New York State Police say they issued more than 33,000 traffic tickets and arrested 538 people for driving while intoxicated statewide in a campaign that began Dec. 14 and continued through the holidays until Jan. 1.Part of a national campaign, …
On-road driving tests, a rite of passage for high school students, could soon join eight-track tape players and bench seats in automotive obsolescence. Researchers at the University of Virginia School of Medicine are studying the effectiveness of virtual reality driving …
According to data from Progressive Insurance, single-vehicle claims were up 30 percent on New Year’s Day 2012, when compared to the same day of the week two weeks prior to and after New Year’s Day. The total number of claims …
The Connecticut Department of Motor Vehicles announced last week that new adult drivers 18 and older will be required to hold a three-month learner’s permit before taking a road test for a driver’s license. The new requirement will go into …
State Farm says West Virginia continues to be the state where a vehicle is most likely to hit a deer.The Mountain State tops State Farm’s annual list for the sixth consecutive year. The Bloomington, Ill.-based insurer released the latest list …
Delaware’s Office of Highway Safety is making a coordinated effort to combat aggressive driving. Beginning this week and continuing through Nov. 3, law enforcement agencies will be specifically looking for aggressive drivers. Authorities say that almost 40 percent of the …
Ruth Lape of Somerset, Pennsylvania, decided to stop driving in 1999, but it wasn’t because of any limitations that she felt she had. “It was when we moved to Somerset (from Ohio),” she said. “I prefer not to drive because …
Rhode Island’s governor has signed a plan designed to reduce fatalities and serious injuries on the state’s roadways. Gov. Lincoln Chafee on Monday signed the Strategic Highway Safety Plan, which focuses on driver behaviors like speeding and impaired driving as …
New York City saw a rise in the citywide traffic fatality figure for the last fiscal year that ended June 30. What could be causing this increase? The city’s transportation commissioner suggests pedestrians distracted with their smartphones and iPhones could …
New York City transportation officials want passengers to watch out for bicyclists when opening taxi doors.They’re expanding a safety campaign called “LOOK!”
