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RE: [pf] CO2 by average Americans and rich Americans. A statistic.
by David A
28 November 2000 22:41 UTC

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prichter1@aol.com wrote:
> Related to this, I read in today's paper that State Farm is 
> reducing insurance rates by *40%* for drivers of SUVs and other 
> such vehicles because damage to their vehicles in accidents is 
> lower. Never mind that they do more damage to smaller cars 
> with which they are involved in accidents.  

Priscilla, they actually said more than this, which was that these 
larger vehicles also are involved in fewer accidents. Have a look at 
http://web.archive.org/web/20030424035245/http://www.nytimes.com/2000/11/28/business/28INSU.html:

"'When a big car crashes into a little car, the little one is going to 
have more damage,' Mr. Grant [State Farm chief actuary] said. 'But the 
big cars, maybe because of the way they are designed with more 
visibility or the way they are driven, are not involved in as many 
accidents as the smaller cars.'"

(And maybe smaller cars make more of an effort to stay out of their 
way.)

David