According to research from the Texas Transportation Institute, reading or sending a text message doubles a driver's reaction time on the road. The results indicate texting is a worse form of distracted driving than many previously believed. The study was the first published nationwide to evaluate the effects of texting in an actual driving environment [...]
According to the Insurance Information Institute (III), the effects of Hurricane Irene significantly increased the risk of unknowingly buying a flood-damaged car. While it is illegal to hide a vehicle's history of flood damage, some unscrupulous resellers will do so, obscuring the facts and cleaning up any noticeable defects. Complications of Flood-Damaged Vehicle Sales The [...]
Drivers in Oklahoma are now beginning to see the effects of a new law implemented starting November 1st, which limits the amount uninsured drivers can recover in most accidents. The state already mandates that drivers have auto insurance coverage, and those in compliance will not be directly affected unless in an accident involving an uninsured [...]
According to the Allstate Good Hands Roadside Assistance Survey, 45 percent of American drivers plan on going on a drive at least two hours long this holiday season. Separate research by AAA suggests this Thanksgiving will see 42.5 million Americans travel at least 50 miles from home, 4 percent more than last year. According to [...]