Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Nissan Testing Safety System That Beams Warnings to Drivers
Sep 19 2006 // Drivers worried about missing a red light or being hit by cars darting out from hidden alleys in Japan may receive assistance from new technology being developed by Nissan. All the world’s automakers are working on...
Travelers Offers Hybrid Drivers in N.J. 10% Discount
Sep 18 2006 // New Jersey hybrid owners can now take advantage of a 10 percent discount on auto insurance offered by Travelers of New Jersey. The discount comes on the heels of Governor Jon S. Corzine’s announcement last spring...
Multitasking Drivers Pose Safety Hazard, Say Ala. Police
Sep 5 2006 // Tony Barnett has seen it all in his 25 years as a law enforcement officer. But sometimes he’s still surprised by what motorists will attempt to do while they’re driving. According to the National Highway...
Texas Designated Driver Service Keeps Drunks Off Roadways
Sep 5 2006 // Hoping to keep potential drunken drivers off the road, a new designated driver service is offering rides home for its customers and their cars. PointZero8, which started giving rides in San Antonio last week, sends two...
California Strengthens Teen Driver Laws
Sep 1 2006 // California has strengthened its laws for teenage drivers to reduce the number of injuries and fatalities on state roadways. The American Insurance Association (AIA) has commended Californians for the decision. According to...
GOP Senate Challenger McGavick Reveals Drunken Driving Incident
Aug 29 2006 // Republican U.S. Senate challenger and former Safeco CEO Mike McGavick, in a remarkable confession of what he called his personal and political shortcomings, revealed a drunken driving incident and discussed his divorce, a...
Virginia Steps Up Efforts to Curb Drunk Driving with Checkpoints
Aug 25 2006 // Virginia Governor Timothy M. Kaine announced the start of the Checkpoint Strikeforce campaign, a statewide initiative to raise public awareness about drunk driving. The kick-off of the five-month, million-dollar campaign...
N.H. Town May Bill Driver’s Insurer for Gas Leak
Aug 24 2006 // Emergency officials in Salem, New Hampshire are considering billing a driver’s insurance company for a car crash that caused a propane leak last week and shut down part of Route 28 for over a day. Officials estimated...
Pa. Police Stop 1,000 in Anti-Drunk Driving Effort
Aug 22 2006 // Police have stopped about 1,000 vehicles and made 20 arrests in Pittsburgh as part of “Operation Nighthawk,” a regional campaign to crack down on drunken driving, police said. A joint force of Pittsburgh and...
Safer cars, not better drivers, behind fewer roadway deaths
Aug 21 2006 // The designs of passenger vehicles have been improving for years, becoming more protective of their occupants in crashes. Without those improvements, the motor vehicle death rate per registered vehicle would have stopped...
Oops…172 Pa. Driver’s Licenses Accidently Voided
Aug 17 2006 // A bureaucratic error led to the accidental cancellation of 172 Pennsylvania driver’s licenses this week, according to the state Department of Transportation. The licenses have been restored, but residents who...
Researchers Find Many Commercial Drivers Impaired by Lack of Sleep
Aug 15 2006 // Truck drivers who routinely get too little sleep or suffer from sleep apnea show signs of fatigue and impaired performance that can make them a hazard on the road, according to a major new study by researchers at the...
Colorado Court: Drivers Not Liable for Hitting Animals in Road
Aug 15 2006 // Motorists who take reasonable action to avoid hitting large animals on the road cannot be held liable for negligence, the Colorado Court of Appeals ruled Thursday. It was the first time a Colorado court has set guidelines...
Minn. Man Jailed for Driving without Insurance Beaten to Death by Inmate
Aug 11 2006 // An Elk River, Minnesota man being held at the Sherburne County Jail on a gross misdemeanor traffic violation died after being beaten by another prisoner, the sheriff’s office said Wednesday. Carl Edward Moyle, 28,...
Safer Cars, Not Better Drivers, Behind Fewer Roadway Deaths
Aug 9 2006 // The designs of passenger vehicles have been improving for years, becoming more protective of their occupants in crashes. Without these improvements, the motor vehicle death rate per registered vehicle would have stopped...
Minn. Gubernatorial Candidate Proposes ‘Dumb Driving’ Fines
Aug 4 2006 // Drivers who cause crashes because they’re wolfing down hamburgers or applying mascara would face fines under a transportation plan outlined recently by Independence Party gubernatorial candidate Peter...
Mass. Teen Driving Bill Advances
Jul 30 2006 // Teens longing to get out on the open road would have to hang up their cell phones and log more hours in behind-the-wheel training before they would be able to get their drivers’ licenses, under a bill passed by the...
Commerce Net Earnings Down in 2d Quarter But Up for First Half
Jul 28 2006 // The Commerce Group, Inc. reported 2006 second quarter results showing net earnings were $58.6 million, or $0.86 per diluted share, compared to net earnings of $62.6 million or $0.92 per diluted share for 2005. Included in...
Despite understanding risk, drivers gab on wireless phones
Jul 24 2006 // Despite knowing that driving and talking on a cell phone at the same time is dangerous and that it is safer to use a hands-free device to hold a cell phone, a large majority of drivers with cell phones still talk on the...
Despite understanding risk, drivers gab on wireless phones
Jul 24 2006 // Despite knowing that driving and talking on a cell phone at the same time is dangerous and that it is safer to use a hands-free device to hold a cell phone, a large majority of drivers with cell phones still talk on the...
