Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Massachusetts Senate Budget Bans Texting while Driving
May 26 2009 // The Massachusetts Senate approved an amendment banning all Internet use while driving as part of its version of the state’s upcoming budget. Drivers would be banned from sending text messages, e-mailing or reading...
Actor Freeman Sued Over Mississippi Car Crash
May 26 2009 // Attorneys for Morgan Freeman have until July 6 to respond to a lawsuit filed by the woman who was with the actor the night of a car crash last August. Demaris Meyer has sued Freeman for negligence. The lawsuit against the...
Poll: Older Drivers More Savvy About Traffic Laws
May 26 2009 // Are Washington drivers so polite that it causes traffic issues? That’s the question tackled by a recent poll by Pemco Insurance, examining whether drivers have a solid understanding of the laws governing four-way...
Plymouth Rock Offers Reminder Service for Massachusetts Drivers
May 20 2009 // Boston-based auto insurer Plymouth Rock Assurance has launched a new program that will allow any Massachusetts driver to receive free e-mail reminders 30 days before their license renewals, registration renewals and annual...
Oklahoma Readies Uninsured Driver System for Memorial Day Weekend
May 19 2009 // The Oklahoma Highway Patrol could be using the state’s electronic insurance verification system in time for the Memorial Day weekend travel rush. The system will be able to instantly verify whether a driver is...
New DVD Shows Dangers of Texting and Driving
May 14 2009 // Texting while driving is now a crime in Utah. And for those who don’t know it, a new public-service DVD about an accident that killed two people when a driver who was texting collided with another vehicle will serve...
Texas Senate Passes Driver Education Bill
May 14 2009 // Drivers in Texas over the age of 18 but younger than 21 would have to take a driver’s education course before they could get a license, under a bill approved by the state Senate. Currently in the state, an adult...
Tennessee House Votes Down Law Against Aggressive Driving
May 6 2009 // The Tennessee House has rejected a bill that would have made aggressive driving in the state against the law. “One of the biggest problems on the roadway today is aggressive driving,” said Rep. Eric Swafford,...
Crime Warp: Recession Driving a Rise in Vehicle Give-Ups
May 4 2009 // As America’s economy slogs through this once-in-a-generation recession, stressed-out consumers are literally being driven to desperation. Growing numbers of drivers are illegally dumping their vehicles for insurance...
Florida Bills Limiting Cell Phone Use By Drivers Hit Dead End
Apr 29 2009 // Several bills that would have restricted drivers who talk or text message on their cell phones appear to be headed toward a dead end in the Florida Legislature. The bills would have banned drivers from sending text...
Missouri Senate Scales Back Uninsured Driver Crackdown
Apr 23 2009 // Missouri senators have scaled back an effort to force people to get car insurance by limiting how much uninsured drivers could collect in court. A bill increasing the penalty for creating a fake insurance card received...
New Jersey Lawyer Sues over Teen Driver Decals
Apr 20 2009 // A New Jersey lawyer is suing to overturn a Garden State law that will require drivers younger than 21 to display identifying decals on their vehicle license plates. Attorney Gregg D. Trautmann of Rockaway called the law...
Occidental Agrees to Alter Rating System for Massachusetts Drivers
Apr 20 2009 // Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said that Occidental Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. of North Carolina has agreed to make significant changes to the way it rates Bay State drivers. Occidental, which announced...
Crime Warp: Recession Driving a Rise in Vehicle Give-Ups
Apr 20 2009 // As America’s economy slogs through this once-in-a-generation recession, stressed-out consumers are literally being driven to desperation. Growing numbers of drivers around the U.S. are illegally dumping their...
Delaware Driving Violations Are No Longer Misdemeanors
Apr 17 2009 // Delaware House lawmakers have approved a bill that aims to help job seekers by classifying driving offenses as violations, not misdemeanors. Rep. John Mitchell says he sponsored the bill because he thinks applicants...
The Carlet Letter? New Jersey Tags New Drivers with Decal
Apr 17 2009 // Would you drive any differently if you knew there was a teenager behind the wheel of the car in front of you? You might find out soon. A first-in-the-nation law in New Jersey will require new drivers ages 21 and younger to...
Farmers To Acquire AIG’s Personal Auto Group for $1.9 Billion
Apr 16 2009 // Los Angeles-based the Farmers Insurance Group of Companies has announced it will acquire American International Group’s (AIG’s) Personal Auto Group, which includes 21st Century Insurance Co. The acquisition...
Massachusetts Drivers Can View Driving Records Online
Apr 15 2009 // Massachusetts drivers can now view their records online. The Registry of Motor Vehicles announced Monday that drivers can see their driving records on the Registry’s Web site and download them or request certified...
Texting and Driving to Mean Ticketing in Cleveland, Ohio
Apr 15 2009 // Cleveland, Ohio’s city council has voted to outlaw text-messaging while driving in the city. The proposal approved by council members on April 13 now goes to Mayor Frank Jackson and would take effect 90 days after he...
Occidental Agrees to Alter Rating System for Massachusetts Drivers
Apr 10 2009 // Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said that Occidental Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. of North Carolina has agreed to make significant changes to the way it rates Bay State drivers. Occidental, which announced...
