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Articles tagged with: Insurance and Driving
Texting bans don't reduce crashes - Study
..by all drivers. In fact, such bans are associated with a slight increase in the frequency of insurance claims filed under collision coverage for damage to vehicles in crashes. This finding is based on comparisons of claims in four States more
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Study: Cell-phone Driving Bans Have More Impact in Dense, Urban Areas
..nies. Jacobson says the difference between his study and one recently published by the Highway Loss Data Institute, an affiliate of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, is that he used publicly available data and the number of licensed more
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Hand-held cellphone laws aren't reducing crashes
..at there is no reductions in crashes after hand-held phone driving bans take effect. Comparing insurance claims for crash damage in 4 US jurisdictions before and after such bans, the researchers find steady claim rates compared with nearby juri more
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British Politician Accused of Causing Road Accident While Using Mobile Phone
..gated by police after also allegedly leaving the scene of the accident without leaving her car insurance details. The Guardian newspaper reported witnesses as saying that she drove off without leaving her insurance or registration details - an o more
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Majority of Americans Support Ban on Texting While Driving
A survey by car insurance company, Nationwide insurance has found that 8 in 10 surveyed Americans say they would support legislation restricting cell phone use while driving. The survey, conducted by Harris Interactive, reports that 80 percent of Americans favor a ban on texting while driving, while two thirds favor a ban on cell phone calls, and more than half say they would support a ban on cell phone use altogether. more
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UK Motorists Using Twitter While Driving
.. breaking the law by 'tweeting' whilst driving. According to research from UK based car insurance company, esure, nearly one in ten (nine per cent) motorists questioned are using mobile internet services and social networks whilst driving - to more
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New Car-Ignition Key can Jam Mobile Phones
.. your teenagers," he says. "You also want to reduce your insurance costs for your teen drivers. Using our system you can prove that teen drivers are not talking while driving, which can significantly reduce the risk of getting into a more
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Poll: Maybe Cell Phone Law Wasn't Such a Popular Idea
A recent poll by PEMCO insurance shows that drivers may be having second thoughts about the state's new law governing hand-held cell-phone use while driving, now that the law is in force and law enforcement officials are tagging violators with tickets. more
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Motor Insurance Costs Rise if caught Driving While Using a Mobile Phone
.. only face a Ł60 fine and three penalty points, but also risk a 54 percent hike on their motor insurance premiums if caught, claims the price comparison website, moneysupermarket. The survey from the price comparison site found over a fifth of m more
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3G to Triple Mobile Advertising in Australia This Year
..ainly driven by the media and entertainment, and banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) industries which together contributed more than 50 per cent of revenues in 2007. Currently, the bulk of mobile advertising spend is based on campai more
Related Tags: asia-pacific, mms, mobile-data, mobile-advertising, hutchison, display, Australia
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