Hybrid drivers tend to be more accident and ticket prone than the rest of us, probably because they drive more. This is the result of a study by a San Francisco group called Quality Planning. Of course this bears out one of the most basic principles of economics, you lower the cost of doing something the more of it you will do. The better gas mileage lowers the per mile cost of driving a hybrid, hence hybrid owners drive more miles. In fact the study found that hybrid owners drive 25% more miles than regular car owners do, “largely offsetting any petroleum savings.? In other words hybrid owners do not use less gas than non-hybrid owners. And, as the study points out, the extra driving means more accidents, more tickets, and consequently higher insurance costs.
by Locker Room contributor