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News Featured Stories News Releases Safety Stats- September 29, 2021 83
We all know the usual suspects when it comes to raising your vehicle’s insurance premium: a teen driver, location, accident history, car type...
There are, however, some more unusual and less thought-of factors that we either take for granted or just ignore:
Marital Status
This makes sense, as not only married couples divide driving time between themselves, but tend to be a little more careful, as they’re likely to be carrying precious cargo. Stats have shown that married people are involved in up to 50% fewer accidents, compared to single drivers. The lowest risk group? Married, middle-aged...
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News Featured Stories Car Accident - Rear View Safety- May 10, 2021 387
If there’s one thing that all truckers can agree on, it’s that other cars on the road should always heed the blind spots and limited stopping power of brakes on a semi.
Still, many drivers don’t seem to respect either of those concepts and there are gigabytes worth of dashcam videos that show just that.
We compiled a few of these clips below. Who do you think is at fault in them?
Car Cuts Off Semi Truck || ViralHog
Stuck between a truck and a hard place...
Viewers are somewhat split on who’s in the wrong here, as the car driver made a terrible decision, but the truck driver didn’t (or couldn’t)...
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FAQ / Ask The Expert- August 28, 2014 185
Though back up camera systems have become increasingly popular and will be standard equipment within the next four years, there is no insurance discounts currently offered to owners at this time.
- The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will require rear view cameras by 2016.
- All vehicles must install a back up camera system by 2018.
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The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration finalized a regulation regarding rear view cameras in March of 2014.
- The regulation is meant to reduce back-overs.
- Back-overs injure 15,000 people a year.
- Back-overs kill...
