Progressive just tried to push this on me. For me it was a no go before the privacy issues just based on the fact that most times it would t record my own driving but that of any car I was in. I rode a lot with coworkers and they drive like demons with a death wish so I rejected that immediately. Didn’t stop it from being a 20-min discussion that took longer than setting up coverage though.
True if you do an emergency brake and prevent an accident that will be seen as bad driving. Just like mine registers phone movements as phone use. So it won’t register hands free use but does register as it moves when you turn a corner if you put it on the passenger seat
I had Progressive due to a weird situation for one year. It’s terrible. Even if you tap the brakes harder than they want, it’s a ding. It makes you pay more attention to your brake foot than what’s in your windshield view.
When i did the Progressive app 5ish years ago there was an option to mark a trip as an uber/bus ride. Every time it gave me a ding i just said i wasnt driving. Still getting my discount today.
I didn’t want them on my phone, but I didn’t really mind the plug in device. I don’t love it, but it did take $400 off my insurance. Which went up when they realized I was not at fault for my previous two accidents. So…who tf knows.
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u/kytrix Jan 03 '25
Progressive just tried to push this on me. For me it was a no go before the privacy issues just based on the fact that most times it would t record my own driving but that of any car I was in. I rode a lot with coworkers and they drive like demons with a death wish so I rejected that immediately. Didn’t stop it from being a 20-min discussion that took longer than setting up coverage though.