Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Thousands of Mass. Drivers Involved in Multiple Accidents
Feb 11 2008 // Thousands of Massachusetts drivers with histories of multiple crashes continue to get behind the wheel despite law designed to crack down on habitual offenders. A Boston Globe review of state motor vehicle records finds...
Virginia Repeal of Abusive Driver Fees Gains
Feb 10 2008 // The Virginia Senate has passed its bill to repeal high fees on bad drivers by resolving a partisan impasse over how to rebate fees courts already imposed. The 39-0 vote marks the first passage by the House or the Senate of...
States Look to Curb Text-Messaging Drivers; Could GPS Users Be Next?
Feb 10 2008 // Text messaging is all the rage. Hopefully, not a road rage. An increasing number of state lawmakers are concerned by the rash of accidents caused by text-happy drivers. Although many states already have laws that require...
Ariz. Speed Cameras Slow Down Drivers
Feb 10 2008 // Drivers slowed down an average of 7 mph in Scottsdale, Ariz., six weeks after the city launched its nine-month pilot photo-enforcement program in 2006, according to a new study. The study also showed that during the same...
Okla. House Panel Approves Bill Targeting Uninsured Drivers
Feb 7 2008 // A bill that would limit insurance awards for uninsured drivers involved in an accident has passed an Oklahoma House of Representatives subcommittee. House Bill 3380 by Muskogee Republican George Faught was approved by the...
Encompass Offers Nevada Drivers Accident Forgiveness, More Rating Tiers
Feb 6 2008 // Encompass Insurance is offering Nevada agents a new product, Encompass Edge, that combines accident forgiveness and more discounts with sophisticated rating tiers to help keep rates competitive. “Producers are...
Corpus Christi, Texas, Police to Impound Uninsured Drivers’ Cars
Feb 4 2008 // The Corpus Christi Police Department will start impounding the cars of uninsured drivers, officials said. About one in three Nueces County, Texas, drivers are uninsured, compared to about one in five statewide, Chief Bryan...
Virginia Senate Passes Repeal of Abusive Driver Fees
Feb 1 2008 // The Virginia Senate this week finally passed its bill to repeal high fees on bad drivers by resolving a partisan impasse over how to rebate fees courts already imposed. The 39-0 vote marks the first passage by the House or...
Virginia Still Trying to Abolish Abusive Driver Fees
Jan 29 2008 // The Virginia Senate rejected a bid last week to allow people already ordered to pay state abusive driver fees to go back to court and ask a judge to excuse the penalty. The floor amendment by Sen. Kenneth W. Stolle,...
Bill Would Add Boating Under the Influence Violations to Driving Record
Jan 28 2008 // A bill introduced by Oklahoma state Senator Bill Brown would require a conviction of boating while under the influence (BUI) to be made part of an individual’s driving record. The aim of Senate Bill 1140 is to reduce...
States Look to Curb Text Messaging Drivers; Could GPS Users Be Next?
Jan 27 2008 // Text messaging is all the rage. Hopefully, not a road rage. An increasing number of state lawmakers are concerned by the rash of accidents caused by text-happy drivers. Although many states already have laws that require...
Mass. Bill to Ban Texting While Driving Includes Insurance Surcharges
Jan 25 2008 // The Massachusetts House has approved a bill banning drivers from talking or texting on cell phones while behind the wheel, despite opposition from a lawmaker from a city where authorities say a man sending a message struck...
Ky. Towns Plans to Bill Out-of-Town Drivers Blamed for Traffic Accidents
Jan 25 2008 // The self-proclaimed “Friendship City” has decided it’s tired of being a doormat for motorists from neighboring communities. When police in this Cincinnati suburb respond to an accident in which an...
N.H. Debates $100 Fine for Text-Messaging While Driving
Jan 25 2008 // New Hampshire is debating making it illegal for drivers to send text messages on cell phones or type on laptop computers. You still could talk on a cell phone while driving. Assistant Safety Commissioner Earl Sweeney told...
Okla. Bill Aims to Ban Texting, Cell Phone Use by Teens While Driving
Jan 25 2008 // Oklahoma House Democratic Leader Danny Morgan has filed legislation that would make it illegal for teenagers to use cell phones or text while driving. In announcing his bill, Morgan, D-Prague, said he believes the measure,...
Texas AG Gives Conditional Approval to Enhanced Driver’s Licenses
Jan 24 2008 // Attorney General Greg Abbott has given conditional approval to a state plan to create driver’s licenses that store citizenship information for faster and easier border crossings. Abbott’s ruling said the...
Maine Study: Suspended Drivers in High Number of Deadly Crashes
Jan 22 2008 // Suspended drivers represent a small minority of all motorists but are involved in a disproportionately large number of serious highway crashes in Maine, the Maine Sunday Telegram reported. After analyzing records from a...
Utah Lawmakers Consider Revoking Driving Privilege Cards
Jan 22 2008 // Utah lawmakers may consider restricting or revoking driving privilege cards for undocumented immigrants when the 2008 Legislature convenes this week. Created in 2005, the cards allow immigrants to drive legally —...
Va. Takes Step Toward Repeal of Costly Bad Driver Fees
Jan 18 2008 // The costly bad-driving fees on Virginians took a first step toward repeal in a chaotic proceeding this week, barely six months after they took effect. Lawmakers, however, stripped the bill of reimbursements for people who...
Okla. Bill Would Mandate DUI, DWI Convictions on Drivers’ Licenses
Jan 16 2008 // Oklahoma State Rep. Scott Inman, D-Del City, recently filed a measure aimed at reducing drunk driving convictions and alcohol-related traffic fatalities by requiring that previous DUI or DWI convictions be noted on...
