Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Arizona Teen Drivers Face Cellphone Ban Under Senate Bill
Feb 15 2013 // Arizona lawmakers are coming after teen drivers’ cellphones. A bill approved by the Senate Committee on Public Safety on Wednesday seeks to prohibit teenagers from using wireless devices while they have their...
Houston Officer: Texting Drivers Are Blind Drivers
Feb 13 2013 // Houston Police Officer Paul Lassalle said it used to be easy spotting drunk drivers. “Prior to the use of cell phones, they were the ones creeping along on the freeway creating a traffic hazard or veering out of...
Everest National Insurance Company Awards American Claims Management with Personal Auto Program
Feb 13 2013 // San Diego, CA, 02/13/13 – American Claims Management, Inc. (ACM), a national third party administrator, has been awarded the claims handling for the Personal Auto Program from Everest National Insurance Company...
Unfair Drivers
Feb 11 2013 // In its latest report on auto insurance premiums, the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) said insurers charge higher premiums to safe drivers than to unsafe drivers. That claim seems to go against the grain when...
South Dakota Lawmakers Endorse Teen Driving Safety Measures
Feb 6 2013 // A package of recommendations that would ban beginning drivers from using cellphones behind the wheel and make other changes aimed at reducing teen traffic fatalities and serious injuries is progressing through the South...
Oklahoma Commissioner Backs Temporary Insurance Plan for Uninsured Drivers
Feb 6 2013 // A pair of legislative proposals would allow Oklahoma law enforcement officers to remove the tags of uninsured vehicles and create a temporary insurance plan for them. Oklahoma Insurance Commissioner John D. Doak announced...
Study: Manufacturing Driving Growth in Ohio
Feb 4 2013 // Manufacturing is again driving Ohio’s economic expansion, with more than half of the state’s counties dependent on the sector, according to a newspaper analysis. The Dayton Daily News reports that more than...
Dallas Cowboys to Look at Drunken Driving After Arrests
Jan 31 2013 // The Dallas Cowboys are looking for ways to improve how the team handles drunken driving in the wake of two high-profile arrests and the car crash death of a practice squad player, a team official and former Cowboys star...
Fraud Concerns Linger Over Illinois Driver License Law
Jan 29 2013 // As Illinois becomes the fourth and most populous U.S. state to issue driver’s licenses to illegal immigrants, nagging concerns remain about whether there are enough safeguards to avoid the identity fraud and other...
CFA Report: Largest Auto Insurers Often Charge Higher Premiums to Safe Drivers
Jan 28 2013 // In its latest report on auto insurance premiums charged by the largest auto insurers, the Consumer Federation of America said these insurers frequently charge higher premiums to safe drivers than to those who recently...
Utah Driver Accused Of Texting, Driving In Fatal
Jan 28 2013 // A 28-year-old Utah man has been ordered to stand trial for automobile homicide after police say he was texting while driving when he struck and killed a teenage pedestrian. Jeffrey Lloyd Bascom of Jensen faces a felony...
Legislation Would Ban Texting While Driving in Oklahoma
Jan 24 2013 // Legislation filed by state Rep. Curtis McDaniel would increase safety on Oklahoma roads by banning texting while driving, the lawmaker says. House Bill 1503, by McDaniel, would outlaw texting while their vehicle is in...
Tennessee to Issue Real ID Secure Driver’s Licenses
Jan 23 2013 // Three Tennessee counties will begin issuing secure driver’s licenses this spring in an effort to crack down on fraud. The Chattanooga Times Free Press reported that the new process for licenses is being piloted at...
Migrants Could Qualify For Arizona Driver’s Licenses
Jan 22 2013 // Updated guidelines by federal authorities could possibly open the door for young illegal immigrants to get driver’s licenses in Arizona. The Department of Homeland Security announced Friday that those who receive...
California Study: Safer If Illegal Immigrants Get Driver’s Licenses
Jan 17 2013 // 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...
Michigan Governor Signs Cellphone Ban for Novice Drivers
Jan 14 2013 // Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder has signed legislation prohibiting novice drivers from using a cellphone while behind the wheel. The bill applies to holders of Level 1 licenses, who must be accompanied by a parent, guardian or...
Florida Drivers Can Challenge Presumption of Fault
Jan 14 2013 // Florida’s high court has ruled that drivers that cause an automobile accident by striking another car from behind can still sue the other driver for damages depending on the circumstances of the accident and the...
Float Driver Won’t Face Charges in Texas Train Crash
Jan 11 2013 // A grand jury has declined to indict the driver of a float involved in a train collision that killed four U.S. military veterans in a West Texas parade. Dale Andrew Hayden, the driver of the truck pulling the float, will...
Illinois House OKs Illegal Immigrant Driver’s License Bill
Jan 11 2013 // Illinois has moved a step closer to becoming the next state to allow illegal immigrants to obtain driver’s licenses after House lawmakers approved a bill requiring one-year proof of state residency, form of...
Study: Uninsured Driver Problem Costs Oklahoma $8.8M a Year
Jan 9 2013 // A new evaluation by the Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) found that the state of Oklahoma is losing $8.8 million a year in premium taxes from drivers who fail to obtain the state-required minimum coverage for auto...
