[sustran] Re: Pay-As-You-Drive Pricing For Insurance Affordability - Media Notice

[Jonathan E. D. Richmond]

Todd's idea is a good one -- the more the costs of driving can be
connected with usage the better because having high fixed costs and then
low marginal costs only promotes usage for those who have bought cars.

But there would be a problem over the need to take mileage readings --
requiring a bureaucracy and opening the process up to possible abuse. How
could that be dealt with? --Jonathan

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