What percentage of patients are unable to drive after 3 months post-MVA?

• A. 15%
• B. 4%
• C. 0%
• D. 25%

Answer: (B)

Recovery of driving ability after a motor vehicle accident is what this item focuses on. By three months, most patients have recovered enough to drive, and only a small minority remain unable to drive due to ongoing neck pain, stiffness, dizziness, or related symptoms.

The best choice reflects that pattern: about four percent of patients are still unable to drive at the three‑month mark. This aligns with typical prognostic data for whiplash‑type injuries, where the majority improve within weeks to a few months and a small fraction continue to have functional limitations that affect driving.

Why the other figures don’t fit: zero percent would imply perfect recovery for everyone, which isn’t realistic given some patients have persistent symptoms. A higher figure like fifteen or twenty-five percent would suggest a much larger burden of ongoing disability at three months than is usually observed in standard recovery data for these injuries. Four percent is the most plausible and commonly cited estimate for this time point.