A California study shows driver’s licenses for illegal immigrants would make streets safer. The Department of Motor Vehicles report says unlicensed drivers in the state, most of them illegal immigrants are nearly three times likely to cause a deadly crash. …
The owners of the 900,000 Alabama vehicles without liability insurance stand a better chance of getting caught starting Jan. 1. That’s when the state will start enforcing a law designed to crack down on motorists who don’t abide by Alabama’s …
Top Illinois Republicans have announced their support for providing driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants. House Minority Leader Tom Cross of Oswego and Senate Minority Leader Christine Radogno joined former GOP Gov. Jim Edgar in supporting proposed legislation on the matter. …
A state’s percentage of uninsured motorists is affected by a no pay, no play law, albeit modestly. A new study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC) estimates that the uninsured motorist (UM) rate can fall by as much as 1.6 …
The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) and the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office have teamed up to address Oklahoma’s uninsured driver problem. Law enforcement officers from both agencies will work together to operate driver safety checkpoints in Tulsa County. “Our Anti-Fraud Unit …
The Minnesota State Patrol says unlicensed drivers are more likely to be involved in a deadly crash. Lt. Eric Roeske says statistics from 2011 show unlicensed drivers are twice as likely to be involved in fatal accidents. He tells WCCO-TV …
A driver’s chances of being hit by an uninsured motorist in Alabama may go down after Jan. 1. That is when a new system will start cracking down on the 900,000 Alabama vehicles without insurance. The system will verify within …
Uninsured motorists involved in a traffic accident would be unable to receive compensation for pain and suffering damages under a bill approved in the Oklahoma Senate. The Senate voted 28-20 for SB 272 over the objection of Democrats who say …
Across the United States, chances are roughly one in seven that a driver is uninsured. The estimated percentage of uninsured motorists stood at 13.8 percent in 2009, according to a new study from the Insurance Research Council (IRC). The group …
Mississippi Governor Haley Barbour has vetoed a bill to set up an electronic system to verify that drivers have auto insurance, a program intended to reduce the number of uninsured drivers on the state’s roads. In his veto message, Barbour …
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