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Re:Why car insurance in America is too cheap by mcculley on Saturday February 03, 2024 @07:48PM (#39246354)
> Since then, the number of severe crashes has climbed. It is hard to say exactly why.

I (unfortunately) have been doing a lot of driving on highways at night during the last four years. There is a noticeable trend in people watching video while driving. It is really obvious at night. This has obvious outcomes.

Re:Why car insurance in America is too cheap by kurthr on Saturday February 03, 2024 @08:46PM (#39246716)
Exactly, even a Tesla doesn't drive worse than a driver on social media.
Re:Why car insurance in America is too cheap by Yhippa on Saturday February 03, 2024 @10:52PM (#39247388)
I was sitting at a stoplight and looked over at the car next door and saw there was some video playing on the dashboard in front of the instrument cluster. I thought it was one of those completely digital dashboards that was doing some kind of animation, but the dude just propped his cell phone in front of it and was watching some kind of content.

At least he was stopped. I've seen people watching Netflix on their phones on a mount or something while driving. Unbelievable.