All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 15 2016 // Driving while talking on a hands-free phone can be as distracting as talking on a hand-held mobile, according to researchers at the University of Sussex in England.“A popular misconception is that using a mobile...
Jul 15 2016 // Nearly 80 percent of drivers expressed significant anger, aggression or road rage behind the wheel at least once in the past year, according to a new study by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety.The most alarming...
Jul 13 2016 // A Jersey City, New Jersey, man has admitted using social media to promote a website that sold fake driver’s licenses, some of which were later used to commit financial crimes, according to U.S. Attorney Paul J....
Jul 12 2016 // An Uber driver in Florida was arrested after deputies say he refused to transport a group of blind people and their service dogs.According to news outlets, citing an arrest report, 60-year-old Simon Pierre Andre Nau was...
Jul 12 2016 // Two recent crashes on the same road in Indiana’s Elkhart County highlight the dangers of distracted driving accidents involving motor vehicles and horse-drawn buggies.On May 29, a 17-year-old girl who rear-ended a...
Jul 11 2016 // An advocacy group has filed a lawsuit challenging Virginia’s practice of suspending the driver’s licenses of people who can’t pay court costs and fines.In a federal lawsuit filed against the commissioner...
Jul 11 2016 // Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards has signed a bill authorizing driver payment plans to repay the state Office of Motor Vehicles for the outstanding fines. Louisiana law requires drivers to have insurance on their vehicles....
Jul 11 2016 // The number of California drivers using cellphones is rising, as are deaths and injuries blamed on distracted driving.The California Office of Traffic Safety reported in late June that nearly 13 percent of drivers were seen...
Jul 11 2016 // A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval to ride service Lyft’s $27 million settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by California drivers who claimed they should be deemed employees instead of independent...
Jul 8 2016 // Aon Risk Solutions, the global risk management business of Aon plc, announced it is now offering personal ride-sharing insurance policies designed specifically for Ontario Uber drivers.As Uber’s insurance broker, Aon...
Jul 7 2016 // Almost half of all drivers on the nation’s roads are over the age of 65 and this number is projected to increase to 77 percent in the next 30 years. Adults over the age of 65 have the highest crash rate per mile...
Jul 7 2016 // Getting caught by police in Rhode Island for forgetting to carry a driver’s license will no longer lead to criminal charges the first time it happens.Legislation signed into law by Democratic Gov. Gina Raimondo last...
Jul 6 2016 // The number of people killed or injured in accidents caused by use of electronic devices doubled in Iowa last year.Fourteen people were killed statewide in 2015, compared to seven the previous year, according to the Globe...
Jul 6 2016 // An Evansville, Ind., man has been sentenced to more than 91/2 years in prison for paying people to stage car crashes to defraud insurance companies.U.S. District Judge Richard L. Young sentenced 57-year-old Michael W....
Jul 6 2016 // One thing that James Butcher tells Massachusetts high school students is that he’s sure they want to enjoy a great life and come back for reunions after graduation. But that won’t happen if they “drive...
Jun 30 2016 // Using smartphone sensors to peek over its drivers’ shoulders, Uber is promising to keep a closer eye on their behavior — while discouraging speeding or slamming on the brakes.The global ride-hailing company on...
Jun 30 2016 // Almost three-quarters of U.S. drivers are eager to replace the daily commute’s drudgery with a self-driving car and 80 percent say they would pay extra to have a robot take the wheel, according to a survey that...
Jun 29 2016 // South Carolina is starting a campaign against drinking and driving based on a trooper’s tweets using the little graphic icons called emojis on his smartphone.The Anderson Independent-Mail reports the Highway Patrol...
Jun 27 2016 // A U.S. judge granted preliminary approval to ride service Lyft’s $27 million settlement of a class action lawsuit brought by California drivers who claimed they should be deemed employees instead of independent...
Jun 24 2016 // The number of California drivers using cellphones is rising, as are deaths and injuries blamed on distracted driving.The California Office of Traffic Safety reported this week that nearly 13 percent of drivers were seen...