The Massachusetts House of Representatives voted 150-1 last week approving a bill that bans texting while driving for all motorists and imposes a new requirement on elderly drivers. Only a day after the Massachusetts House passed the text-banning legislation the Massachusetts Senate voted in agreement passing the measure as well. This piece of legislation will [...]
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Legislators are considering two bills that would regulate minimum labor rates for body, paint, frame, and mechanical repair shops. The two pieces of legislation, S.B. 122 and H.B. 1043, have gained a great amount of support and scrutiny. Among supporters is the Alliance of Automotive Service Providers of Massachusetts. This Alliance claims for over a [...]
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February 26, 2010 – 10:26 am
The Right to Repair Bill seems to be stalled in congress as it waits yet another day to be considered by the Massachusetts Senate. The legislature was first introduced to Massachusetts in 2006 proposing to allow independent repair shops unlimited access to major manufacturer’s service techniques, repair codes, and tools. Bills similar to this one [...]
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February 22, 2010 – 9:55 am
As the baby boomers age the number of drivers 65 years or older rise on the road. Although new drivers joining the 65 + grouping drive further each year than generations before them, from 1997 – 2006 elderly drivers have experienced fewer fatal accidents than the same age groups in the past. Although the causes [...]
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By Cassandra
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Posted in Car Safety Tips, Driving With Kids, Massachusetts Driving
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Also tagged AAA, AARP, driver safety classes, Drivers Training, elderly drivers, Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, Massachuestts drivers, Massachusetts House of Representatives, older drivers, safe divers
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February 6, 2010 – 8:15 am
Thursday the Massachusetts House passed a bill that would make it the 7th state requiring drivers to use a hands free device behind the wheel and 20th state to ban texting. This is not the House’s first attempt to pass these types of laws. Two years ago a similar measure was passed by the House [...]
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October 8, 2009 – 11:23 am
The race to fill the late Congressman Edward Kennedy’s seat has sparked a anything but a mediocre election. A seat in the Massachusetts Senate hasn’t been open for decades. With the Massachusetts health legislation in pieces, Democrats and Republicans are up for a tough election. The newly elected Senator will be decided the first of [...]
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