1 in 6 drivers will be uninsured...

[DucDic]

lovely, this just makes me warm and fuzzy...so now when you get clipped and lying on the ground, 1 in 6 chance dudes gonna run...although most the time people run anyways...i've had two hit and runs in my family, i was involved in one where the dude took off...so you bet if i get the chance, i'm ripping the keys out of the ignition before they get any smart ideas...

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/30093235/

[caboose483]

warm and fuzzy indeed.

i wonder what the numbers really are on auto/moto accidents where the driver takes off.

[AdRath]

Remember this is an article from the states

[Fingolfin]

adrath beat me too it..

[WoBblyCaT]

Remember this is an article from the states

While the Canadian economy is not as bad as the U.S. at the moment, we are still in a recession. I would still expect that "an increase in the unemployment rate of 1 percentage point was directly associated with an increase in the uninsured motorist rate of more than three-quarters of a percentage point" here in Canada.

Perhaps the numbers are not exactly the same in Canada, but close enough. eg. 1 in 8 uninsured motorists by the end of the year? Any way you slice it, this is bad news.

[Guy Fawkes]

Remember this is an article from the states

http://news.therecord.com/Opinions/article/430794

[Red_Liner740]

that sucks, but your insurance company already takes this into consideration...a part of your policy cost is "uninsured driver"...

[DucDic]

well, the hit and run that did me in on the highway before xmas, his insurance ran out 4 days before the accident...no wonder he made a run for it...just sucks i suppose...i know it is a US post, but doesn't mean it doesn't happen up here, maybe not as much...but still...

[Scudzo_2]

That's "only" a 3% difference compared to the record low.

US figures though.

In Quebec you pay for your public liability insurance when you renew your plates. No current sticker, no current insurance.