All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
May 5 2014 // Through the first four months of 2014, Dale Earnhardt Jr. has landed a new sponsor, another Daytona 500 win and an award selected by the media.Now, life will be really grand if the popular NASCAR driver can rekindle his...
May 5 2014 // A California Assemblywoman introduced a bill in late April to regulate ridesharing companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar.Assembly Bill 2293, authored by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, would clarify existing...
May 5 2014 // The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says law enforcement officers across Minnesota cited 550 people for texting while driving during a recent 10-day crackdown on distracted driving. The enhanced enforcement campaign...
May 5 2014 // The new sharable economy is growing across the country, and one question looms large: What are the insurance implications?Homeowners and renters understand the types of insurance they need and where they can buy coverage....
May 2 2014 // Rhode Island’s insurance regulators issued a consumer alert bulletin this week, highlighting insurance coverage issues and requirements surrounding ridesharing services.“[R.I. Department of Business Regulation,...
Apr 30 2014 // Drivers for the ride-sharing services Lyft and Uber will be ticketed in the Tampa area, the Public Transportation Commission announced. Drivers were previously given verbal warnings. Fines can reach $800, including a $500...
Apr 29 2014 // New Jersey has not seen a rise in crashes caused by vehicle malfunctions since it stopped motor vehicle safety inspections in 2010.An analysis by The Record newspaper found vehicle malfunctions accounted for roughly 2...
Apr 29 2014 // A new report out of New Mexico says nearly 200 state employees have had their state vehicle driving privileges revoked.The Santa Fe New Mexican reported the General Services Department says 191 state workers had their...
Apr 28 2014 // There’s a lot riding on a California law to grant driver’s licenses to immigrants in the country illegally, and supporters are already preparing prospective drivers in the most populous U.S. state to pass the...
Apr 24 2014 // A California Assemblywoman has introduced a bill to regulate ridesharing companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar.Assembly Bill 2293, authored by Assemblywoman Susan Bonilla, D-Concord, would clarify existing insurance laws...
Apr 23 2014 // The Minnesota Department of Public Safety says law enforcement officers across Minnesota cited 550 people for texting while driving during a recent 10-day crackdown on distracted driving. The enhanced enforcement campaign...
Apr 17 2014 // Ohio is warning drivers considering work with a ridesharing service such as Uber or Lyft to understand the insurance implications. Rideshare companies operating in Columbus, Cincinnati and Cleveland use smartphone apps to...
Apr 17 2014 // The insurance office within the U.S. Treasury is looking into whether minorities and low and moderate income Americans have access to affordable auto insurance.On April 10, the Federal Insurance Office, citing its...
Apr 16 2014 // New Jersey’s Acting Attorney General John Hoffman this week announced the staggering toll driver inattention has taken on New Jersey’s roadways in the past 10 years.Hoffman said New Jersey has experienced a...
Apr 11 2014 // Officers and support staff who drive drunk face dismissal in a stricter DWI policy applying to those who enforce the law, Austin, Texas, police Chief Art Acevedo said.Acevedo announced the updated policy to the...
Apr 10 2014 // The numbers of teen driving deaths and injuries have fallen in North Carolina but moving violations are up since the state’s General Assembly imposed new requirements on young drivers and their parents before teens...
Apr 9 2014 // Transportation Network Companies like Uber, Lyft and Sidecar should bear the insurance burden when they encourage drivers to use their personal vehicles to transport passengers for a profit, according to recommendations...
Apr 9 2014 // Updated story: California Commissioner Wants Insurance Burden on Ridesharing CompaniesTransportation Network Companies like such as Uber, Lyft and Sidecar should bear the insurance burden when they encourage...
Apr 7 2014 // Indiana has seen a 20 percent drop in the number of young drivers involved in accidents in the four years since it began requiring teens to wait longer to get their driver’s licenses. The Graduated Driver Licensing...
Apr 2 2014 // A New Hampshire Senate panel is holding a hearing this week on a measure to ban the use of hand-held cellphones while driving.The House-passed bill also bans all cellphone use by minors behind the wheel. The bill...