All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jan 15 2007 // Washington Rep. Dean Takko has introduced a House Bill 1046 that would make drivers show proof of financial responsibility or motor vehicle liability insurance. According to the bill, the department of vehicle licensing,...
Jan 12 2007 // The Insurance Bureau of Canada asks the rhetorical question as to whether Canadian drivers are “prepared to give up their cellphones and other distractions while driving?”The IBC noted that “despite the...
Jan 11 2007 // Gov. Jennifer Granholm has signed legislation that would allow, but not require, insurers to give discounts to Michigan drivers age 50 and older who take a safety course.The senior driver legislation is House Bill 5661,...
Jan 10 2007 // Cell phones already drive teens to distraction.But behind the wheel, the distraction can mean car crashes and injuries for drivers who already lack experience being on the road and an Arkansas state legislator wants to do...
Jan 8 2007 // The new year will force about a third of South Carolina’s drivers to dig deeper into their wallets to pay for auto insurance.A little-debated change in state law requires drivers to buy minimum liability coverage of...
Jan 8 2007 // Drunken-driving deaths declined slightly across the nation in 2005, and the rate of drunken-driving deaths fell in 23 states, according to transportation officials.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
Jan 7 2007 // The new year will force about a third of South Carolina’s drivers to dig deeper into their wallets to pay for auto insurance.A little-debated change in state law requires drivers to buy minimum liability coverage of...
Jan 7 2007 // Drunken-driving deaths declined slightly across the nation in 2005, and the rate of drunken-driving deaths fell in 23 states, according to transportation officials.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
Jan 5 2007 // Understanding the differences among drivers in different gender and age categories is crucial to preventing serious injuries, according to researchers in a new study showing stark statistical differences in...
Jan 2 2007 // The new year will force about a third of South Carolina’s drivers to dig deeper into their wallets to pay for auto insurance.A little-debated change in state law requires drivers to buy minimum liability coverage of...
Dec 28 2006 // Soon-to-be teen drivers would have to spend more time behind the wheel with their parents and face stiffer penalties for speeding and drag racing under a bill that could be headed to Gov. Mitt Romney’s desk by the...
Dec 26 2006 // Drunken-driving deaths declined slightly across the nation in 2005, and the rate of drunken-driving deaths fell in 23 states, according to transportation officials.The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration...
Dec 25 2006 // Rental car companies are not liable for accidents that result from their unknowingly leasing a car to a motorist who lies about having a valid driver’s license, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled.The court, in a...
Dec 25 2006 // The family of a New Hampshire man killed in a drunken driving crash two years ago is suing the state Liquor Commission and the woman who owns the home where his friends were drinking.Randy Holmes, 24, was a passenger in a...
Dec 24 2006 // The family of a New Hampshire man killed in a drunken driving crash two years ago is suing the state Liquor Commission and the woman who owns the home where his friends were drinking.Randy Holmes, 24, was a passenger in a...
Dec 24 2006 // Rental car companies are not liable for accidents that result from their unknowingly leasing a car to a motorist who lies about having a valid driver’s license, the Mississippi Supreme Court has ruled.The court, in a...
Dec 20 2006 // More drivers in New York City who dared to get on the road while intoxicated last year found themselves in trouble with the law.Nearly 10,000 people were arrested in New York City for driving while intoxicated, the Daily...
Dec 19 2006 // This year, the target for Maine lawmakers in Augusta was habitual offenders. Next year, it’ll be repeat drunken drivers.State Sen. Bill Diamond was a sponsor of Tina’s Law, which was signed into law earlier...
Dec 14 2006 // The family of a New Hampshire man killed in a drunken driving crash two years ago is suing the state Liquor Commission and the woman who owns the home where his friends were drinking that night.Randy Holmes, 24, was a...
Dec 13 2006 // An Arkansas state senator wants the state to force drivers to hang up their cell phones while driving – or at least own a hands-free device that would allow them to do so.Sen. Kim Hendren filed two competing...