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    Madame Zelda has better way to set your rates. Now, let me see you palm...

    Had a car crash? It's all in the stars, study says
    By Naomi Kim
    Wed Dec 13, 7:59 PM ET

    Never mind how careful you are behind the wheel or how long you've been driving, the signs of the zodiac may be bigger factors behind your ability to avoid car crashes -- or why you have too many.

    According to a study by InsuranceHotline.com, a Web site that quotes drivers on insurance rates, astrological signs are a significant factor in predicting car accidents.

    The study, which looked at 100,000 North American drivers' records from the past six years, puts Libras (like Rufus )(born September 23-October 22) followed by Aquarians (January 20-February 18) as the worst offenders for tickets and accidents

    Leos (July 23-August 22) and then Geminis (May 21-June 20) were found to be the best overall.

    "I was absolutely shocked by the results," said Lee Romanov, president of Toronto-based InsuranceHotline.com, who also wrote the book "Car Carma" which touches on the correlation between astrological signs and driving ability while doing the study.

    Romanov originally wanted to have some fun by examining astrological signs as a possible cause for the variance between insurance companies quoting high and low rates but didn't expect to find anything interesting.

    "Now, changing postal codes is far less significant to me than drivers of certain astrological signs," she told Reuters on Wednesday.

    Even age, another variable for determining insurance rates, is less of a consideration to Romanov. The cutoff line for being considered a higher risk driver is 24 years of age; 25-year-olds are considered not-high risk.

    "I'd rather get into a car with a 24-year-old Leo than a 25-year-old Aries," Romanov said.

    Leos, described along with the study results on InsuranceHotline.com/a10.html, are "generous, and comfortable in sharing the roadway."

    Aries, on the other hand, "have a 'me first' childlike nature that drives Aries into trouble."

    "I wasn't believing in it before," said Romanov, "but I would think twice before getting into a car with an Aries."
    So basically, my wife -- the Leo -- gets to do all the driving from now on. Works for me.
    "I have as much authority as the pope. I just don't have as many people who believe it." — George Carlin

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    Actuaries practice black arts. For equal coverage on the same driver, same car and same address I was quoted rates which varied by 50%
    12-17-10 Mohamed Bouazizi NEVER FORGET
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    Killing it is the new killing it
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    • #3
      Originally posted by KrazyHorse
      Actuaries practice black arts. For equal coverage on the same driver, same car and same address I was quoted rates which varied by 50%
      We need a :ninja: smilie. I might be working at an actuarial firm next semester.

      re:OP, what was the percentage difference?

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      • #4
        We need a :kimjongil: smiley to go with words like "actuary."
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        AND TEH GRAAT SINS OF THERE [DOCTRINAL] INOVATIONS BQU3ATH3D SMAL
        AND!!1!11!!! LOL JUST IN CAES A DISPUTANT CALS U 2 DISPUT3 ABOUT THEYRE CLAMES
        DO NOT THAN DISPUT3 ON THEM 3XCAPT BY WAY OF AN 3XTARNAL DISPUTA!!!!11!! WTF

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        • #5
          Do we actually get the see the statistical variances?

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            (I never really thought I'd have a use for that one...)
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