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Re:Bigger vehicles are directly resulting in more deaths of ... by tshaddox on Sunday August 22, 2021 @09:14PM (#28271353)
Isn’t it kinda weird to simply charge more money to allow people to be more dangerous?
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Re:Bigger vehicles are directly resulting in more deaths of ... by WillDaSilva on Sunday August 22, 2021 @10:26PM (#28271754)
The idea is to disincentivize the dangerous thing without outright banning it, or imposing complicated regulations such as assessing whether a person has a legitimate need for the dangerous thing.
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Re:Bigger vehicles are directly resulting in more deaths of ... by koolba on Sunday August 22, 2021 @09:51PM (#28271595)
That’s literally how all well functioning insurance products work.
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Re:Bigger vehicles are directly resulting in more deaths of ... by tshaddox on Sunday August 22, 2021 @11:29PM (#28272058)
Yes indeed. We weren’t talking about car insurance, where prices are (at least somewhat) based on risks.
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