All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jun 22 2009 // The Wilmington, Delaware City Council is considering a cell phone ban for drivers. The bill introduced Thursday would ban the use of hand-held phones while driving. Councilman Michael Brown believes the issue of safety...
Jun 1 2009 // An anti-toll activist is criticizing a sharp increase in the number of speeding tickets being handed out by state troopers along the Massachusetts Turnpike. The Boston Herald reported Wednesday that the number of speeding...
May 29 2009 // Wisconsin Republicans have failed in an attempt to remove a budget provision they say will cause car insurance rates to increase in the state.The proposal, submitted by Gov. Jim Doyle, proposes to increase the minimum...
May 28 2009 // The Wisconsin Supreme Court says police were within their rights to pull over a drunken driver whose vehicle briefly crossed the center line. The case involves Michael Popke, who was stopped in 2007 in New London after an...
May 26 2009 // The Massachusetts Senate approved an amendment banning all Internet use while driving as part of its version of the state’s upcoming budget.Drivers would be banned from sending text messages, e-mailing or reading the...
May 26 2009 // Attorneys for Morgan Freeman have until July 6 to respond to a lawsuit filed by the woman who was with the actor the night of a car crash last August.Demaris Meyer has sued Freeman for negligence. The lawsuit against the...
May 26 2009 // Are Washington drivers so polite that it causes traffic issues? That’s the question tackled by a recent poll by Pemco Insurance, examining whether drivers have a solid understanding of the laws governing four-way...
May 20 2009 // Boston-based auto insurer Plymouth Rock Assurance has launched a new program that will allow any Massachusetts driver to receive free e-mail reminders 30 days before their license renewals, registration renewals and annual...
May 19 2009 // The Oklahoma Highway Patrol could be using the state’s electronic insurance verification system in time for the Memorial Day weekend travel rush.The system will be able to instantly verify whether a driver is...
May 14 2009 // Texting while driving is now a crime in Utah.And for those who don’t know it, a new public-service DVD about an accident that killed two people when a driver who was texting collided with another vehicle will serve...
May 14 2009 // Drivers in Texas over the age of 18 but younger than 21 would have to take a driver’s education course before they could get a license, under a bill approved by the state Senate.Currently in the state, an adult...
May 6 2009 // The Tennessee House has rejected a bill that would have made aggressive driving in the state against the law.“One of the biggest problems on the roadway today is aggressive driving,” said Rep. Eric Swafford,...
May 4 2009 // As America’s economy slogs through this once-in-a-generation recession, stressed-out consumers are literally being driven to desperation. Growing numbers of drivers are illegally dumping their vehicles for insurance...
Apr 29 2009 // Several bills that would have restricted drivers who talk or text message on their cell phones appear to be headed toward a dead end in the Florida Legislature. The bills would have banned drivers from sending text...
Apr 23 2009 // Missouri senators have scaled back an effort to force people to get car insurance by limiting how much uninsured drivers could collect in court. A bill increasing the penalty for creating a fake insurance card received...
Apr 20 2009 // A New Jersey lawyer is suing to overturn a Garden State law that will require drivers younger than 21 to display identifying decals on their vehicle license plates.Attorney Gregg D. Trautmann of Rockaway called the law...
Apr 20 2009 // Massachusetts Attorney General Martha Coakley said that Occidental Fire and Casualty Insurance Co. of North Carolina has agreed to make significant changes to the way it rates Bay State drivers.Occidental, which announced...
Apr 20 2009 // As America’s economy slogs through this once-in-a-generation recession, stressed-out consumers are literally being driven to desperation. Growing numbers of drivers around the U.S. are illegally dumping their...
Apr 17 2009 // Delaware House lawmakers have approved a bill that aims to help job seekers by classifying driving offenses as violations, not misdemeanors.Rep. John Mitchell says he sponsored the bill because he thinks applicants...
Apr 17 2009 // Would you drive any differently if you knew there was a teenager behind the wheel of the car in front of you?You might find out soon. A first-in-the-nation law in New Jersey will require new drivers ages 21 and younger to...