Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Ohio’s New Teen Driving Law Leads Some Companies to Lower Rates
Apr 27 2007 // Ohio’s new law restricting young drivers is saving some people money on car insurance bills because the companies believe the regulations will lower accident rates. Some insurance companies lowered teen driver rates...
N.J. DRUNK DRIVING TEST
Apr 23 2007 // MARYLAND SHIELD Agents not liable for notices BID-RIGGING CONSPIRACY Plaintiffs fail to prove charges
New Ohio Law Allows Rate Reduction for 16-Year-Old Drivers
Apr 20 2007 // A recent changes in Ohio’s Graduated Driver License law, will allow a rate reduction for 16-year-old drivers. The reduction will be made available to new policyholders beginning June 1, 2007, according to...
ABI Calls on MP’s to Improve Young Driver Safety
Apr 20 2007 // The Association of British Insurers urged the Government to take action to reduce the “number of young people killed or seriously injured on the UK’s roads,” particularly in the London area, where the ABI...
Fla. Bill to Ban Cell Phone Use While Driving Placed on Hold
Apr 11 2007 // Motorists will be able to continue to ask for directions, tell their spouse what time they’ll be home, or just chatter aimlessly on their cell phone while driving in Florida. A measure that would have made it against...
Poll: Washington Drivers Support Cell Phone Legislation
Apr 11 2007 // Washington drivers believe that talking on a cell phone while driving should be legal only with a hands-free device, or made illegal altogether, according to a poll by PEMCO Insurance. According to the company’s 2007...
Conn. Study Ties Teens’ Risky Behavior, Drunk Driving to Race
Apr 10 2007 // White teenagers in Connecticut are more likely to drive drunk, and black and Hispanic teens are more likely to engage in risky sex, according to a study by the nonprofit Connecticut Voices for Children. The stud looks at...
AIG Auto to Test Drive Tracking System for Teen Drivers
Apr 10 2007 // Direct marketer AIG Auto Insurance announced it will pilot a Teen GPS Program for policyholders with teen drivers. The program uses Global Positioning System, or GPS, technology to allow parents of teen drivers to monitor...
N.J. Court Ruling Could Affect 10,000 Drunk Driving Cases
Apr 6 2007 // A breath test used in thousands of drunken driving cases in New Jersey went on trial this week, when the state Supreme Court considered whether the instrument provides reliable blood-alcohol level readings. The outcome...
Magazine: Drivers in Cheyenne, Wyo., 2 N.C. Cities among Worst
Apr 6 2007 // As far as Dick Lennox is concerned, things that go “bump” on the road are good for business. Still, even the owner of Lennox Body Shop would like to see a little less of it on local roads. An analysis in...
Pa. Lawmaker Wants to Curb Distractions for Teen Drivers
Apr 5 2007 // A Pennsylvania lawmaker said a new survey backs up her push for legislation to cut down on distractions for younger drivers by limiting the number of passengers they may carry. State Rep. Kathy Watson, R-Bucks, told a news...
Ark. House Rejects Bill to Ban Cell Phone Use by Teen Drivers
Apr 4 2007 // Teenagers will not have to pull over their cars to make calls on their cell phones after House members rejected a proposal on April 2 aimed at reducing distractions for Arkansas’ younger motorists. On a 34-45 vote,...
Ill. House Approves Driving Certificates for Illegal Immigrants
Mar 30 2007 // The Illinois House voted Wednesday to give illegal immigrants a way to drive legally on the state’s roads, a move supporters say will be controversial but should improve highway safety. Illinois police organizations...
Virginia Police Traffic Sting Catches 3,500 Drivers in 2 Days
Mar 29 2007 // Virginia police stopped more than 3,500 drivers for traffic violations during a statewide crackdown along Interstate 64 last Friday and Saturday. Virginia State Police’s “Operation Air, Land & Speed”...
Ark. House Rejects Driving Restrictions for Teen Drivers
Mar 28 2007 // New driving restrictions for younger teenagers – including a ban on late-night driving and limits on passengers – were overwhelmingly rejected March 26 by the Arkansas House of Representatives. “Leave...
S.C. Measure Would Require Locks on Cars of Drunk Drivers
Mar 20 2007 // All convicted drunken drivers in South Carolina would have to have a special device installed in their vehicles that would prevent them from driving if they have had too much to drink. Under a law passed in 2000, judges...
Ark. Senate Passes Teen Driving Rules; Highway Bond Measure
Mar 16 2007 // Teenage drivers in Arkansas would have more restrictions on their driving privileges under Senate Bill 196, which recently passed the state Senate. According to the Senate announcement, teens with a learner’s permit...
NY Teacher, Animals Shaken up in Car Crash
Mar 13 2007 // Police sent to investigate a traffic accident found more than they expected – a small zoo. A kindergarten teacher known as the “Critter Lady” and her menagerie – including a boa constrictor,...
Proposal: Drivers With no Proof of Insurance in Okla. Could Lose Vehicles
Mar 6 2007 // A proposal pending in the Oklahoma Senate would allow authorities to seize the vehicles of motorists who fail to show proof of liability insurance during a traffic stop. State Sen. Patrick Anderson, R-Enid, thinks the...
ABI Urges More Young Driver Training, Passenger Limits
Mar 2 2007 // The Association of British Insurers has issued a call for a one-year minimum learning period for would-be drivers, and limits on the number of passengers for young newly-qualified drivers. According to the ABI, younger...
