Car Insurance Rates - What Can A Teenager Do To Lower Rates?
Friday, August 31st, 2007Teenagers are more likely to have a car accident more than all other age groups combined. Several things have combined to make this so. First, they are inexperienced drivers and so are not likely to have the best response in a given situation. Furthermore, there s a certain level of recklessness that s part of youthfulness. All these make their insurance premiums higher than every other age group. Is there anything they can do to lower their insurance premiums? Yes, here they are…
1) Register their car in their parents name and be on their policy. However, since this will mean less “independence most teenagers may not really like this.
2) Take lessons in defensive driving from a school approved by the state. Defensive driving equips a driver to respond better to situations on the road. Defensive drivers are far less likely to be involved in an accident. This is so because they are not only trained to drive their own cars, they are also trained to “drive” the cars ar (more...)
