All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 7 2010 // Could a blind person drive a car? Researchers are trying to make that far-fetched notion a reality.The National Federation of the Blind and Virginia Tech plan to demonstrate a prototype vehicle next year equipped with...
Jul 7 2010 // An Indiana man whose son was seriously hurt in a mo-ped accident is urging state lawmakers to crack down on use of the vehicles.Arthur Jewell said his son had lost his driver’s license for driving while intoxicated...
Jul 5 2010 // The nation’s most knowledgeable drivers are in Kansas, Oregon, South Dakota and Minnesota, while the least knowledgeable are in California, the District of Columbia, New Jersey and New York.That’s according to...
Jun 30 2010 // During the Texas Department of Public Safety’s Roadcheck 2010, which ran from June 8 through June 10, DPS troopers inspected 6,906 commercial vehicles.Twenty-five percent of them, or 1,738, were placed out of service...
Jun 28 2010 // When Michigan’s ban on texting while driving takes effect Thursday, July 1, police will be able to pull over motorists solely for using their cell phones to send or look at text messages or e-mails.Some in law...
Jun 28 2010 // Iowa motorists will face new restrictions aimed at cutting down on distractions beginning July 1. A new law that bans adults from reading, writing and sending text messages goes into effect Thursday. The law also bans...
Jun 24 2010 // Billboards going up around Michigan are reminding drivers to hold off on text messaging.The Michigan Office of Highway Safety Planning said that the billboards in major metropolitan areas will carry the phrase text back...
Jun 16 2010 // A state official says Tennessee has made some headway in reducing traffic fatalities among teens.Phillip Doss, director of the state’s Offices of Research and Educational Accountability, commented to The Tennessean...
Jun 15 2010 // Anderson County Sheriff’s Deputy Joel Frazier is a good listener.Frazier, a 12-year law enforcement veteran, has worked for the South Carolina county sheriff’s office as a patrol deputy for six years. Last...
Jun 10 2010 // A judge has struck down a higher motor vehicle fee charged to trucking and insurance companies, saying it violates Ohio’s constitution.Lawmakers last year raised the fee on certified copies of driving records from $2...
Jun 9 2010 // Springfield, Massachusetts has taken a step toward banning texting while driving.The city council on Monday passed a home rule petition by a 12-1 margin that would allow police to fine anyone who sends or receives text...
Jun 8 2010 // State officials are warning motorists that police are cracking down on aggressive driving in Delaware.The Delaware Office of Highway Safety says 11 state, county and municipal police agencies will conduct patrols this...
Jun 7 2010 // Put down the cell phone and step away from the car.Georgia drivers soon will be banned from texting, checking e-mail or using the Internet behind the wheel and teens will be prohibited from using their cell phones at all...
Jun 7 2010 // The nation’s most knowledgeable drivers are in Idaho, Wisconsin, Montana and Kansas, while the least knowledgeable are in New York, New Jersey, Hawaii and California.That’s according to results from the 2009...
Jun 2 2010 // It’s now illegal to text while driving in Vermont.Gov. Jim Douglas signed the ban into law Tuesday at the Montpelier High School, joining at least 25 states that have banned the practice. The measure also bans the...
May 27 2010 // The nation’s most knowledgeable drivers are in Idaho, Wisconsin, Montana and Kansas, while the least knowledgeable are in New York, New Jersey, Hawaii and California.That’s according to results from the 2009...
May 21 2010 // Hundreds of drivers who had their licenses suspended without being told why can keep driving until they get a hearing to resolve the issue, the Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles said.The American Civil Liberties...
May 17 2010 // Few New Jersey teen drivers are complying with the nation’s first law that requires them to display decals on their license plates. Fewer than one in four had purchased the decals when the new law went into effect...
May 11 2010 // Stubbornness, aggressive behavior and forgetfulness could be clues that an aging motorist may need to curb their driving, according to the Insurance Information Network of California.IINC is advising the insurance industry...
May 7 2010 // Nighttime driving is becoming more hazardous for American teenagers and the likely cause is talking and texting on cell phones while operating a vehicle, according to a study released May 6.The report by the Texas...