Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Pa. Lawmaker Wants to Curb Distractions for Teen Drivers
Apr 5 2007 // A Pennsylvania lawmaker said a new survey backs up her push for legislation to cut down on distractions for younger drivers by limiting the number of passengers they may carry. State Rep. Kathy Watson, R-Bucks, told a news...
Ark. House Rejects Bill to Ban Cell Phone Use by Teen Drivers
Apr 4 2007 // Teenagers will not have to pull over their cars to make calls on their cell phones after House members rejected a proposal on April 2 aimed at reducing distractions for Arkansas’ younger motorists. On a 34-45 vote,...
Ill. House Approves Driving Certificates for Illegal Immigrants
Mar 30 2007 // The Illinois House voted Wednesday to give illegal immigrants a way to drive legally on the state’s roads, a move supporters say will be controversial but should improve highway safety. Illinois police organizations...
Virginia Police Traffic Sting Catches 3,500 Drivers in 2 Days
Mar 29 2007 // Virginia police stopped more than 3,500 drivers for traffic violations during a statewide crackdown along Interstate 64 last Friday and Saturday. Virginia State Police’s “Operation Air, Land & Speed”...
Ark. House Rejects Driving Restrictions for Teen Drivers
Mar 28 2007 // New driving restrictions for younger teenagers – including a ban on late-night driving and limits on passengers – were overwhelmingly rejected March 26 by the Arkansas House of Representatives. “Leave...
S.C. Measure Would Require Locks on Cars of Drunk Drivers
Mar 20 2007 // All convicted drunken drivers in South Carolina would have to have a special device installed in their vehicles that would prevent them from driving if they have had too much to drink. Under a law passed in 2000, judges...
Ark. Senate Passes Teen Driving Rules; Highway Bond Measure
Mar 16 2007 // Teenage drivers in Arkansas would have more restrictions on their driving privileges under Senate Bill 196, which recently passed the state Senate. According to the Senate announcement, teens with a learner’s permit...
NY Teacher, Animals Shaken up in Car Crash
Mar 13 2007 // Police sent to investigate a traffic accident found more than they expected – a small zoo. A kindergarten teacher known as the “Critter Lady” and her menagerie – including a boa constrictor,...
Proposal: Drivers With no Proof of Insurance in Okla. Could Lose Vehicles
Mar 6 2007 // A proposal pending in the Oklahoma Senate would allow authorities to seize the vehicles of motorists who fail to show proof of liability insurance during a traffic stop. State Sen. Patrick Anderson, R-Enid, thinks the...
ABI Urges More Young Driver Training, Passenger Limits
Mar 2 2007 // The Association of British Insurers has issued a call for a one-year minimum learning period for would-be drivers, and limits on the number of passengers for young newly-qualified drivers. According to the ABI, younger...
N.J. drunk driver test
Feb 26 2007 // A new machine to help determine if drivers are drunk is generally reliable but is not perfect and can only be used with some adjustments and discretion, a New Jersey judge has said. One of the adjustments may mean that...
U.S. Rep. Backs Maine Effort to Repeal Federal Drivers License Act
Feb 23 2007 // U.S. Rep. Tom Allen joined with a group of Democratic state lawmakers at the Maine State House on Tuesday to amplify his call for the repeal and replacement of the federal homeland security law known as the Real ID...
ABI Notes Imminent Closure of UK Uninsured Driver ‘Loophole’
Feb 21 2007 // New model policy wordings issued by the Association of British Insurers “will prevent drivers collecting confiscated vehicles using the ‘Driving other Cars’ provision in their motor policy, which normally...
N.J. Weighs Reliability of Drunk Driver Testing Machine
Feb 16 2007 // A new machine to help determine if drivers are drunk is generally reliable but is not perfect and can only be used with some adjustments and discretion, a New Jersey judge said Wednesday. One of the adjustments may mean...
Maine lawmakers balk at federal driver’s license-ID system
Feb 11 2007 // The Maine Legislature declared that it would refuse a congressional order to change its drivers’ licenses so they can serve as national identification cards. Supporters of a recent nonbinding resolution say the...
Ark. Court of Appeals Sides with Truck Driver in Workers’ Comp Case
Feb 9 2007 // A delivery truck driver injured on his route is entitled to disability benefits, the Arkansas Court of Appeals ruled on Feb. 6, 2007, overturning a state workers’ compensation commission decision. An opinion written...
Texas State Senator Files Bill to Provide Tax Relief to Small Businesses
Feb 6 2007 // State Rep. Harvey Hilderbran (Kerrville) has filed House Bill 1022 and House Joint Resolution 54 which clarify that personal vehicles used for the production of income are exempt from ad valorem taxation. “Most small...
Maryland Told It Must Comply with Federal Real ID Driver’s License Act
Feb 1 2007 // Maryland must comply with the federal Real ID Act, Transportation Secretary nominee John D. Porcari told the Judiciary Committee on Tuesday. The Real ID Act mandates that states verify documents proving an applicant is a...
S.D Bill Would Seal Driving Records of Police, Fire, Ambulance Employees
Jan 31 2007 // The South Dakota House passed a bill this week that would close the driving records of firefighters, police, ambulance employees and other emergency personnel when they have accidents on duty. That would insulate those...
Alabama Considers Tougher Teen Driving Laws
Jan 30 2007 // A state committee looking for ways to save lives on Alabama highways wants to get young drivers off cell phones and put new restrictions on how many passengers they can carry. The State Highway Safety Coordinating...
