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Re:Thieves boosting signal from key fobs inside homes to ste... by tomp on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @03:15PM (#18612028)
> Better to pay out for a vehicle theft, vs. actual injuries from a collision.

What do you mean? It's not as if anyone will be driving less... the insurance company will pay for a new car, the family will buy a new car (presumably they need it), and still be just as statistically likely to collide with the new car.

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Re:Thieves boosting signal from key fobs inside homes to ste... by pixl97 on Wednesday December 05, 2018 @03:34PM (#18612243)
Insurance companies have more of an incentive to make cars safer because of the larger liabilities of injury.
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