All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 28 2013 // In its latest report on auto insurance premiums charged by the largest auto insurers, the Consumer Federation of America said these insurers frequently charge higher premiums to safe drivers than to those who recently...
Jan 28 2013 // A 28-year-old Utah man has been ordered to stand trial for automobile homicide after police say he was texting while driving when he struck and killed a teenage pedestrian. Jeffrey Lloyd Bascom of Jensen faces a felony...
Jan 24 2013 // Legislation filed by state Rep. Curtis McDaniel would increase safety on Oklahoma roads by banning texting while driving, the lawmaker says.House Bill 1503, by McDaniel, would outlaw texting while their vehicle is in...
Jan 23 2013 // Three Tennessee counties will begin issuing secure driver’s licenses this spring in an effort to crack down on fraud.The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that the new process for licenses is being piloted at the...
Jan 22 2013 // Updated guidelines by federal authorities could possibly open the door for young illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses in Arizona.The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that those who receive...
Jan 17 2013 // A California study shows driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants would make streets safer.The Department of Motor Vehicles report says unlicensed drivers in the state, most of them illegal immigrants are nearly...
Jan 14 2013 // Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation prohibiting novice drivers from using a cellphone while behind the wheel.The bill applies to holders of Level 1 licenses, who must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or...
Jan 14 2013 // Florida’s high court has ruled that drivers that cause an automobile accident by striking another car from behind can still sue the other driver for damages depending on the circumstances of the accident and the...
Jan 11 2013 // A grand jury has declined to indict the driver of a float involved in a train collision that killed four U.S. military veterans in a West Texas parade.Dale Andrew Hayden, the driver of the truck pulling the float, will not...
Jan 11 2013 // Illinois has moved a step closer to becoming the next state to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses after House lawmakers approved a bill requiring one-year proof of state residency, form of...
Jan 9 2013 // A new evaluation by the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) found that the state of Oklahoma is losing $8.8 million a year in premium taxes from drivers who fail to obtain the state-required minimum coverage for auto...
Jan 9 2013 // A proposal to issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants has received committee approval in the Illinois House, despite concerns by both Democrats and Republicans whether it goes far enough to prevent fraud.The...
Jan 4 2013 // Advocates of ignition interlock devices to combat drunken driving want to expand the requirement so that convicted offenders have to install devices in their home to detect whether they’re using alcohol.The proposed...
Dec 31 2012 // Drivers who are required to pass a breath test before they get behind the wheel won’t get away with having someone else blow in the ignition interlock device. Starting with the new year the devices will snap a...
Dec 31 2012 // Louisiana driver’s licenses still don’t comply with federal law, but the U.S. Department of Homeland Security has granted the state a temporary break. That means travelers won’t need passports to fly...
Dec 31 2012 // A report from Lloyd’s of London concludes that the increasing demand for political risk insurance “has been rising as civil unrest and political violence continue to threaten businesses around the...
Dec 28 2012 // Florida’s high court has ruled that drivers that cause an automobile accident by striking another car from behind can still sue the other driver for damages depending on the circumstances of the accident and the...
Dec 27 2012 // 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...
Dec 26 2012 // Nearly 3,000 drivers were caught breaking cell phone rules during a crackdown in Sacramento County in Northern California. California was one of two states to receive grants for high-visibility law enforcement pilot...
Dec 26 2012 // The owners of the 900,000 Alabama vehicles without liability insurance stand a better chance of getting caught starting Jan. 1.That’s when the state will start enforcing a law designed to crack down on motorists who...