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Insurance for Segways?

In the near-decade since its introduction, the Segway has entered the national consciousness through many individual events, including quite a few that would best be described as crashes or … [more]

July 7th 2011 Cecil Helton

Cancellation due to Cracked Windshields?

While windshield claims are relatively minor, we're convinced that having three identical claims within two years, and two identical claims falling within a 30 day period indicated to the insurer … [more]

July 5th 2011 Cecil Helton

JD Power Releases 2011 Auto Insurance Rankings

J.D. Power rankings are based on customer satisfaction rated in five separate areas: customer interactions with the insurer; price of premiums; types of policy offerings; policy billing and … [more]

July 1st 2011 Cecil Helton

Fewer Travelers Expected on Fourth of July Weekend

The single biggest factor that will keep many from traveling revolves around the high price of gas, currently averaging $3.574 per gallon across the nation. [more]

June 30th 2011 Cecil Helton

10 Incredible TED Talks for Car Buffs

TED occasionally channels this fascination with automobiles' past, present and possible futures into its wildly popular, stimulating lecture series. [more]

June 29th 2011 Staff Writers

States Eye Vanity Plates as Cash Flow Solution

Texas has the lowest number of drivers with vanity plates, at just 0.56% of all automobiles there having them. Virginia led the nation, with 16% of all drivers having vanity plates, followed … [more]

June 28th 2011 Cecil Helton

Watching Distracted Driving from the Back of a Taxi

Typical of most rush hour traffic, during that taxi ride, we’d go from a near standstill to almost 70 mph and back again over and over. So I had a sneak peak at all the drivers who would show … [more]

June 28th 2011 Cecil Helton

Lessons Learned from Ryan Dunn’s Death

Investigators state that initial toxicology testing showed Dunn had a blood alcohol level of 0.196%, more than twice the legal limit in Pennsylvania of 0.08%. [more]

June 24th 2011 Cecil Helton

Alabama Set for Insurance Verification System

Insurance verification systems set up online databases that allow police and other government officials to access the coverage status of any driver in the state. [more]

June 23rd 2011 Cecil Helton

Volvo Aims to Brake for Animals

This advanced safety system currently under development utilizes radar and infra-red camera input to identify wildlife and other animals that have entered your path on the roadway. [more]

June 22nd 2011 Cecil Helton