Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Crashes Put Spotlight on Indiana Driver Licensing Policies
Feb 20 2012 // A series of crashes into storefronts in an Indiana community has left a trail of property damage, but the drivers responsible are likely still behind the wheel because of Indiana’s policies on restricting...
Nevada Approves Regulations For Self-Driving Cars
Feb 17 2012 // Nevada is becoming the first of the U.S. states to regulate self-driving vehicles on its roadways. The state’s legislative commission on Wednesday approved regulations that were vetted by car manufacturers, insurance...
Trucking Industry Fights Obama Rules on Driver Fatigue
Feb 15 2012 // Trucking companies are going to court to fight Obama Administration rules designed to assure that commercial truckers on the road get proper rest. The American Trucking Association said it filed a petition this week with...
Florida Lawmakers Weigh Texting While Driving Ban
Feb 13 2012 // Joyce Concklin has 10 good reasons why every state should pass a ban on texting while driving: That’s the number of bones she broke when a texting driver ran into her. That driver died, his mobile phone still...
Uninsured Driver Bill Advances in Oklahoma House
Feb 10 2012 // Oklahoma law enforcement officers would have more leeway to stop those suspected of driving uninsured vehicles under a measure approved by a House committee. House Bill 2525, by state Rep. Steve Martin (R-Nowata,...
Alabama Panel Passes Texting While Driving Bill
Feb 10 2012 // An Alabama House committee has approved a bill that would ban sending or reading text messages while driving. The bill by Republican Rep. Jim McClendon of Springville passed the House Public Safety and Homeland Security...
Crashes Put Spotlight on Indiana Driver Licensing Policies
Feb 6 2012 // A series of crashes into storefronts in an Indiana community has left a trail of property damage, but the drivers responsible are likely still behind the wheel because of Indiana’s policies on restricting...
Virginia High Schools Join in Safe-Driving Campaign
Feb 1 2012 // Nearly three dozen Virginia high schools are participating in a safe driving campaign starting this week. The Virginia State Police is teaming up with Youth of Virginia Speak Out About Traffic Safety to increase awareness...
Arkansas Family Sues Driver, Company Over Teen’s Death
Jan 31 2012 // The family of an Arkansas teenager who died after being hit by a tractor-trailer in Texas last year has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against the driver of the truck and his employer. The lawsuit filed in U.S. District...
Peers as Passengers Studies Support Graduated Licenses for Teen Drivers
Jan 30 2012 // Two new studies support the efforts of states in imposing restrictions on teen driving. Teens who drive with peers as passengers have increased risks of crashing, previous research has shown. Many states have responded by...
Oklahoma City Teen Featured in Distracted-Driving Campaign
Jan 23 2012 // A new national campaign warning against distracted driving features the story of an Oklahoma City teenager who was killed in a car crash while talking on her cell phone. The U.S. Department of Transportation video...
Court: Workers’ Comp Bars Iraq Convoy Drivers’ Suit Against KBR, Halliburton
Jan 23 2012 // A federal appeals court has rejected a lawsuit brought against KBR Inc. and Halliburton Co. by the families of two convoy drivers killed in a 2004 insurgent attack in Iraq. The U.S. Court of Appeal for the 5th Circuit,...
Oklahoma to Require Medical Certification for Some Commercial Drivers
Jan 23 2012 // On Jan. 30, 2012, the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS) will begin adding medical certification status and medical examiner’s certificate information to commercial driver’s license system (CDLIS)...
Teen Driver Bill Fails to Get New Jersey Governor’s Support
Jan 21 2012 // New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie refused to sign into law a bill that aimed to make younger drivers safer. The bill would have changed the state’s graduated driver’s license program to require novice drivers to...
Oklahoma to Require Medical Certification for Some Commercial Drivers
Jan 13 2012 // On Jan. 30, 2012, the Oklahoma Department of Public Safety (DPS) will begin adding medical certification status and medical examiner’s certificate information to commercial driver’s license system (CDLIS)...
2-Year Term for Texting Driver in Fatal Oregon Crash
Jan 13 2012 // A La Pine, Ore. driver was sentenced Wednesday to more than two years in prison for a fatal crash near Bend that occurred while he was texting his girlfriend who was sitting next to him. Deschutes County Circuit Judge Alta...
Court: Workers’ Comp Bars Iraq Convoy Drivers’ Suit Against KBR, Halliburton
Jan 12 2012 // A federal appeals court on Thursday rejected a lawsuit brought against KBR Inc. and Halliburton Co. by the families of two convoy drivers killed in a 2004 insurgent attack in Iraq. The U.S. Court of Appeal for the 5th...
Maine Gov., Secretary, Push Youth Driver Safety
Jan 12 2012 // In the wake of a deadly weekend on Maine’s highways for young motorists, Gov. Paul LePage and Secretary of State Charles Summers Jr. are stressing the importance of safety for young drivers. LePage has recently...
Drunk Driving Arrests Increased in West Virginia in 2011
Jan 12 2012 // The director of the West Virginia Governor’s Highway Safety Program says arrests for driving under the influence increased in the past year, contradicting earlier reports. The Charleston Gazette reported that Highway...
‘Like’ Facebook in Driver’s Seat? Mercedes Offers App Inside Cars
Jan 9 2012 // At restaurants, at movies and at the office, checking Facebook has become a regular habit for many of the Internet social network’s more than 800 million users. Now that habit has reached a new frontier: the...
