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Kentucky Senate Advances Bill to Ban Texting While Driving
Apr 2 2010 // The Kentucky Senate has used some late maneuvering in pushing a bill aimed at banning people from sending text messages while driving in the state. Senators found a House bill to attach the provisions that would prohibit...
U.S. Seeks Permanent Ban on Texting by Bus, Truck Drivers
Mar 31 2010 // U.S Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has proposed a federal rule that would to specifically prohibit texting by interstate commercial truck and bus drivers. The proposed rule would make permanent an interim ban...
Study: Road Woes Cost North Carolina Drivers $1,350 a Year
Mar 26 2010 // North Carolina’s big-city motorists are losing nearly on average the cost of a tank of gas every week to pay for their troubles from pot holes, longer waits in traffic and perilous roads. A national transportation...
South Dakota: Insured Drivers Covered Even If Struck When Pedestrians
Mar 26 2010 // South Dakota Division of Insurance Director Merle Scheiber is warning property/casualty insurers that auto policy forms that restrict the types of motor vehicles for which coverage may apply when an insured is struck as a...
Kentucky Senate Advances Texting While Driving Ban
Mar 26 2010 // A bill seeking to ban people from sending text messages while driving in Kentucky has won approval from the state Senate. The measure would prohibit drivers from writing, sending or reading text messages when their vehicle...
New York Police Agree Driver Error Caused Toyota Crash
Mar 24 2010 // A New York housekeeper who reported that her boss’ Toyota Prius accelerated on its own and wouldn’t brake as she hurtled toward a stone wall apparently had her foot on the gas pedal the entire time, according...
Don’t Let Research Distract From Safe Driving Efforts
Mar 22 2010 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration reports that nearly 6,000 people died in 2008 in crashes involving a distracted or inattentive driver, and more than half a million were injured. Many of them were...
Driver Error Possible in New York Prius Crash, Says Safety Agency
Mar 19 2010 // U.S. safety officials believe driver error may be behind the crash in New York of a Toyota Motor Corp. Prius that has been investigated as a possible case of unintended acceleration, federal investigators said...
Allstate to Refund $428K over Missed Discounts for Delaware Drivers
Mar 12 2010 // Allstate will be refund $428,355 to 2,445 Delaware policyholders who had not received discounts on their automobile insurance premiums to which they were lawfully entitled, the state’s insurance commissioner...
Mississippi to Add More Kiosks That Automate Driver’s License Renewals
Mar 12 2010 // Since rolling out seven automated driver’s license renewal kiosks three months ago, the Mississippi Department of Public Safety has begun developing plans to add more throughout the state. “It seems to me that...
South Carolina House Passes $25 Fine for Texting While Driving
Mar 12 2010 // South Carolina motorists who are caught sending or reading text messages while they drive would be fined $25 under legislation that won key House approval this week. With a 98-18 vote, the House gave second reading to a...
South Carolina Not Enforcing Vision Law for Senior Drivers
Mar 10 2010 // Seven years after South Carolina changed the way it required drivers to prove their eyesight is adequate, the state has failed to establish a system of notifying people when they need to take vision tests or track who has...
Judge Dismisses Suit over New Jersey Teen Driver Decals
Mar 10 2010 // New Jersey judge has upheld a new law that requires drivers younger than 21 to display identifying decals on their vehicle license plates. State Superior Court Judge Robert Brennan dismissed a lawsuit brought by Gregg...
UK’s Jubilee Agency to Underwrite Amateur Auto Race Drivers
Mar 9 2010 // Specialist Lloyd’s insurer, Jubilee Managing Agency Limited, has been appointed to provide dedicated amateur motor sport personal accident coverage for amateur race and rally drivers who hold UK Motor Sport...
New Jersey Assembly Panel Advances Distracted Driver Bill
Mar 8 2010 // Police in New Jersey may soon have to note whether a driver was distracted before having an accident. A bill approved by an Assembly committee last week requires officers to check a box describing the type of...
Tennessee Eyes Insurance Break for Senior Drivers
Mar 7 2010 // Legislation that would give senior drivers in Tennessee a discount on their insurance for taking an online driving course is on Gov. Phil Bredesen’s desk awaiting his signature. The measure, sponsored by Republican...
Minnesota Lawmakers Hold Distracted Driving Hearing
Mar 4 2010 // Minnesota lawmakers are taking another look at the dangers of distracted driving. House and Senate transportation committees held a joint hearing Wednesday on the risks of things like cell phone dialing, fiddling with GPS...
Arizona Bill Banning Texting While Driving Dies in Senate
Mar 3 2010 // The Arizona Senate in an 11-11 vote failed to pass a bill that would have banned texting on a cell phone while driving. If it had passed, SB 1334 would have imposed fines of $50 for from operating a motor vehicle on a...
Rules Change for Young Drivers in Texas
Mar 2 2010 // Applicants for a drivers license in Texas between the ages of 18 and 24 now must complete an approved driver education course and a driving skills test to get a license, the Texas Department of Public Safety says. DPS says...
Legislation to Ban Texting While Driving Advances in Oklahoma
Mar 1 2010 // A measure in Oklahoma that places limits on texting while driving has passed out of the House Public Safety Committee. The measure would also prohibit young drivers from using a cell phone to talk or text while the vehicle...
