The article told the story of a driver here in Seattle who noticed that his insurance rate had jumped 21%. When he investigated, he learned his insurer had based the higher rate on data from 640 car trips! Based on the number of sudden stops and quick accelerations, he was riskier than they thought.Every move you make, every swerve you take, every lane change you fake, every sudden brake – someone’s watching you.
And there are some drivers who just can’t handle it – impaired judgment, short tempers – we see them every day. I blame some of it on television ads showing pit maneuvers in the desert. Like driving is supposed to be fun! Listen to Seattle’s Morning News with Dave Ross and Colleen O’Brien weekday mornings from 5-9 a.m. on KIRO Newsradio, 97.3 FM. Subscribe to the podcastRoss: Conservative activist earns applause for pledging an ‘end of Democracy’