Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Verification Test Finds Many Drivers Not Insured
Aug 4 2008 // The Texas Department of Insurance has estimated that between 15 percent and 20 percent of drivers in Texas are uninsured, but a pilot program testing a new auto insurance verification system — TexasSure — found that...
New York Law Aids Livery Drivers’ Access to Workers’ Compensation
Jul 28 2008 // New York livery drivers will now have better access to workers’ benefits. Gov. David A. Paterson announced Friday that he has signed a law to aid the drivers in New York City, and in Westchester and Nassau...
113 Washington Drivers Ticketed for Cell Phone Use
Jul 25 2008 // Washington state troopers say nearly 300 drivers were stopped for investigation of using hand-held cellular telephones in the first half-month that a ban was in effect, and 113 have gotten tickets. Troopers add that an...
California Drivers Cautioned Against Staged Collisions
Jul 24 2008 // With summer vacation looming and many Californians traditionally driving more frequently or longer distances, California Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner is warning area drivers to be alert for staged auto collisions....
Medically Unfit Truck, Bus Drivers Still on U.S. Roads, Study Finds
Jul 22 2008 // Hundreds of thousands of tractor-trailer and bus drivers in the United States carry commercial driver’s licenses despite also qualifying for full federal disability payments, and some of those drivers have suffered...
America’s Safest Drivers Travel the Roads in America’s Heartland
Jul 21 2008 // Residents in Sioux Falls, S.D., continued to top the chart as the safest drivers in the U.S., according to the fourth annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report. The average driver in Sioux Falls experiences an...
Virginia Moves to Address Sharp Rise in Motorcycle Driver Deaths
Jul 16 2008 // With the number of motorcycle-related deaths sharply on the rise, Virginia officials are looking to improve safety. The state is launching a program called Motorcycle 411 at its motorcycle training range in Richmond this...
AIG, Vermont Mutual to Enter Mass. Personal Auto Insurance Market
Jul 14 2008 // Giant insurer American International Group has decided to enter the Massachusetts private passenger auto insurance market, according to The Boston Globe. But AIG is not alone. In addition, Vermont Mutual will begin selling...
Drivers with Serious Driving Violations Allowed on Roads, Mass. Auditor Finds
Jul 10 2008 // Delays in the processing of criminal traffic violations have allowed a large number of serious violators to remain on the road in Massachusetts for lengthy periods after their licenses should have been suspended or...
Minnesota to Increase Holiday Drunk Driving Enforcement
Jul 3 2008 // Minnesota Law enforcement officers are promsing stepped up patrols during the Fourth of July weekend in an attempt to fight the usual rash of DWI-related crashes. The Department of Public Safety says it’s leading the...
Allstate Study: Sioux Falls Safest Driving City for Third Year
Jul 2 2008 // An insurance study has once again found that Sioux Falls has the safest drivers in the nation, marking the third straight year that South Dakota’s largest city has topped the list. Researchers with Allstate Insurance...
America’s Safest Drivers Travel the Roads in America’s Heartland
Jul 1 2008 // Residents in Sioux Falls, S.D., continued to top the chart as the safest drivers in the U.S., according to the fourth annual Allstate America’s Best Drivers Report. The average driver in Sioux Falls experiences an...
Mass. State Police Report 70% More Drunk Driving Arrests
Jun 30 2008 // State police are crediting an increased number of sobriety checkpoints for a 70 percent rise in drunk driving arrests since 2005. Last year, state police arrested 4,879 people for operating under the influence, compared to...
Tennessee Highway Patrol Cracking Down on Dangerous Driving
Jun 30 2008 // The Tennessee Highway Patrol began a summer crackdown on drivers who speed, drive while impaired or do not use safety belts. The initiative the state kicked off on June 26 is called “100 Days of Summer HEAT (Highway...
Ohio Director Reminds Consumers: Driving Less Saves on Auto Insurance
Jun 27 2008 // If gasoline at $4 a gallon has you driving less, one Ohio official says be sure to tell your insurer. State Insurance Department Director Mary Jo Hudson says many Ohioans have switched to public transportation or car...
Insurance Companies Help Arizona Teen Drivers Prepare for License Requirements
Jun 26 2008 // Auto insurance companies are supporting parents and teens with driving safety programs as the Arizona Teen Driver Safety Act goes into effect July 1. With the new law, teen driversin the state will have new requirements to...
Virginia Regulator Advises Driving Fewer Miles Could Cut Insurance Cost
Jun 26 2008 // The Virginia State Corporation Commission is advising Virginians on how to save money on auto insurance. The SCC Bureau of Insurance says many insurance companies consider the length of daily commutes to work or school...
Authorities Launch Drunk Driving Crackdown on Georgia Roads
Jun 24 2008 // Georgia law enforcement officials are cracking down on drunken driving. Authorities are planning increased patrols and sobriety check points across the state over the next two weeks as part of the Governor’s Office...
New Jersey Cops Crack Down on Teen Drivers
Jun 20 2008 // Police in Bergen County, New Jersey issued 317 tickets to teen drivers for violating terms of their graduated driver licenses. Officers conducted patrols and checkpoints during an 18-day period in April as part of a pilot...
Texas Begins Test of Driver Verification Program
Jun 16 2008 // A coalition of Texas state agencies on June 2 launched a 60-day test of TexasSure, a program aimed at reducing the number of uninsured drivers in the state. The program, also known as the Texas Financial Responsibility...
