The American Insurance Association (AIA) on Wednesday commended the Maryland legislature for passing of a host of bills targeting teen driver safety. The bills include HB 393, which bars novice teen drivers from carrying teenage passengers who are not family …
According to a recent survey commissioned by PEMCO Insurance, nearly one-quarter of Washington state residents are unaware of the Intermediate Drivers License law, commonly called graduated licensing. And although parents of teen drivers have much greater awareness of the law, …
A group of teenagers from across the country are hoping to convince their friends that risky behavior behind the wheel can lead to death. The program is called Project Ignition http://www.sfprojectignition.com ). Sponsored by State Farm and coordinated by the …
The fatal crash rate for 16-year-old drivers declined sharply after states began enacting graduated licensing laws in the 1990s, according to a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The study found that fatal crash involvements based on …
Tired of seeing underage drivers killed as a result of joyriding with their friends, Oklahoma State Rep. Danny Morgan announced legislation to create a new graduated driver’s license for teenagers. Morgan said he patterned the bill after similar measures that …
A bill that bans Virginia motorists younger than 18 from talking on cellular phones while driving and subjects them to tickets if they don’t wear seat belts won easy Senate passage last week. By a 32-7 vote, a bill that …
South Carolina’s teenage drivers were involved in fewer car crashes during the past four years according to Russ Rader, a spokesman for the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The institute compares the effect of the nation’s driving laws on youth …
The Virginia State Corporation Commission’s (SCC) Bureau of Insurance now offers a free educational compact disc (CD) geared to teenage drivers. The 15-minute CD is designed to give teens a basic understanding of automobile insurance and the impact their driving …
High school and middle school students overwhelmingly say their parents are or will be the biggest influence on how they drive, but the practices many teens say they are emulating represent some of the most risky driving behaviors, according to …
Insurance and tort reform measures passed by the Louisiana Legislature in 2003, along with efforts by the insurance department and two major insurance agents’ associations to get the word out about the state’s new policies, by most accounts have been …