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Re:CA bill to require all new cars to prevent them from goin... by neonlights84 on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @08:36PM (#39125138)
Ten bucks says that these cars are going to get rear-ended like crazy. And then the owners will get slapped with higher insurance premiums.
Re:CA bill to require all new cars to prevent them from goin... by acdha on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @08:39PM (#39125160)
It won’t be their premiums going up: if you rear-end someone, you’re at fault.
Re:CA bill to require all new cars to prevent them from goin... by dsabanin on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @08:44PM (#39125211)
That is logically correct, but it’s not how insurance companies think.
Re:CA bill to require all new cars to prevent them from goin... by plagiarist on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @08:55PM (#39125323)
That would be a better bill: insurance cannot consider incidents one isn't at fault for when determining a rate. Absolute scumbags.
Re:CA bill to require all new cars to prevent them from goin... by gottorf on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @09:11PM (#39125430)
Scumbaggery of insurance companies aside, if someone gets into ten accidents a year where they're deemed not at fault, I would still be very skeptical of that person as a driver. I would not find it immoral to apply higher rates in that situation.
Re:CA bill to require all new cars to prevent them from goin... by plagiarist on Wednesday January 24, 2024 @11:18PM (#39126144)
If they are so reckless there would surely be a better signal alongside that one?
Re:CA bill to require all new cars to prevent them from goin... by Ekaros on Thursday January 25, 2024 @02:58AM (#39127283)
On some weird level actually insurances of the more expensive to repair or more often to repaired cars should go up. Even if their insurance is not paying for damage. This would be due to those cars affecting the outgoing costs.

So if your car is expensive to repair, it should have higher liability part. As on population level it has higher cost for other insurances.