The Dilemma of Minimum Limits

Americans have long had a love affair with vehicles. American muscle cars are quite popular among many, and while automatic transmissions have been around for a long time there are still those who like to drive a manual transmission. There are 284 million vehicles on American roadways with 227 million licensed drivers. Unfortunately, the love of driving doesn’t make us good at it, as there are an average of 6 million accidents a year. The costs of these accidents, for property damage, injuries, lost productivity and other expenses, cost the country $800 billion annually.

Because of these costs, states require drivers to carry insurance that provides coverage for injuries and property damage both for the insured and any innocent parties that may be involved in an accident, otherwise known as financial responsibility minimum limits. This coverage allows people to be made whole after an accident so their injuries can be treated and their vehicles or other damaged property can be repaired or replaced.