Teen Drivers News

Study Says Most States Slow to Move Toward Safety for Younger Drivers

Advocates for Highway and Auto Safety (Advocates) recently released its 3rd annual highway safety report, “2006 Roadmap to State Highway Safety Laws-Players, Politics and Progress,” that rates each state and the District of Columbia on their progress in adopting 14 …

NTSB Acting Chairman Urges Electronics Industry to Join Board in Reducing Driver Distractions

Acting National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) Chairman Mark Rosenker has urged the consumer electronics industry to help reduce the tragic toll of deaths and injuries on the nation’s roadways by bringing technology to bear on the problem of “distracted drivers.” …

Calif. Puts More Drive Into New Laws for Residents Hitting the Roads

New penalties for drunk drivers, street racers, and “pocket bike” riders – along with improvements to California’s teen driving requirements – are among the laws taking effect as of Sunday, Jan. 1, according to the Automobile Club of Southern California. …

MetLife Auto & Home Unveils Teen Driving Program to 11 States

To help save lives and encourage good driving habits during teens’ first years on the road, MetLife Auto & Home is introducing the company’s “Teens on the Road to Safety” program to customers in 11 states: Arizona, Arkansas, Colorado, Georgia, …

Teen Driving Study Sees Need for Addressing Attitudes, Peer Influences – Not Just Rules and Skills

The Allstate Foundation has released a comprehensive report on teen driving, featuring an in-depth study of teen attitudes complemented by recent discoveries from adolescent-development experts. The debut of the report, Chronic: A Report on the State of Teen Driving, also …

ACIC Asks Gov. Schwarzenegger to Sign Safety Bills

The Association of California Insurance Companies (ACIC) is asking Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger to sign into law highway safety legislation that would target street racing and beginning teen drivers. “Insurers are always concerned about highway safety. We believe two bills pending …

R.I. Limits Teen Drivers’ Passengers

The Rhode Island Division of Motor Vehicles sent out letters this weekend to 11,000 new teenage drivers in Rhode Island alerting them to a new law that limits the number of underage passengers who can ride with them. There had …

Poll Reports Drivers Feel Driving is Getting Riskier, Yet Most Admit to Dangerous Behaviors

American drivers say the aggressive and distracted behavior of other drivers is more aggravating than traffic delays, road construction and personal stress combined. That’s the finding of a new national poll of motorists who, ironically, admitted to many of the …

AIA Praises Maryland Gov. Ehrlich for Signing Bills to Combat Teen Motor Vehicle Crashes

The American Insurance Association (AIA) is praising Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich (R) for signing a host of bills designed to increase teen driver safety. The bills include HB 393, which bars novice teen drivers from carrying teenage passengers who are …

DocuDent Accident Documentation Kit Eases Headaches of Auto Collisions

Many Americans carry automobile insurance. In case of an accident (whether it was your fault or the other driver’s) an insurance policy covers you . First, drivers need to meet their deductible, and if it were their fault, then there …