponsor (I Drive Safely) will notify the DMV within ten weeks after you complete the course. A notice will then 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, 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 or fifteen years, depending on the violation. "Point reduction" means the DMV will not count up to four points on your driving record toward license revocation or suspension.

How do I know my driving record shows my defensive driving class (PIRP) completion?

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. If your course completion is not noted on your driving record more than ten weeks after you completed it, contact the course sponsor (I Drive Safely).

What effect does point reduction have on my license and driving record?

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 speeding 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."

After completing the defensive driving class (PIRP), how do I receive the insurance reduction?

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 (I Drive Safely). You may take the course once every 36 months to maintain insurance reduction benefits.

Will the defensive driving class (PIRP) prevent my insurance company from raising my premiums?

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.

What if more than one person named on a policy completes the Defensive Driving Class (PIRP)?

The insurance premium reduction applies to all motor vehicles principally operated by the motorist who completes the course. The reduction can be applied to only one driver for each covered vehicle.

Will youthful operators and drivers participating in assigned risk pool receive the insurance premium discount?

Yes. Any insured driver who is the principal operator and completes a Point & Insurance Reduction Program course will receive the reduction.

If a youthful operator is already receiving a driver education reduction, will the PIRP discount also be applied?

Check with your insurance company or agent to find out if both reductions will be given at the same time.

DMV POINT SYSTEM
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 the 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 more information about license suspensions and revocations, please refer to the publication Suppose Your License Were Taken Away

Speeding (MPH over posted limit)
1 to 10 M.P.H. 3
11 to 20 M.P.H. 4
21 to 30 M.P.H. 6
31 to 40 M.P.H. 8
Over 40 M.P.H. 11
Reckless driving 5
Failed to stop for school bus 5
Followed too closely (tailgating) 4
Inadequate brakes (private car) 4
Inadequate Brakes (employer's vehicle) 2
Failed to yield right-of-way 3
Disobeying traffic control signal, STOP sign or YIELD 3
Railroad crossing violation 3
Improper passing, changing lane unsafely 3
Driving left of center, in wrong direction 3
Leaving scene of property damage incident 3
Child safety restraint violation 3
Improper cell phone use 5
Use of portable electronic device ("texting") 5
Any other moving violation 2

CERTIFIED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES