Three Florida metro areas are tops for fatal car crashes involving teen drivers around the holidays. The Tampa Bay area, Jacksonville and Orlando rank first, second and third in the study released by the Allstate Insurance Co. The insurance giant …
New drivers would have to practice for a year before getting their licenses and would be required to display hang tags on their vehicles identifying them as provisional drivers under a package of bills that gets its first public hearing …
More motorcycle riders than ever have died in Utah in 2008. Motorcycle deaths hit a record low in 1997 in the U.S., but the number of deaths has reached record highs both nationally and in Utah since then. More than …
Taking aim at a longstanding rite of passage for 16-year-olds, an influential auto safety group is calling on states to raise the age for getting a driver’s license to 17 or even 18. Adrian Lund, president of the Insurance Institute …
Montana State Auditor John Morrison’s office has launched a new auto insurance training program for teen drivers. The program, called “The Road to Understanding Auto Insurance,” is free to high school instructors that teach driver’s education courses and will inform …
Governor Rod R. Blagojevich announced on July 15 that Illinois’ number of motorists and front seat passengers who buckle up in the state edged upwards and exceeded 90 percent for the second straight year. In addition, the Illinois Department of …
Police in Bergen County, New Jersey issued 317 tickets to teen drivers for violating terms of their graduated driver licenses. Officers conducted patrols and checkpoints during an 18-day period in April as part of a pilot program designed to reinforce …
From Jeannie Harrison’s perspective, the social lives of most teenagers tend to revolve around their cell phones — even when they are behind the wheel. “People don’t want to be inaccessible for even 15 minutes driving up the street,” said …
The number of people injured in crashes on U.S. highways has declined every year since 1995, according to federal officials. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters noted that there were 4.8 percent fewer injuries in 2006 (2,575,000) than in 2005. The …
Arizona legislators are debating whether to ban texting while driving. Supporters say it would “send a message” about safety while critics call it overkill when other distractions such as eating and changing the radio aren’t prohibited. The proposal would subject …