You're not worse drivers. So what has happened? Why are we paying $4,000 a year, on average, $1,500 more than other states? Other than our laws, what we're allowing people to do, Staged crashes are happening, and the penalties are not severe enough to stop them. There's a whole ring going on. You get some unscrupulous lawyers to find somebody who slams on the brakes of the car in front of a bus and then goes suit them. (36:16–36:22)
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Asserts that staged crashes occur in New York, and current penalties are insufficient to deter them.
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