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DECRA representative proposes insurance discounts for vehicles that pass expert safety inspections
Summary
A former Texas inspection director told the Georgia House committee that offering insurers discounts for vehicles that pass in‑person safety inspections could reduce crashes, fraud and medical costs and urged lawmakers to consider a voluntary discount program rather than mandatory inspections.
Jo Hazelmeyer, vice president of business development at DECRA and a former Texas vehicle inspection official, recommended the committee consider an insurance discount for voluntary, expert vehicle safety inspections.
What she told the committee
- Hazelmeyer said states with inspection and maintenance programs tend to have fewer roadway fatalities per registered vehicle. She cited a 2022 CETA study and a 2018 University of Texas Center for Transportation…
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