The Pennsylvania Department of Transportation (PENNDOT) is adopting a new security features on driver's licenses it issues. The measure is a high-resolution hologram designed to suppress color so that it appears to be black or white, depending on how it is held. "A driver's license or identification card has always been a trusted source for [...]
The expenses incurred from vehicle collisions on the nation's roads, almost $300 billion annually, are more than three times the $97.7 billion that congestion costs, according to a report released by AAA. "The burdens associated with congestion are top of mind for many Americans as they travel to and from work each day," said AAA [...]
When looking at car insurance policies, the deductible is one of the most important features to consider. Essentially, a deductible is the amount the policyholder will pay when an insured loss occurs. If an insured car sustains damage covered by the policy that is worth a certain amount, the owner will pay the deductible and [...]
Parents may be particularly concerned about their teens that are going to begin driving in the winter, MetLife noted recently. The combination of inexperience behind the wheel and poor driving conditions resulting from rain, snow and ice can instill fear when teens begin pushing to learn how to drive or ask to borrow a car. [...]
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety's 2011 safety culture survey reveals that, in the past month, about one-third of respondents got behind the wheel when sufficiently tired that they had trouble keeping their eyes open, despite 96 percent saying drowsy driving is an unacceptable behavior. A 2005 poll by the National Sleep Foundation determined that [...]