Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
As Gas Prices Soar, Drivers Urged to Seek Insurance Rate Relief
Jun 11 2008 // As the price of gasoline tops four dollars a gallon nationwide consumers who are driving less could save an average of 5 to 15 percent on their automobile insurance rates – about $47 to $142. That’s according...
More Restrictions Possible for New Jersey Teen Drivers
Jun 11 2008 // Neew Jersey lawmakers are considering ways to further restrict teenage drivers in New Jersey. A bill before the Senate Transportation Committee would apply an 11 p.m. curfew on 17-year-old probationary drivers. It would...
New Hampshire Crash Caused by Boyfriend Punching Driver
Jun 9 2008 // Police say a woman crashed her car in Manchester, New Hampshire after being punched in the face and torso by her boyfriend while she was driving. The woman told police she was driving her boyfriend of work Thursday morning...
Study: Teen Drivers Often Ignore Bans on Using Cellphones and Texting
Jun 9 2008 // Teenage drivers’ cellphone use edged higher in North Carolina after the state enacted a cellphone ban for young drivers, a new Institute study finds. This is the case even though young drivers and their parents said...
Safeco Teen Driver Program Rolled Out Nationwide
Jun 9 2008 // Seattle-based Safeco announced that its safe teen driving solution, Teensurance is now available nationwide. Teensurance offers a set of online tools to encourage safe driving, including a GPS-based device – the...
Arbella Insurance Partners with Mass. in Designated Driver Program
Jun 5 2008 // Massachusetts businesses, pubs and state officials, including Lt. Governor Timothy Murray, are launching a new campaign to discourage drink driving and encourage the use of designated drivers. The Arbella Insurance Group...
Texas Begins Test of Uninsured Driver Verification Program
Jun 4 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 was initiated in the Austin area and is a joint...
Officials Vow Crackdown on Reckless Driving by Marines from Camp Lejeune in N.C.
Jun 2 2008 // Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C. have to register their vehicles and driving records as part of a new safety order meant to reduce traffic fatalities. The new safe driving program comes in the wake of a rash of accidents....
Michigan Bills Limit Cell Phone Use, Passengers for Teen Drivers
May 30 2008 // A first-ever analysis from AAA finds that crashes involving teen drivers ages 15 to 17 cost American society more than $34 billion annually in medical expenses, lost work, property damage, quality of life loss and other...
Arizona Senate Debates Ban on Texting While Driving
May 29 2008 // Arizona legislators are debating whether to ban texting while driving. Supporters say it would “send a message” about safety while critics call it overkill when other distractions such as eating and changing...
New York Senate Bill Bans Texting While Driving
May 28 2008 // The New York Senate has passed legislation that would prohibit drivers from reading, writing or sending text messages while driving in the Empire State. The law modifies earlier legislation that bans cell phone use while...
Washington Drivers Challenged to Drive Nice for a Day
May 22 2008 // Washington Gov. Gregoire pronounced May 22 2008, Drive Nice Day throughout the state, challenging drivers to make a conscious effort to drive nice and help make it a collision-free day. Drive Nice Day, founded by SWERVE...
Americans Claim to be Safe Drivers, Even While Distracted
May 19 2008 // While 98 percent of Americans claim to be safe drivers, a vast majority also admit to driving while distracted (DWD). That’s according to a survey by Nationwide Insurance which found that more than four out of five...
Marines to Crack Down on Reckless Driving in North Carolina
May 16 2008 // Marines from Camp Lejeune, N.C. have to register their vehicles and driving records as part of a new safety order meant to reduce traffic fatalities. The new safe driving program comes in the wake of a rash of accidents....
Groups Challenging New Maine Health Tax, Driver’s License Laws
May 8 2008 // Maine election officials said this week that they’ve accepted applications from four groups that are challenging a pair of recently enacted laws, but the four groups could morph into two as the campaigns develop. A...
Missouri Lawmaker Balks at Driver’s License Records Fee Increase
May 8 2008 // A leading House Republican said Tuesday, May 6, he will try before the legislative session ends next week to reverse a Department of Revenue decision to increase fees charged to access driver’s license...
Update: Tennessee Drivers Could Face Reckless Driving Charge for Ignoring Flood Signs
May 8 2008 // Tennessee drivers who ignore flood warning signs or barricades could be charged with reckless driving under a bill headed to the governor for his consideration. The House voted unanimously on May 6 to approve the measure...
Alabama Officials Removing Roadside Memorials as Hazard to Drivers
May 7 2008 // Alabama transportation officials are removing roadside memorials along interstates in the Birmingham area, saying they are dangerous to motorists. Officials also are considering whether to remove markers on federal and...
Maryland Delays Bills to Promote Teen Driving Safety Until 2009
May 5 2008 // Supporters of bills that would put new restrictions on teen drivers in Maryland are vowing to try again next year. Several teen driving proposals died in the recently concluded legislative session. The only one to pass was...
Conn. Opens Teen Driving Center
May 5 2008 // The state Department of Motor Vehicles is setting up a safe driving program for teenagers in response to several fatal car accidents in Connecticut over the past year. Gov. M. Jodi Rell says the Center for Teen Safe...
