Originally Posted by
Reindeerflame
I'm a bit amused by the concept that a car owner might have the ability to "decide" to not extend coverage to a user of the vehicle. In reality, it appears that the courts would decide that, not the vehicle owner.
You may be amused, but you are incorrect:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/23454958-post77.html
Note that Hertz, at least, does extend 3rd party liability protection to international renters in CA - and of course is happy to sell its liability supplement add-on to domestic renters.