Over a six-month period, drivers initially categorized as Very High Risk or High Risk experienced up to a 51% increase in their FICO® Safe Driving Score, moving them into the Medium-Risk category.
Over a longer period of 18 months, those initially categorized as Very High Risk or High Risk experienced an even greater average increase in their FICO Safe Driving Score of up to 70%, moving them into the Low-Risk category.
Speeding:
- Over a six-month period, those initially categorized as Very High Risk or High Risk experienced up to a 57% decrease in Speeding events.
- Over an 18-month period, those initially categorized as Very High Risk or High Risk experienced up to an 85% decrease in Speeding events, confirming a sustained improvement in driver behavior when using Mentor over a longer period.
Distraction:
- Over a six-month period, those initially categorized as Very High Risk or High Risk experienced up to a 60% decrease in Distraction events.
- Over an 18-month period, those initially categorized as Very High Risk or Hight Risk experienced up to an 88% decrease in Distraction events, again demonstrating a significant and sustained improvement in driver behavior when using the Mentor program over a longer period.
- Mentor use showed a reduction of in-vehicle calls among Very High-Risk or High-Risk drivers by up to 53% over a six-month period and 85% over 18 months. Phone manipulations (i.e., texting or handling the phone while driving) were reduced among these risky drivers by up to 62% over 6 months and 89% over 18 months.
Additionally, over a six-month period, those initially categorized as Very High Risk or High Risk experienced up to a 62% decrease in Harsh Acceleration, Harsh Braking, and Harsh Cornering events, with up to an 89% decrease over 18 months.