Category: Auto Insurance
MILLIONS OF CARS PURCHASED IN 2013 HAD OPEN RECALLS
Posted: April 7, 2014
A new report suggests that millions of Americans may have unwittingly purchased cars online that had safety recalls on them that weren't adequately addressed, putting them at risk of getting into an accident. In 2013, more than 3.5 million cars were sold via the Internet that had an open recall order in effect, according to an annual reported released by vehicle history report company Carfax....
Texting And Driving A Growing Concern
Posted: January 13, 2014
At any given daylight moment across America, approximately 660,000 drivers are using cell phones or manipulating electronic devices while driving, according to a survey from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. That number has held steady since 2010. Meanwhile, a University of Michigan Transportation Research Institute study showed that a quarter of teens respond to text messages once or more every time they drive. Twenty...
More Cars On The Road Than Ever Before
Posted: January 9, 2014
If there's only one fact of life in the U.S. that's abundantly clear, it's the following: Americans love their cars. The most recent evidence of this is just how many automobiles are registered nationwide. According to global information services company Experian, there were nearly 248 million cars and light trucks on the road in the second quarter of 2013, the latest period for which data...
Of cars, choices, consumption and crashes
Posted: December 4, 2013
December is National Impaired Driving Prevention Month, and traffic safety organizations around the country are stepping up advertising to remind citizens of the hazards of drinking and driving. Learn more about alcohol-impaired driving In 2011, a person died every 53 minutes from a motor vehicle crash that involved an alcohol-impaired driver, totaling 9,878 deaths in the United States. These preventable accidents cost each adult in...
Speeding
Posted: November 1, 2013
Slow down, save money … and lives How many times has the following happened to you? You’re speeding down 494 when you spot a state highway patrol car. You quickly hit the brakes and slow down, relieved that you didn’t get caught … this time. Now take a minute to think what could have happened if you hadn’t been so lucky. First, your speeding could...
