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Trust an Insurance Company's "Drive-Cam?"
ramen99 writes "Our new car insurance company offered us discounts for our teenage driver if we agree to install a 'drive-cam' that records driving habits and wirelessly transmits video footage to a 'neutral driving coach' for evaluation and comment. While this might be great to monitor a new teen driver, it will also monitor other adult drivers. The insurance company claims that they would never use any information obtained to consider changes in insurance rates, but that really sounds unbelievable. Would you give up your privacy to save some dough? Installation is free, and the camera mounts just under the rear-view mirror. Something seems fishy about this..." Especially when, according to a British insurance firm, computer engineers are most likely to crash (sent in by antdude).
I would. I don't care if anyone knows where I go. If it saves me an extra 15%, I'm totally willing to go for it. Seriously, what do I have to lose? People knowing that' I've driven to work? There are some things I don't want people to know about me, but I *really* don't care if they know where I've been. Anyone can find that out just by following me if they really care, and it's not all that interesting, honestly.
Of course, this is assuming that it actually saves me money. If people start finding that it is costing them more somehow, I wouldn't do it.
Qxe4
Is the situation like that? You mean, you think truckers elsewhere in the world are respected and educated? Are janitors in Europe also well educated people from universities? Hitchhiking is also considered low in the U.S. just like truck driving.
If you have an accident and it's your fault, then you aren't a safe driver.
Confucius say, "Find worm in apple - bad. Find half a worm - worse."
So are you seriously saying that you never cycle on the pavement, never cycle through red lights and never position yourself in the blind spots of large vehicles? Because if that's what you're saying, I don't believe you.