On Jun 9, 2010, at 6:09 AM, Chris Adams wrote: > Once upon a time, Jorge Amodio <jmamo...@gmail.com> said: >> That's why at least in the US by *regulation* you must have insurance >> to be able to operate a car, instead of mitigating the safety issues >> that represents a teenager texting while driving we deal with the >> consequences. > > The insurance requirement is a state-by-state thing. It was only added > here a few years ago, and I don't think it is universal.
I believe at least 48, if not 50 states now have compulsory financial responsibility laws. However, even if you didn't have insurance, that never exempted you from liability, it just made you less likely to be able to meet your obligations under that liability. Owen
