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While this sounds like a reasonable argument… It’s not, otherwise they’d get a discount on insurance…which they don’t. And it’s bullshit for a lot of reasons,
by mikestew 3y ago
While this sounds like a reasonable argument…
It’s not, otherwise they’d get a discount on insurance…which they don’t. And it’s bullshit for a lot of reasons, including good ol’ physics.
- kstrauser 3y agoThat’s the first I’ve heard of the insurance argument, and I think you’re right. If loud pipes saved lives, Progressive Flo would’ve mentioned their noise discounts. Actuaries can tell us the exact relation between volume and deaths per mile, I bet, and it must be nearly zero.