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12-04-2015, 09:12 AM | #1 |
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Liberty Mutual "Right Track"
Owners of the twins that think their cars are slow obviously haven't talked to the people of Liberty Mutual Insurance. I just insured all of my cars with them a couple of months ago. They offer a program called "right track" whereby they have you plug a device into your OBD port and they track your driving habits. I know, it seems like big government watching over you. However, they give a 5% discount for signing up, the final discount (done for each car independently) can range from 5%-30%, and the best part is that regardless of your driving style, your rates will not be increased as a result of the 90-day test period and once you earn your discount, it stays with you as long as you own the car. The program only measures 4 metrics:
1. Time spent driving between 12am and 4am--I guess they have a lot of claims occurring during those hours (I wonder why) 2. Total miles driven--I guess to determine if you are driving within the mileage you claimed when you signed up 3. "Rapid" acceleration events--measured by the rate of acceleration measures over a period of time as short as 1 second. 4. Hard braking events--rate of deceleration measured over a period of time as short as 1 second. There is a website you can sign onto that tracks your progress. 15 minutes after you shut the car off you can see your history of trips and events that they have identified. The biggest problem I have having with the BRZ is that the threshold for triggering an event of rapid acceleration is only about 7-7.5mph/second. Nearly all of my events are from start in 1st gear. When you are driving a car with a short 1st gear and low torque, you usually start up pretty quickly. Next time you pull away in 1st gear, watch how quickly you get up to 15 mph. If you did it in 2 seconds or less, you just lost some of your potential discount. The only way I've figured to drive this car without triggering an event is to shift into second after just barely getting started. The combination of shift time and less pull in second gear will take long enough to not trip the program. The "hard braking" event is also frustrating. If you are driving along at normal speeds at or below the speed limit and the light turns yellow but in time for you to stop, you will get a braking event if you stop for it. Seems counter intuitive as the alternative is to go through an intersection when the light is turning red. This is supposed to measure safe driving habits, right? I can't wait for the 90-day period to be over. I'm doing a lot better on my other car than on the BRZ because of the rapid acceleration issue above. I will probably end up with about an additional 15% discount as a result of signing up, which is not too shabby. I just wanted to warn anyone thinking about trying this that it can be frustrating. |
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I would end up with a 15% surcharge, given my driving habits.
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They would cancel my insurance if had one of those.
It sounds like it's going to turn you into a driver that will piss everyone else off if you really let it dictate the way you drive.
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You're not far off with this statement. More importantly, you can't control how other people drive. If the person in front of you brakes hard for some reason and you are following at a normal and safe distance, you will have to brake hard to keep from hitting them. This happens more than you think. there are two takeaways that I've concluded on this program.
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I personally wish Liberty Mutual would go out of business and straight to hell so I'd never have to see another shitty moron driver who doesn't understand how insurance works using the Statue of Liberty as a backdrop to accuse me of idiotic things I haven't done. "You wrecked your brand new car." No I didn't. Fuck off.
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It probably doesn't help that we have relatively stiff suspensions. I bet, for example, my Highlander under normal braking for a yellow light at 200 ft out will more easily spread the forward kinetic energy with the extra 4" or whatever the suspension lets the chassis move forward. Th twin's suspension probably lets our chassis move forward about 1", a huge difference.
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I will never let my insurance company stick one of these "minders" in any of my cars. They make it seem like a good idea by offering discounts now...but wait a few years and they will figure out a way to make it mandatory and use it as a way to give people tickets and make more money off their customers.
I know that seems a little tin foil hat-ish...but you have to remember...They are in business to make money. Insurance is basically legalized gambling, only you as the payee ALWAYS loose. If we really want safe "drivers" then self driving cars need to become a thing on public roads. Take the human driver out of the equation and you'll be amazed at how well traffic will flow... |
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I wish I could share that hope. I see people so blindly wrapped up in themselves that they can't be bothered to think about anyone else, let alone five minutes into the future. I know every generation says this...but it's a sad time to be alive. The wilful ignorance that the vast majority of people display is truly frightening. Anyway, I think we are going to get to a point where self driving cars will be the only way we "drive" and that in theory should negate the need for collision insurance. |
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Back to the Liberty Mutual people...
Did you name your car "Brad"? |
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OP, I actually wanted to put one of these devices in AND THEN go to some track days haha
But I'm waiting for the outcome for several tickets that will surely increase my premiums already so I thought I'd do best not starting trouble I'm all for a self driving car so I can drink and passenger. As long as they don't outlaw people driving.
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