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By Staff Writer |
January 4, 2012
Most U.S. adults support a nationwide ban on the use of cellphones while driving, according to a new IBOPE Zogby poll.
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By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com |
January 2, 2012
Even though the National Transportation Safety Board’s recommendation that all cellphone use be banned in automobiles has been nixed by the U.S. transportation secretary, the suggestion is applauded by some corporate and public-entity risk managers.
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By Chad Hemenway, PropertyCasualty360.com |
July 11, 2011
Days after one group said it urged states to enforce laws against cell phone use while driving, NHTSA says programs in two cities resulted in a reduction in distracted driving.
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By Catherine Couretas, PropertyCasualty360.com |
May 31, 2011
Distractions behind the wheel don't always have to do with technology, but the consequences can be just as severe.
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By Arthur D. Postal, PropertyCasualty360.com |
September 17, 2010
The Department of Transportation will hold a "distracted drivers" summit Tuesday in Washington as a follow-up to an initial summit last year that insurers credit with helping bring down auto deaths caused by inattentive drivers.
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By Staff Writer |
September 9, 2010
Despite a 2009 increase in miles traveled compared to 2008, highway deaths during the year fell to the lowest number since 1950, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT).
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By Staff Writer |
September 7, 2010
It would cost $77.7 billion to repair the nation's mass transit system.
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By Staff Writer |
April 1, 2010
The announcement by federal authorities that traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954 has little impact for auto insurers, an expert in the field said.
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By Daniel Hays |
March 12, 2010
The announcement by federal authorities that traffic fatalities reported at the end of 2009 reached the lowest level since 1954 has little impact for auto insurers, an expert in the field said.
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By Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com, Caroline McDonald, PropertyCasualty360.com |
February 5, 2010
Updates about the massive Toyota recall are coming out daily, sometimes hourly. There are more recalls and more concerns from drivers—a public relations nightmare of ...
