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Insurance Guzzles Savings From Fuel-Efficient Cars

Trading down to save money on gas results in higher premiums

Wall Street Journal Wall Street Journal Oct 23, 08 11:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Think you’re saving money by driving that small, fuel-efficient car you traded in your SUV for? Maybe, but you’re probably paying more for your insurance—a lot more, reports the Wall Street Journal . In accidents, small cars tend to sustain more damage, and occupants more injures, than larger vehicles. Hence a Honda Civic, for example, incurs higher premiums than the company’s larger SUV CR-V. More »

Missing Airbags Threaten Drivers of Used Cars

Some dealers ditch safety for cash in 'life-and-death scam'

NPR NPR Oct 13, 08 1:37 PM CDT
(Newser) - Used-car buyers, beware: Missing or ruined air bags are posing a threat to unsuspecting drivers’ lives, an NPR investigation finds. Some dealerships put greed over safety and sell cars that have been in accidents without replacing the protective pouches. Instead, they may stick faulty air bags back in the car, or jam paper or beer cans in the empty compartment. More »

More about:  car safety • auto insurance • used cars

Calif. Mulls Pay-as-You-Drive Insurance to Cut Costs, Miles

Option available in 34 states seen to help costs, environment; invasiveness an issue

Los Angeles Times Los Angeles Times Jul 15, 08 1:48 PM CDT
(Newser) - An alliance of insurance companies and environmentalists are pushing to bring  pay-as-you-drive auto-insurance, available from a handful of companies in other states, to California in a big way, the Los Angeles Times reports. The system, which charges premiums based on mileage, as recorded by a GPS tracking device, gives drivers financial  incentives to conserve, and has multiple benefits on roadways and for the environment. More »

More about:  California • privacy • air pollution • auto insurance

GLOSSIES

 The Good in $4 Gas 

Less obesity, traffic, and accidents, for starters

Time Time Jul 2, 08 12:03 PM CDT
(Newser) - The rest of the world may have thought it would never happen, but energy prices are beginning to change Americans' behavior. Time notes some positive aspects: Jobs lost to globalization return, because energy costs make international shipping unattractive. Suburban sprawl is slowing as people choose to live closer to cities. Many firms are switching to four-day workweeks—the practice saved Florida's Brevard College $268,000 over a summer session. Less pollution as motorists drive less … …and more frugally, both in how they drive and what they drive. More »

More about:  gas prices • oil • obesity • gas • traffic • commute • auto insurance

Sioux Falls, SD, Is Safest for Driving: Study

Residents wreck once every 14.6 years; DC worst at 5.4 years

Associated Press Associated Press Jul 1, 08 5:10 PM CDT
(Newser) - Sioux Falls, SD, is the safest US city to drive in for the third year in a row, according to an insurance study. Allstate found that Sioux Falls drivers average an accident only once every 14.6 years, compared to a national average of once every 10, the AP reports. The worst drivers were in Washington, DC, averaging a wreck every 5.4 years. More »

More about:  driving • auto insurance • Sioux Falls • Allstate

Teens Brake on Driving at 16

Rising costs, tighter laws make many aspiring motorists wait longer for licenses

New York Times New York Times Feb 25, 08 4:24 PM CST
(Newser) - Turning 16 has long been a rite of passage, but many teens are holding off on that first ticket to freedom: the driver's license. The percentage of 16-year-olds licensed nationwide fell from 43.8% in 1998 to 29.8% in 2006, the New York Times reports. States are tightening underage driving laws even as families balk at the rising costs of insurance and driver's ed. More »

More about:  Internet • teenagers • driving • car accident • driver's license • auto insurance • teenage drivers

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