I suggest a few questions which would help:
1) How many pints of beer to you drink a week? (women don't drink pints)
2) Do you bet on horses?
3) Do you attend football matches?
etc.
I am sure that it can be shown that there is a correlation between these activities and the lifestyle which goes with boy racers.
Gender is a nice lazy proxy for the real reasons. Insurance companies will just need to get more precise in their assessing of risks.
Also, should we stop discriminating on the basis of age also?
SoAI press release said:
The ruling may have other social implications too. For example, unisex rates for motorwithin their reach.
insurance could lead to an increased number of road traffic accidents, since insurance may
become more affordable for young male drivers and insuring more powerful cars may come
Of course.
It should be on driving experience only.
A 40 year old who started driving last week should pay more than 30 year old who has been driving 12 years without incident.
.....we cannot change the fact that there is a differential in the mortality rates based on whether you are born male or female. It is not inequality it is a fact of life.
But being charged a massive premium because others who share the same crude statistic of being a young male are ASBOs just ain't fair.
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