Big cars and trucks could end up costing California drivers more in vehicle registration fees, if a new bill that was introduced in the state Legislature is approved
California car insurance regulators approved some big rate increases in the last six months after a long COVID break. And more are in the pipeline.by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, an insurance industry trade group, larger cars like SUVs are “disproportionately likely” to injure or kill pedestrians.
The study analyzed 82 crashes with pedestrians and found that while crashes at low and high speeds tended to result in similar injuries with different types of vehicles, crashes at “intermediate speeds” caused more serious injuries when they involved an SUV. If the bill is signed by Gov. Gavin Newsom, it wouldn’t necessarily mean owners of SUVs and trucks would immediately start paying higher vehicle registration fees.
Ward’s bill, which was introduced Jan. 18, would ask the California Transportation Commission to create a task force to look at the possible connection between vehicle weight and injuries. It would also study whether higher fees would affect drivers’ behavior, and how the revenue from the fees could be used to improve safety features on the roads for pedestrians and cyclists.
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