Latest Personal Auto Headlines
All the headlines from our Personal Auto Topic Page, ordered by recency.
Allstate awards cities free gas for safe driving records
Jul 2 2007 // For the second straight year, an insurance study has found that Sioux Falls, S.D. has the safest drivers in the nation. Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of internal crash data to calculate the...
Allstate awards cities free gas for safe driving records
Jul 2 2007 // For the second straight year, an insurance study has found that Sioux Falls, S.D. has the safest drivers in the nation. Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of internal crash data to calculate the...
N.Y. Court Rules Drunk Driving Does Not Include Using Inhalants with Alcohol
Jun 29 2007 // A motorist accused of “huffing” stimulants from an aerosol can before getting into a deadly wreck cannot be charged with driving while intoxicated, New York’s highest court ruled Wednesday. The...
New Jersey Drivers Think They’re Better Than New York Drivers
Jun 29 2007 // New Jersey drivers buckle themselves in, but do so while speeding and scorning New Yorkers, according to a new university poll. The poll also found Garden State men are more likely than women to drive after drinking or...
R.I. Gov. Vetoes Giving Drivers Extra Day to Provide Insurance Proof
Jun 26 2007 // Siding with State Police who said it would create an “unnecessary and burdensome increase in paperwork,” Rhode Island Gov. Don Carcieri for the second year has vetoed a bill to give motorists who are ticketed...
Road Sins: Vatican Publishes 10 Commandments for Drivers
Jun 20 2007 // The Vatican on Tuesday issued a set of “Ten Commandments” for drivers, telling motorists not to kill, not to drink and drive, and to help fellow motorists in the case of accidents. A document from the...
Texas Delays System to Crackdown on Uninsured Drivers
Jun 20 2007 // Texas officials have again delayed the launch of a database meant to crack down on uninsured drivers, saying people could be ticketed or arrested because of inaccurate information. Lawmakers in 2005 ordered the Texas...
Survey: Inlanders Oppose Subsidies for Risky Drivers, Coastal Homes
Jun 20 2007 // A new survey is reporting that 80 percent of drivers and 64 percent of homeowners in non-coastal areas in two states disagree with state insurance pricing regulations that benefit risky drivers and homeowners in high-risk...
Study Concludes Child Passengers Safer When Teen Driver Is Sibling
Jun 19 2007 // A study released June 14 from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm found that while children driven by teens are twice as likely to suffer crash injury as those driven by adults, their risk is 40...
S.C. Joins States Opposing National Federal Driver’s Licensing
Jun 15 2007 // South Carolina joined Maine, New Hampshire and other states this week as it formally rejected a federal mandate that sets new national driver’s license standards. Gov. Mark Sanford signed a bill into law that says...
N.J. Could Join States Penalizing Drivers Using Cell Phones
Jun 15 2007 // New Jersey could become the fourth state to allow police to ticket drivers whenever they’re seen using a hand-held cell phone while driving. An Assembly committee on Thursday was slated to consider a Senate-approved...
Allstate Awards S.D. Cities Free Gas for Safe Driving Records
Jun 15 2007 // For the second straight year, an insurance study has found that Sioux Falls, S.D. has the safest drivers in the nation. Researchers with Allstate Insurance Co. analyzed two years of internal crash data to calculate the...
Main Street America Reveals New Rating Program in Georgia
Jun 15 2007 // The Main Street America Group unveiled a new rating program designed to provide greater pricing flexibility for the super regional property-casualty carrier’s new Personal Auto policies. Personal Auto MVP...
Classic Automobile Insurance Agency Now Offers Free Driver Club
Jun 15 2007 // Indianapolis-based Classic Automobile Insurance Agency, an insurance company offering coverage for classic and collector cars, recently announced the offering of its Driver Club free to all customers nationwide. The Driver...
Lawmakers’ Driving Claims Cost California Taxpayers
Jun 11 2007 // Lawmakers using state-issued vehicles filed auto insurance claims at a far higher rate than the general public, costing California taxpayers nearly $90,000 the past two years, according to records obtained by The...
Maine Bill Bars Teens from Chatting While Driving
Jun 6 2007 // Maine tenagers who are used to chatting while driving may have to break the habit and leave their cellular phones alone while they’re behind the wheel. A bill, which has won all-but-final Senate approval after it was...
Today is ‘Distracted Driving Awareness Day’ in Virginia
Jun 6 2007 // AAA Mid-Atlantic and Drive Smart Virginia, along with the insurance industry and other partners, are calling on Virginians to take action today on Distracted Driving Awareness Day and make a pledge to pay attention while...
Police Say Aggressive Driving on the Rise in D.C.- Maryland
Jun 5 2007 // Aggressive driving is on the rise in the Washington area as motorists grapple with longer commutes, worsening road congestion and busier lives, law enforcement officials say. Three recent altercations on Maryland highways...
N.H. addresses handling risks without Social Security Numbers
Jun 4 2007 // Personal auto insurance carriers in New Hampshire can’t refuse to quote a policy if the insured refuses to provide a Social Security Number for use in obtaining a credit score, according to Insurance Commissioner...
British auto insurer survey targets women’s view of male drivers’ irritating habits
May 21 2007 // A survey from the United Kingdom’s Diamond, an automobile insurer that specializes in coverage for women drivers, reveals some of their male counterparts’ most irritating driving habits. While Diamond’s...
