Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Oklahoma Bill Targets Use of Hand-Held Devices While Driving
Jan 12 2015 // Oklahoma Sen. Ron Sharp has filed legislation banning the use of cellphones or other handheld devices to text, email or call while driving in his state. Senate Bill 67 would make it a misdemeanor to use a handheld device...
Personal Auto Rates Rose 2.1%, Homeowners 3.5% in 2014: RateWatch
Jan 12 2015 // Personal auto insurance companies increased their rates by an average of 2.1 percent countrywide in 2014, according to insurance consulting firm Perr & Knight’s RateWatch reports. The three states with the...
Uber Drivers Issued Citations in Idaho City
Jan 8 2015 // Two drivers for the ridesharing company Uber that Boise, Idaho officials say failed to have commercial transport service driver’s licenses but picked up passengers have been cited. City spokesman Mike Journee told...
Study Shows Car Crashes Rise With Daylight Saving Time
Jan 7 2015 // An economist has a warning for the more than 1.5 billion people living in countries that observe daylight saving time: Springing forward may be bad for your health. The wisdom of moving clocks an hour forward during summer...
Wyoming Women Struck By Car Sue Bar That Served Driver
Jan 6 2015 // Two women who were struck by a car outside a Cheyenne, Wyo. bar have filed civil complaints against the bar owners arguing bar employees knowingly served alcohol to the underage driver who hit them. The Wyoming Tribune...
How Much Will Drivers Pay for High-Tech Devices?
Jan 5 2015 // A majority of U.S. drivers are willing to pay as much as $1,499 to have high-tech entertainment and safety devices in their vehicles as consumers demand more connectivity, according to a Harris Poll. Back-up cameras, USB...
Indiana Court: US Steel not Responsible for Sleepy Driver’s Crash
Jan 4 2015 // The Indiana appeals court has ruled that U.S. Steel isn’t responsible for a crash involving an employee who apparently fell asleep while driving after an 11-hour overnight work shift. The 3-0 appeals court ruling...
Drunk Driving Arrests Down 10% in North Dakota in 2014
Jan 2 2015 // North Dakota authorities say drunken driving arrests in the state were down nearly 10 percent in 2014. Highway Patrol Sgt. Tom Iverson told KXMB-TV about 1,700 driving under the influence arrests were made statewide last...
Oklahoma Bill Targets Texting While Driving
Jan 2 2015 // Oklahoma Sen. Ron Sharp has filed legislation banning the use of cell phones or other handheld devices to text, email or call while driving in his state. Senate Bill 67 would make it a misdemeanor to use a handheld device...
More Uninsured Drivers Likely To Be Towed Under New Utah Law
Jan 2 2015 // Uninsured drivers on Utah roadways can expect to have their cars impounded on the spot under a new law that took effect Thursday. Utah police have had the option to pull over an uninsured driver and impound their car since...
Immigrants Get Warning On California Driver’s Licenses
Dec 30 2014 // While tens of thousands of immigrants living in the United States illegally are preparing to apply for a long-sought driver’s license in California starting Jan. 2, others are being urged to think twice. Immigrant...
Personal Auto Rates Rose 2.1%, Homeowners 3.5% in 2014: RateWatch
Dec 30 2014 // Personal auto insurance companies increased their rates by an average of 2.1 percent countrywide in 2014, according to insurance consulting firm Perr & Knight’s RateWatch reports. The three states with the...
Immigration Reform, Driver’s Licenses Spell Opportunity for Latino Agents
Dec 24 2014 // Independent insurance agents who serve the Hispanic community may be in store for a busy year. Immigration reform is on next year’s horizon, and in California a landmark law enabling undocumented individuals to...
School Bus Driver Licensing Questioned in Tennessee
Dec 18 2014 // Knox County Schools Superintendent Jim McIntyre has ordered a full review of all licensing documents for school bus drivers after questions arose about the qualifications of a driver involved in a fatal crash. The...
North Carolina Driver Charged with DWI Twice in Same Day
Dec 18 2014 // Officials in Asheville, North Carolina said a woman was charged with driving while impaired twice in the same day by the same sheriff’s deputy. Area media outlets report warrants at the Buncombe County...
Boston Uber Driver Charged With Raping Woman Who Sought Ride
Dec 18 2014 // A Boston man who works as an Uber Technologies Inc. driver was charged with taking a woman to a secluded area and raping her, as questions about the company’s driver-screening process prompted it to begin an...
Uber Faces Challenge with Driver Screening Internationally
Dec 18 2014 // Online taxi service Uber Technologies Inc., which had a driver was accused of rape in New Delhi, said it is exploring adding new methods to verify drivers’ credentials and make its service safer. Uber has started...
N.H. Liquor Commission Ramps Up Efforts to Prevent Drunken Driving
Dec 15 2014 // The New Hampshire Liquor Commission is ramping up efforts to prevent drunken driving during the holiday season by increasing undercover monitoring of establishments serving alcohol and partnering with the state police to...
Drunk-Driving Deaths Down 47% Since 2003 in Wisconsin
Dec 15 2014 // Fewer Wisconsinites are being hurt or killed in drunken-driving accidents. The Wisconsin Department of Transportation says 185 people died in alcohol-related crashes last year — down 47 percent since 2003. Injuries from...
Minnesota Task Force Seeks to Identify Uninsured Drivers
Dec 11 2014 // State legislators are working on ways to better identify Minnesota residents who drive without auto insurance. Motorists don’t have to show proof of insurance when renewing a vehicle’s registration. People who...
