> >If anyone in a state other than New York would care to check their
> >state's drivers manual, I am sure we would all be intereted in the
> >findings.
>
> In CA, every collision with damage over $350 (I think, unless it's changed)
> requires a police report.

Arizona Drivers Manual says police to be contacted immediately (no
dollar amount, etc.).

Your New York law sounds like what we used to call on the basketball
court "No ambulance... no foul".