The study included participants who had suffered a
motor vehicle accident resulting in chronic whiplash, recruiting patients whose
accident occurred no sooner than three
months prior to signing up to the study, and no later than five years
after the
accident.
In a more in - depth study prepared by the New York State Department of
Motor Vehicles in December of 1987 entitled «Evaluation of the Point / Insurance Reduction Program,» the Department found that «the 84,806 drivers who participated in the Point / Insurance Reduction Program had 15 % lower accident rates and 56 % lower conviction rates during the eighteen months after attending a motor vehicle accident prevention course than during the eighteen months prior to attendance» (Evaluation page
Motor Vehicles in December of 1987 entitled «Evaluation of the Point / Insurance Reduction Program,» the Department found that «the 84,806 drivers who participated in the Point / Insurance Reduction Program had 15 % lower
accident rates and 56 % lower conviction rates during the eighteen
months after attending a
motor vehicle accident prevention course than during the eighteen months prior to attendance» (Evaluation page
motor vehicle accident prevention course than during the eighteen
months prior to attendance» (Evaluation page 11).