When Washington and Oregon began enforcing stricter distracted driving laws last year, Northwest drivers snapped to attention. According to the latest PEMCO Insurance Northwest Poll, the states’ increased penalties and added emphasis on enforcement drove
The Albuquerque, N.M. metropolitan statistical area (MSA) repeats as having the highest per capita auto theft rate in 2017, according to the National Insurance Crime Bureau’s (NICB) latest Hot Spots report. Hot Spots examines vehicle
QuoteWizard found that the nation’s best drivers are in Orlando, Miami, El Paso, Detroit, and Little Rock, while the worst driving cities are Omaha, Riverside, Sacramento, Columbus, and the Bay Area. Contributing to the worst
The In-vehicle UX (IVX) group at Strategy Analytics has explored consumer appetite for truly keyless cars in its recent report, “Keyless Cars: Do Consumers Want Them, and Are Automakers Ready?”. While keyless technology provides a
Medical research links outdoor air pollution — even at levels deemed safe — to an increased risk of diabetes globally, according to a study from Washington University School of Medicine in St. Louis and the
Metova, announced the results of a survey revealing the sentiment of consumers regarding “the connected car.” Of note, over half of respondents own a car that connects to the internet – either direct or via
A new survey on cars, driving and autonomous vehicles challenges the conventional wisdom about the nation’s largest generation and suggests the demise of the car among millennials was overstated during the recession. Long thought to
Laws requiring all impaired-driving offenders to install alcohol interlocks reduce the number of impaired drivers in fatal crashes by 16 percent, a new study by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety shows. If all states
National Safety Council calculations indicate 164 people may be killed on the road during the upcoming Fourth of July holiday period, and an additional 18,600 may be seriously injured in crashes. That estimate is nearly
While road construction-related deaths were in a declining trend from 2008-2015, 2016 saw a 7 percent rise in fatalities. Segmented 2017 data shows fatalities have both risen again or have lowered significantly, on a state
Seven trends in the automotive industry will drastically change the car itself and how we will create and use them between now and 2030 according to a new Oliver Wyman report titled “Future Automotive Industry
Cars.com released its annual American-Made Index to help car shoppers determine the “most American” vehicles of 2018 that have the greatest impact on the U.S. economy. To arrive at this list, Cars.com looked at which