Meet Ron “Big Dog” Sowder. Sowder was recently inducted into the UPS Hall of Fame for his record of safe driving that spans five decades. That’s right. Sowder joined UPS in 1961 and has stayed safe and sound on the road ever since, despite racking up four million miles and delivering 35 million packages during [...]
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NY Cracks Down on Distracted Drivers
Governor Cuomo Signs Law Strengthening Enforcement Against Drivers Caught Using Handheld Electronic Devices New Legislation Makes Using Handheld Electronic Devices while Driving a Primary Traffic Offense; Additional Regulation will Increase Penalty from 2 Points to 3 Points for Cell Phone and Electronic Device Usage While Driving Albany, NY (July 12, 2011) Governor Andrew M. Cuomo [...]
Different Insurance for Different Stages of Your Life
Your age impacts your insurance rate. A young driver is charged because they are a higher risk factor. Rates for older drivers take slower reflexes and declining vision/hearing into account. Your stage of life is a key to your insurance rate, but discounts are available for every stage of life. When you know all of [...]
ANOTHER CELEBRITY BEHAVING BADLY – Melrose Place Star Pleads Not Guilty to Manslaughter
The star from the original Melrose Place continues to make headlines following her DUI car crash last June in New Jersey, which resulted in the death another motorist. Amy Locane-Bovenizer is facing manslaughter charges. The 39-year-old mother of two pleaded not guilty to aggravated manslaughter and assault by auto charges, reports say. Somerset County prosecutors [...]
Insurance Reduction for New York Drivers
New York Drivers pay some of the highest insurance rates in the country. However they are also fortunate to live in a state which is one of the very few in the nation that mandates insurance companies to reduce drivers premium.
Texting-and-driving bill dies
Senate deadlocks on measure to ban sending messages from road. Arizonans will not be banned from texting while driving, at least this year. Proposed legislation that would have prohibited typing, reading or sending text messages and e-mails while driving on a state highway died with an 11-11 vote by the Senate on Tuesday. The bill [...]
New Data and Child Safety Seat Warnings
According to research carried out by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, it seems that fewer children died last year in roadway crashes. Yet, the Department of Transportation (DOT) is cautioning parents and caregivers alike to retain the use of child safety seats or booster seats. The data for child fatality point out that the [...]