Opinion: California is facing an auto insurance coverage crisis, partly due to distracted driving [Opinion]
, however, suggests that drivers are beginning to slide back into dangerous habits. It shows there was an increase in texting and talking behind the wheel in 2021 — along with alarming increases in the number of drivers who report having driven a car after drinking enough alcohol to put them over the legal limit or within an hour after consuming cannabis.of teens acknowledge texting while driving — and that 1 in 4 admit to responding to at least one text message every time they drive.
It has never been more important to protect ourselves against motorists who are distracted or impaired. That’s why all Californians should be alarmed about the coverage crisis that is raging in the state’s auto insurance market. Insurers are pulling back from California. The reason is that many insurers are facing skyrocketing costs — paying out more in claims than they are receiving in premiums.
Restricted coverage is only happening in California, because it is the only state that has not acknowledged the reality of having to pay the dramatically higher costs for auto crashes today. Because of inflation and accident severity, the cost of auto parts has soared. Just in the last year, the price of automobile maintenance and repair experienced itsBut that matters only if a car can be repaired.
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