NICB reports a dip in motorcyle theft since 2007. Of the cycles that have been stolen, Hondas were the most popular, mirroring the 2010 auto theft report.
Motorcycle thefts, continuing a downward trend, fell by 13 percent last year and the bikes most targeted were made by Honda, the National Insurance Crime Bureau reported
Leslie Porterfield, a Foremost Insurance Group independent agent who doubles as a professional motorcycle rider, has made it into the Guinness World Records book for speed, her company said.
Regardless of a motorcyclist's skill set or how cocooned he is with safety gear, any on-road motorcycle trip can end at heaven's pearly gates instead of a home garage.
Only one American sport utility vehicle secured a "good" evaluation in the new strength rating system that the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has adopted in a push for a tougher standard from manufacturers.
Though small cars are more popular as gas prices fluctuate, they offer less protection than larger vehicles. Most new small cars earn good ratings in frontal crash tests, but they are less safe during side and rear
IIHS said it tested seven 2009 small car models from various auto manufacturers. All cars tested earned the highest rating of "good" for frontal crashes, but only the Suzuki SX4 and Toyota Matrix (and
The Highway Loss Data Institute, a nonprofit public service organization closely associated with and funded through the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, recently published its annual survey on
The Highway Loss Data Institute, a nonprofit public service organization closely associated with and funded through the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, recently published its annual survey on