Latest Personal Auto Headlines
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Indiana Truck Driver Logs 3 Million Miles of Safety
Nov 29 2012 // The distance around the Earth at the equator is 24,901 miles. By Kokomo, Ind.-based truck driver Richard Batt’s estimate, he could have driven around the planet nearly 24,100 times. And he would have done it all in a...
High-Security Driver’s License Runs Into Opposition in States
Nov 27 2012 // It was a popular idea five years ago: make sure every state had high-security driver’s licenses to thwart terrorism at airports. But the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Real ID system faces opposition...
Arlington, Texas Issues Few Tickets to Texting Drivers
Nov 25 2012 // A year since it began enforcing a ban on texting while driving, a North Texas city says awareness has increased despite the small number of tickets written. Arlington police have issued 49 citations to drivers who were...
Drugged Driving Bigger Problem Than Drunk Driving in California
Nov 21 2012 // A statewide survey shows there are more drugged drivers than drunken drivers on California roads during the weekend. The California Office of Traffic Safety said Monday that 14 percent of drivers surveyed tested positive...
Why Driving Over Thanksgiving Week Is Dangerous: Alabama Study
Nov 21 2012 // Thanksgiving week is a dangerous time to be on the road, although it is becoming safer. Speeding, driving under the influence of alcohol, time of day and weather all contribute to more fatal crashes throughout the year,...
Women with Driver’s Licenses Now Outnumber Men
Nov 20 2012 // Women have passed men on the nation’s roads. More women than men now have driver’s licenses, a reversal of a longtime gender gap behind the wheel that transportation researchers say is likely to have safety and...
New Mexico Offers Driver’s License Identifying Veterans
Nov 19 2012 // New Mexico is adding a feature on its driver’s licenses to indicate that someone is a veteran. State officials said Friday the designation will make it easier for veterans to provide proof they served in the military...
Oklahoma Cracking Down on Uninsured Drivers in Tulsa Area
Nov 19 2012 // The Oklahoma Insurance Department (OID) and the Tulsa County Sheriff’s Office have teamed up to address Oklahoma’s uninsured driver problem. Law enforcement officers from both agencies will work together to...
Unlicensed Minnesota Drivers Involved in More Fatal Crashes
Nov 19 2012 // The Minnesota State Patrol says unlicensed drivers are more likely to be involved in a deadly crash. Lt. Eric Roeske says statistics from 2011 show unlicensed drivers are twice as likely to be involved in fatal...
Ohio Sidewalk Driver Does ‘Idiot’ Sign Time
Nov 16 2012 // An Ohio woman caught on camera driving on a sidewalk to pass a Cleveland school bus that was unloading children stood in the cold recently at an intersection holding a sign warning people about idiots. A Cleveland...
Firms Report Increase in False Histories of Commercial Drivers: LexisNexis
Nov 16 2012 // Employers tripled their employment verifications of commercial drivers during the first half of 2012, possibly indicating that companies are experiencing a driver shortage and are processing more applicants through...
Craddick Bill Would Ban Texting While Driving in Texas
Nov 14 2012 // Texas Rep. Tom Craddick (Midland) has filed House Bill 63, the Alex Brown Memorial Act, which would implement a statewide ban on texting while driving. According to Craddick, House Bill 63 introduces a common sense safety...
UK Drivers Poor Eyesight Costs $52.7 Million a Year Says RSA Report
Nov 5 2012 // A new report, commissioned by global UK-based insurer RSA, has found that road accidents caused by poor driver vision cost the UK an estimated £33 million [$52.7 million] a year and result in nearly 2,900 casualties, with...
Driver of Oil Pipe Truck Charged in Arkansas Death
Nov 5 2012 // The driver of an oil field truck has been charged with negligent homicide for the death of a 95-year-old woman who was killed when she drove into a length of pipe that protruded behind the rig. Authorities on Friday...
Survey: One-fourth of Nevada Drivers Use Hand-Held Phones
Nov 5 2012 // A statewide survey shows 27 percent of Nevadans still use hand-held telephones while driving, despite a state law banning the practice that took effect Jan. 1. University of Nevada, Reno, researchers say the third annual...
Unlicensed Minnesota Drivers Involved in More Fatal Crashes
Nov 4 2012 // The Minnesota State Patrol says unlicensed drivers are more likely to be involved in a deadly crash. Lt. Eric Roeske says statistics from 2011 show unlicensed drivers are twice as likely to be involved in fatal accidents....
1,300 Drivers Convicted of Texting Under Georgia’s 2-Year Old Law
Oct 31 2012 // State records in Georgia show that about 50 drivers a month have been convicted of texting and driving in the two years since a law to ban texting went into effect. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported that as of...
Kansas Woman in Campaign Against Texting While Driving
Oct 29 2012 // Amanda Umscheid of Paxico said she’ll never get over knowing that her 19-year-old sister died while sending her a text as she drove near Manhattan, Kan., in the spring of 2009. The last thing Ashley Umscheid did...
How to Catch Texting Drivers? Conn., Mass. Get $550K Grant to Find Ways
Oct 24 2012 // The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), part of the U.S. Transportation Department, said this month it is providing $550,000 to Connecticut and Massachusetts to help them devise anti-texting enforcement...
Delaware Authorities Looking for Aggressive Drivers
Oct 24 2012 // Delaware’s Office of Highway Safety is making a coordinated effort to combat aggressive driving. Beginning this week and continuing through Nov. 3, law enforcement agencies will be specifically looking for aggressive...
