Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Poll: Washingtonians OK Fines for Texting While Driving
Aug 19 2010 // Although the number of Washingtonians who text message while driving has increased, a recent poll indicates that the majority (83 percent of drivers surveyed) either support the fines for enforcing the new no-texting law,...
Kansas Report: 1 in 10 Fatal Crashes Involves Unlicensed Driver
Aug 18 2010 // Kansas officials say it’s a maddening when someone who has no driver’s license is involved in a fatal crash, but they’re not sure how to fix the problem. The Kansas Department of Transportation says that...
Boise Aims to Improve Young Driver Safety
Aug 18 2010 // The Boise, Idaho, Police Department has adopted a new program to help young drivers stay safe, and potentially reduce their insurance premiums. Working with a grant from the Idaho Department of Transportation, the Police...
S.C. to Issue Improved Driver’s Licenses
Aug 5 2010 // South Carolina will begin issuing a more secure driver’s license this fall. The State newspaper reported that Department of Motor Vehicles director Marcia Adams said Tuesday the new licenses and identification cards...
Tennessee Opens Driver Reinstatement Center
Aug 3 2010 // The Tennessee Department of Safety is opening a new driver service center for reinstatement assistance in Memphis’ Shelby County on Monday. The center at 2516 Mt. Moriah Road is for the reinstatement of driving...
Enforcement Lax on Indiana Teen Driver Cell Phone Ban
Aug 3 2010 // Indiana police agencies have issued almost no tickets to drivers younger than 18 for using cell phones since a ban on them using mobile devices while behind the wheel took effect a year ago. Indiana State Police report...
Poll: More New Jersey Drivers Are Texting
Aug 2 2010 // More New Jersey motorists surveyed say they’re texting behind the wheel and speeding. But Garden State residents believe New York motorists are the worst drivers. Some 25 percent of New Jersey motorists surveyed in...
Tennessee Reports Decline in Teen Driver Deaths
Jul 28 2010 // The North Carolina State Highway Patrol says it is seeing a decrease in the number of teen driver fatalities across the state. The patrol said on that it has investigated the deaths of 28 teen drivers so far this year....
Huntsville Becomes 6th Alabama City to Ban Texting While Driving
Jul 26 2010 // Huntsville has become the sixth Alabama city to ban sending text messages while driving. Beginning Sept. 20, it will be illegal to send text messages or check e-mail while driving in the Huntsville city limits. The...
Mississippi City Mulls Ban on Texting While Driving
Jul 23 2010 // The north Mississippi city of Columbus is considering a local ban on texting while driving. Mayor Robert Smith and council members have asked the city attorney to research the issue and present some possible options for an...
Drivers Beware: Lindsay Lohan Offers Lessons in Auto Insurance
Jul 21 2010 // In all the commotion of Lindsay Lohan’s fall from grace, little attention has been paid to the impact her risky behavior will have on her insurance — auto, home, life, and health. But consumers can learn from...
Poll: More New Jersey Drivers Are Texting
Jul 20 2010 // More New Jersey motorists surveyed say they’re texting behind the wheel and speeding. But the Garden State residents believe New York motorists are the worst drivers. Some 25 percent of New Jersey motorists surveyed...
Kentucky Texting While Driving Ban Takes Effect
Jul 19 2010 // Texting while driving is no longer allowed in Kentucky. The practice became illegal on Thursday, as the new law banning the practice takes effect. A statement from Gov. Steve Beshear’s office says Kentucky had more...
Birmingham Bans Texting While Driving
Jul 15 2010 // Birmingham has banned texting while driving. The Birmingham City Council voted unanimously to set a $100 fine for drivers caught texting. Councilman Johnathan Austin, chairman of the council’s public safety...
Toyota Says Drivers, Not Throttle, to Blame for Unintended Acceleration
Jul 14 2010 // Toyota Motor Corp. said on Wednesday its investigation of nearly 2,000 cases of unintended acceleration had found no problem with its electronic throttle system, and that driver error was to blame in some cases. The...
Tennessee Sees Few Citations Under Year-Old Texting While Driving Law
Jul 12 2010 // Police across Tennessee are writing few citations under the year-old texting-while-driving law. The statute went into effect in July 2009, allowing officers to write tickets to drivers they catch sending cell phone text...
Researchers Building Car for Blind Drivers
Jul 7 2010 // Could a blind person drive a car? Researchers are trying to make that far-fetched notion a reality. The National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech plan to demonstrate a prototype vehicle next year equipped with...
Indiana Man Seeks Tougher Rules for Mo-Ped Drivers
Jul 7 2010 // An Indiana man whose son was seriously hurt in a mo-ped accident is urging state lawmakers to crack down on use of the vehicles. Arthur Jewell said his son had lost his driver’s license for driving while intoxicated...
20% of Drivers Would Flunk Test
Jul 5 2010 // The nation’s most knowledgeable drivers are in Kansas, Oregon, South Dakota and Minnesota, while the least knowledgeable are in California, the District of Columbia, New Jersey and New York. That’s according to...
Texas DPS Takes 1,738 Vehicles, 160 Drivers Off the Road
Jun 30 2010 // During the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Roadcheck 2010, which ran from June 8 through June 10, DPS troopers inspected 6,906 commercial vehicles. Twenty-five percent of them, or 1,738, were placed out of...
