All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 23 2012 // It appears that bad drivers live shorter lives than good drivers and not just because they get in accidents.The same motor vehicle driving records already widely used to help determine car insurance pricing can also be...
Jul 23 2012 // California drivers will be allowed to text when they’re behind the wheel of a car, as long as they’re using a hands-free device, and with some restrictions.Under a bill recently signed into law by Gov. Jerry...
Jul 16 2012 // California drivers will be allowed to text when they’re behind the wheel of a car, as long as they’re using a hands-free device, and with some restrictions.Under a bill signed into law by Gov. Jerry Brown on...
Jul 13 2012 // New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Thursday marked the one year anniversary of the state’s strict law to prevent distracted driving.Gov. Cuomo says the new law has helped law enforcement authorities crack down hard on...
Jul 13 2012 // The consumer group Public Citizen says that medical malpractice payments in 2011 were at a record low and have fallen for eight straight years.The groups says this data shows that malpractice payments are not to blame for...
Jul 11 2012 // It appears that bad drivers live shorter lives than good drivers and not just because they get in accidents.The same motor vehicle driving records already widely used to help determine how much a consumer pays for car...
Jul 10 2012 // Esurance announced it is now offering drivers in Texas a 10 percent discount on their car insurance for “liking” Esurance on Facebook.The company said “Like to Save” discount is a natural extension...
Jul 9 2012 // A statewide task force targeting drunken drivers on the July 4th holiday led to more than 100 arrests. The Arizona Governor’s Office of Highway Safety says 33 of the 108 arrests were for extreme DUI. That’s...
Jul 9 2012 // A new requirement for those seeking to get or renew a Georgia driver’s license caused long lines and frustration in its first week of implementation.By 7:30 a.m. Friday, hundreds of people had lined up at the...
Jul 6 2012 // Great Falls banned hand-held cell phones for motorists and cyclists, hoping to make navigating the streets of this central Montana town a bit safer from distracted drivers.The Great Falls Tribune reported commissioners...
Jul 5 2012 // The number of uninsured drivers in Texas has dropped more than 38 percent from a year ago, state statistics show, and officials attribute the decline to a program focused on getting those drivers either insured or off the...
Jul 3 2012 // A South Carolina woman whose drunken driving seriously injured two people has been sentenced to eight years in prison, substance abuse counseling, and to read the Bible. The Herald of Rock Hill reported that Cassandra...
Jul 2 2012 // To Shoshana Gurian-Sherman, driving seemed like a huge hassle.“Part of it was laziness,” the 23-year-old Minneapolis resident recalled. “I didn’t really want to put in the effort to learn how to...
Jul 2 2012 // The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) says that most good drivers — those with no accidents or moving violations — who live in moderate-income areas in 15 cities are being quoted what the group maintains are high...
Jul 2 2012 // The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) says that most good drivers — those with no accidents or moving violations — who live in moderate-income areas in 15 cities are being quoted what the group maintains are high...
Jun 21 2012 // An Erie, Pennsylvania, man has pleaded guilty and been sentenced for heading a fraud ring that staged auto accidents to collect about $37,000 from insurance companies. The Erie Times-News reports 38-year-old Edgar...
Jun 21 2012 // Two Kansas State University civil engineers working to make Kansas roads and highways safer by reducing the number and severity of vehicular crashes that involve large, cargo-carrying trucks, say the majority of such...
Jun 20 2012 // A lawsuit filed over the wreck of a tour bus in south-central Kentucky this month contends the driver was operating the bus in a “crazed” manner, had been consuming high-energy drinks and was driving too fast...
Jun 19 2012 // The Consumer Federation of America (CFA) says that most good drivers — those with no accidents or moving violations — who live in moderate-income areas in 15 cities are being quoted what the group maintains are...
Jun 18 2012 // Parents or guardians in New Jersey might need to complete a driver orientation course before their teens could get their driver’s licenses. A legislative committee last Thursday approved the requirement along with...