Rpt Reveals Public Opinion on Ins
Wednesday, January 22nd, 2003 Auto TechnologyA report just released by the Insurance Research Council (IRC) examines public opinion on several important issues related to auto insurance: insurance rates for the youngest and oldest drivers, the use of automatic data recorders in private passenger vehicles, and perceptions of the accuracy of state motor vehicle records (MVRs) of traffic convictions. The report is the fourth and final one in IRC’s 2002 Public Attitude Monitor series. It first examines public attitudes regarding the fairness of charging higher insurance rates to the youngest and oldest drivers—groups that, per mile driven, tend to have more accidents than other age groups. Most of the people surveyed support the idea of charging higher rates to drivers in the very youngest and oldest age categories.
