Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
N.Y. Issued 20,958 Tickets for Texting While Driving During Past Year
Jul 13 2012 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday marked the one year anniversary of the state’s strict law to prevent distracted driving.Gov. Cuomo says the new law has helped law enforcement authorities crack down hard on...
Malpractice Claims at Record Low, Not Driving Health Costs: Consumer Group
Jul 13 2012 // The consumer group Public Citizen says that medical malpractice payments in 2011 were at a record low and have fallen for eight straight years. The groups says this data shows that malpractice payments are not to blame for...
Driving History Seen as Predictor of Individual’s Lifespan
Jul 11 2012 // It appears that bad drivers live shorter lives than good drivers and not just because they get in accidents. The same motor vehicle driving records already widely used to help determine how much a consumer pays for car...
Esurance Offering Discount to Texas Drivers for Facebook ‘Like’
Jul 10 2012 // Esurance announced it is now offering drivers in Texas a 10 percent discount on their car insurance for “liking” Esurance on Facebook. The company said “Like to Save” discount is a natural extension...
33 Ariz Drivers Arrested For Extreme DUI On July 4
Jul 9 2012 // A statewide task force targeting drunken drivers on the July 4th holiday led to more than 100 arrests. The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety says 33 of the 108 arrests were for extreme DUI. That’s...
New License Rules Test Georgia Drivers’ Patience
Jul 9 2012 // A new requirement for those seeking to get or renew a Georgia driver’s license caused long lines and frustration in its first week of implementation. By 7:30 a.m. Friday, hundreds of people had lined up at the...
Great Falls, Mont. Bans Cell Phones For Drivers
Jul 6 2012 // Great Falls banned hand-held cell phones for motorists and cyclists, hoping to make navigating the streets of this central Montana town a bit safer from distracted drivers. The Great Falls Tribune reported commissioners...
Number of Uninsured Drivers on Texas Roads Drops
Jul 5 2012 // The number of uninsured drivers in Texas has dropped more than 38 percent from a year ago, state statistics show, and officials attribute the decline to a program focused on getting those drivers either insured or off the...
South Carolina Judge Adds Bible Reading to Drunk Driving Sentence
Jul 3 2012 // A South Carolina woman whose drunken driving seriously injured two people has been sentenced to eight years in prison, substance abuse counseling, and to read the Bible. The Herald of Rock Hill reported that Cassandra...
More Gen Y’ers Passing on Driving
Jul 2 2012 // To Shoshana Gurian-Sherman, driving seemed like a huge hassle. “Part of it was laziness,” the 23-year-old Minneapolis resident recalled. “I didn’t really want to put in the effort to learn how to...
City Drivers’ Rates Too High, Too Variable, Says Consumer Group
Jul 2 2012 // The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) says that most good drivers — those with no accidents or moving violations — who live in moderate-income areas in 15 cities are being quoted what the group maintains are high...
CFA: Rates for Good Drivers in Cities Too High, Too Variable
Jul 2 2012 // The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) says that most good drivers — those with no accidents or moving violations — who live in moderate-income areas in 15 cities are being quoted what the group maintains are high...
Penn. Man Sentenced for Staging 15 Car Crashes for Insurance Money
Jun 21 2012 // An Erie, Pennsylvania, man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced for heading a fraud ring that staged auto accidents to collect about $37,000 from insurance companies. The Erie Times-News reports 38-year-old Edgar...
Kansas Researchers: Most Large Truck Crashes Caused by Driver Error
Jun 21 2012 // Two Kansas State University civil engineers working to make Kansas roads and highways safer by reducing the number and severity of vehicular crashes that involve large, cargo-carrying trucks, say the majority of such...
Lawsuit Claims Driver in Kentucky Tour Bus Crash ‘Crazed,’ Speeding
Jun 20 2012 // A lawsuit filed over the wreck of a tour bus in south-central Kentucky this month contends the driver was operating the bus in a “crazed” manner, had been consuming high-energy drinks and was driving too fast...
Rates for Good Drivers in Cities Too High, Too Variable, Says Consumer Group
Jun 19 2012 // The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) says that most good drivers — those with no accidents or moving violations — who live in moderate-income areas in 15 cities are being quoted what the group maintains are...
N.J. Lawmakers Seek to Adopt New Safety Measures for Teen Drivers
Jun 18 2012 // Parents or guardians in New Jersey might need to complete a driver orientation course before their teens could get their driver’s licenses. A legislative committee last Thursday approved the requirement along with...
Regulations, Exclusions Driving Demand in Contractors Pollution Liability Market
Jun 18 2012 // An increase in contract requirements and government regulations has led to a surge in demand for contractors pollution liability coverage, the experts say. Kenneth Schneider, senior vice president of Rockhill Underwriter...
Future Vision: Will Driving Become Too Safe to Insure?
Jun 18 2012 // What would happen to the auto insurance industry if automobile safety improves to the point that vehicle collisions become relics of the past? That’s the question explored by global consulting and research firm,...
Cellcontrol, PURE Insurance to Offer Free Distracted Driving Technology to Members
Jun 13 2012 // Cellcontrol, a developer of distracted driving products, has launched a program with specialist member-owned insurer Privilege Underwriters Reciprocal Exchange (PURE) to help prevent distracted driving incidents caused by...
