All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Jul 20 2015 // New Hampshire is now the 15th state to bar drivers from using hand-held cellphones while driving.The new “hands-free” law, in effect as of July 1, applies to all hand-held devices, including GPS units, tablets...
Jul 17 2015 // FedEx has lost a round in employment practices litigation over whether or not its drivers are employees of the company under Kansas labor statutes.On July 8, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 7th Circuit agreed with the...
Jul 17 2015 // Police in Key West, Fla., have arrested an Uber driver following a crackdown on unlicensed vehicle-for-hire drivers.Spokeswoman Alyson Crean told the Miami Herald that 51-year-old Martin Maness was arrested July 10 on two...
Jul 15 2015 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller on July 13 presented certificates to approximately 25 Pennsylvanians who successfully completed a mature driver safety class in Dauphin County.Miller also reminded...
Jul 14 2015 // As cannabis bans are relaxed in more U.S. states, the race is on to develop an instant roadside breathalyzer for police to test drivers who may be taking the “high” road.Vancouver-based Cannabix Technologies...
Jul 13 2015 // Insurance Services Office (ISO) lists more than 100 endorsements available for use with the business auto policy (BAP) (the total number varies by state). Out of this mass of policy-altering endorsements, most designed to...
Jul 10 2015 // Uber is arguing that a lawsuit filed by drivers should not proceed as a class action with the ride service citing statements of support from hundreds of other Uber drivers in a case that could decide whether they are...
Jul 9 2015 // A school district in Pierce County, Wash. has issued an average of 30 citations a month since it mounted cameras on school buses last winter to catch drivers illegally passing buses.The News Tribune of Tacoma reported that...
Jul 8 2015 // Utah state transportation officials are employing playful messages on highway digital signs in the latest attempt to encourage safe driving.The Standard-Examiner newspaper in Ogden reported that the signs say things such...
Jul 7 2015 // Ohio’s teen drivers under the age of 18 will face tighter restrictions went into effect on July 1, an Ohio insurance trade group reported.According to the Ohio Insurance Institute, the new restrictions focus on...
Jul 7 2015 // When it comes to dashboard displays that are more like smart phones, two things are clear: Customers want them, and automakers are intent on supplying them.But are they really a good idea? Car companies answer with an...
Jul 6 2015 // Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval voiced his support for self-driving cars.Sandoval said this month he wants state transportation officials to consider adding support for self-driving cars as part of a multi-million dollar...
Jul 2 2015 // Traffic records dating back 30 years continually list July 4 as the deadliest day to travel on our roadways, the Insurance Council of Texas reports.With July 4 landing on a Saturday this year, the mix of summer travel, the...
Jul 2 2015 // New Hampshire is now the 15th state to bar drivers from using hand-held cellphones while driving.The new “hands-free” law, in effect as of Wednesday, July 1, applies to all hand-held devices, including GPS...
Jul 2 2015 // Authorities say a truck driver who slammed into numerous stopped cars outside of Chattanooga, Tenn., last week, killing six, had been cited for careless driving in Florida the previous day.According to a Florida Highway...
Jun 30 2015 // When Jonathan G. Stein became unhappy with his long-time car insurance carrier earlier this year, the 41-year-old lawyer from Elk Grove, California switched to a new company.How was he rewarded for his disloyalty after...
Jun 29 2015 // A 16-year-old driver has been blamed for a wreck that caused more than $100,000 in damage to new trucks and other property at a Texas dealership.Corpus Christi police say the driver suffered minor injuries in the accident...
Jun 29 2015 // Google will add audio and visual alerts to warn drivers about upcoming railroad crossings on Google’s navigation system, the U.S. Federal Railroad Administration announced on Monday.The agency also asked four other...
Jun 26 2015 // Two self-driving prototype cars, one operated by Google Inc. and the other by Delphi Automotive Plc, had a close call on a Silicon Valley street earlier this week, a Delphi executive told Reuters on Thursday.It was...
Jun 25 2015 // Pennsylvania Insurance Commissioner Teresa Miller is urging potential drivers for rideshare services like Uber and Lyft to consult with their insurance companies to ensure adequate coverage for themselves and...