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*New York drivers of all ages can now complete our 100% online, New York DMV-approved Accident Prevention course to receive a 10% reduction on the base rate of your liability, no-fault and collision insurance premiums for 3 years.
Available to members and non-members, this six-hour program is approved by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and conveniently offered in the classroom and online. In-person classes now available in select locations!
Check with your insurance carrier for specific details on your total savings. Defensive Driving Course-NY online defensive driving course may also allow you to receive up to a four-point reduction on your driving record. The course may be taken once every 18 months for the point-reduction benefit. How long is the course?
Your options will be the traditional classroom method or an Alternate Delivery Method (ADM), such as the Internet or other DMV approved method. Regardless of the delivery method, each course is at least six hours long. (Note: The motorcycle safety/accident prevention courses take substantially longer and are only available in a classroom setting.)
Eligibility requirements vary. Check with GEICO to determine whether you are eligible to receive a premium reduction by completing this online accident prevention course.
You must have received points on your license within 18 months before course completion. Points for earlier or future violations are not affected. This course will reduce your point total by up to four points, depending on when the points were assessed. Once you complete the course, we will notify the New York DMV.
This course was the first online course approved by the New York State Department of Motor Vehicles and is provided to you by the American Safety Council (Sponsoring Agency 029).
A driving school is a formal class or program that prepares a new driver to obtain a learner permit. A driving school instructor is a person who has been certified to teach individuals to drive a motor vehicle for a licensed driving school.
The Pre-licensing Course, also known as “the 5-hour course,” is a DMV-designed course that provides new drivers with information to help them drive safely. Become a classroom pre-licensing course provider. Requirements and forms for the classroom pre-licensing course.
The classroom course is 320 minutes long. It is presented in one or more sessions. The course must include essential information about traffic safety. It must cover these and other topics: driver attitude and behavior, defensive driving techniques, and the Vehicle & Traffic Law.
It is a comprehensive driver safety course which provides knowledge and techniques for safe and lawful driving. Private companies and organizations all over the state offer the course. To be approved by DMV, courses must meet strict standards for the type of information presented and program effectiveness.
What are the benefits of taking a Defensive Driving/Accident Prevention course? 1 prevent a mandatory suspension or revocation 2 eliminate your responsibility to pay a driver responsibility assessment 3 give you a way to reduce future driver violation points
refresh your driving knowledge. help to prevent you from losing your license in the event you accrued 11 or more points on your driving record. 4 points are 'subtracted' for the purposes of calculating a suspension if you have 11 or more points.
Completing a course does not. prevent a mandatory suspension or revocation. eliminate your responsibility to pay a driver responsibility assessment. give you a way to reduce future driver violation points.
Regardless of the delivery method, each course is at least six hours long. (Note: The motorcycle safety/accident prevention courses take substantially longer and are only available in a classroom setting.) Essential information about traffic safety issues such as driver attitude and behavior, defensive driving techniques, ...
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.
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 ...
The course will be a minimum 320 minutes. Once you register with a sponsor, you have up to 30 days to complete the course. During the course, you will be asked to identify yourself with information given at registration. To ensure that you are taking the course, you will also be asked questions regarding the content. It is possible that you will be asked to register in person and/or take an exam at the end to once again ensure you are the one who completed the course. Each sponsor's method is different, so you should contact the sponsor to determine which course best fits your needs. You can contact approved ADM course 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 the DMV Call Center. The most up-to-date information regarding who is approved to provide the alternate delivery method is available on the department website: dmv.ny.gov.
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.
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.
If your course completion is not noted on your driving record more than ten weeks after you completed it, contact the course sponsor.
DDC-NY online defensive driving course may also allow you to receive up to a four-point reduction on your driving record. The course may be taken once every 18 months for the point-reduction benefit.
New York Online Defensive Driving 10 th Edition is a complete rewrite with all new content, videos, and exercises. The course offers state-of-the-art animations, has an adaptive curriculum and provides the most engaging, interactive experience.
You can also call NSC New York at (800) 962-3434.