California Auto Insurance Facts

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The state minimum auto insurance coverage in California

Liability Coverage Minimum Description
Bodily Injury Per Person $15,000 Each person you injured in an accident that you cause would receive $15,000, up to your policy limit.
Bodily Injury Per Accident $30,000 The maximum your insurance would pay out for an accident you caused. At state minimums, this would cover 2 people in the other car. Anything above this limit would need to be paid out of pocket.
Property Damage Per Accident $5,000 The maximum your insurance company would pay to cover damage to the other driver’s vehicle in an accident.

Other types of auto insurance you can add to your policy are:

Uninsured/Underinsured motorist

Uninsured/underinsured motorist coverage is only required in some states, but it will protect you if you get into an accident with a motorist without the proper insurance coverage. Uninsured or underinsured motorists can end up costing you due to another driver’s negligence.

Collision coverage

Collision coverage will help pay for damages to your car in the event that your car hits another vehicle or an object, such as a building or guard rail.

Comprehensive coverage

Comprehensive coverage will cover damage to your car that isn’t caused by an accident, such as a vandalism or theft. It also covers fire, weather damage, and animal collisions.

Medical payments

Medical payments help pay for you or your passengers if they get hurt in an accident in your vehicle.

Personal Injury Protection (PIP)

Personal Injury Protection will help with costs beyond medical in the event of an accident. It will help pay for medical expenses, work loss, and even funeral costs.

General

Population

Population
39,144,818

Licensed % vs. Uninsured %

LICENSED VS. UNINSUREDLICENSED VS. UNINSUREDLICENSED VS. UNINSUREDLICENSED VS. UNINSUREDLICENSED VS. UNINSUREDLICENSED VS. UNINSURED
   65%

Insurance in California

Minimum liability

Minimum Liability
15/30/5

Number of insurance agencies

Number of Insurance Agencies

Annual premium state

Annual Premium State
$1,962

Driving laws

Max speed limits

Max Speed Limits
70 MPH

Miles of highway

Miles of Highway
394,608

DUI legal limit

DUI Legal Limit
0.08

Weird driving laws in state

Weird Driving Laws in State

It’s a misdemeanor to shoot any kind of game from a moving vehicle.

Texting laws

Texting Laws

Illegal to use a handheld cell phone

Illegal to text and drive

18 and under are banned from all cell phone use

Most stolen vehicles

Most Stolen Vehicles
  1. 1991 Honda accord
  2. 1995 Honda civic
  3. 1989 Toyota camry
  4. 1994 Acura integra
  5. 1994 Nissan sentra
  6. 2007 Toyota corolla
  7. 1988 Toyota pickup 4×2
  8. 1997 Ford F150 pickup
  9. 1995 Saturn si
  10. 1997 Nissan altima

Conditions

Rainfall

Rainfall
22.2

Snowfall

Snowfall
3.8

Days of snowfall

Days of Snowfall
0

Popular cities

Popular Cities

Sacramento

Los angeles

Scenic drives

Scenic Drives

Pacific coast highway

State parks

State Parks

Julia pfeiffer burns state park

Crystal cove state park

Point lobos state reserve