Coronavirus
Consumer Federation: We're driving far less, insurance refunds should be much bigger
Interstates and city streets are empty and cars are quarantined in their owners' garages, so consumer advocates argue that it only makes sense for auto insurance rates to reflect that. In the states of Washington and New York, the number of traffic crashes reported to state police fell about 30% in March compared with a year ago, as the states were on lockdown for part of the month to stop the spread of coronavirus. Other states are reporting similar declines in traffic and crashes, and consum