Then, traders might pay more. (i always see traders who prefer be killed than pay 750k for a 5M cargo)
If the rule applyed to traders they wouldn't pay more oftern, they would eather go down a different route, logon to a different character or do something else (As in not play freelancer). The rules for PVP imo are ment so that players can't just die then jump back into the same fight they were just in (If that happened fights would never end), as traders don't go around looking for fights and only defend themselfs, i don't see how if the rule applyed it would bring any benefits. Especialy how if a trader does go through a system again that he has died in, he may be more likley to pay pirates the next time (So he doesn't have to keep loosing money).