A decade-long battle to require auto manufacturers to release diagnostic and software information as well as tools to auto repair shops and individuals was shot down this past weekend. Also […]
NHTSA Announces New 5-Star Vehicle Safety Rating
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, also known as NHTSA, has publicized their first lineup of 2011 model vehicles undergoing the government’s newly renovated 5-star safety rating program. The NHTSA […]
Emergency Vehicles – Move Over & Save a Life
Police across Massachusetts and New Hampshire have announced they will be increasing their efforts in enforcing the laws requiring drivers to move over when an emergency vehicle is stopped on […]
Drunk Driving Crack Down
The head of the state police union Rick Brown is calling for additional officials to help take impaired drivers off the road: “We need extra patrols out there looking for […]
Massachusetts 1000 Greatest Places… Road Trip Anyone?
Massachusetts legislature has evaluated more than 12,000 nominated locations across Massachusetts and released a list of “1,000 Great Places in Massachusetts”. The greatest places list was approved by legislators and […]
Texting Behind the Wheel Bill: PASSED
Massachusetts Governor Deval Patrick signed legislation H4794 into law last week banning drivers from texting behind the wheel. The new law has made Massachusetts the 29th state to pass a […]
Progressive & Liberty Mutual Lawsuit Initiated
A federal lawsuit has been filed by Progressive, the nation’s fourth largest auto insurer, against Liberty Mutual for a patent infringement on a vehicle monitoring system. Progressive claims Liberty’s OnBoard […]
Massachusetts To Ban Texting Behind the Wheel?
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 […]
New Legislation Affects Massachusetts Homeowners
Beginning July 1st 2010 Chapter 453 of the Acts of 2008 will become effective… if you understood what that meant you deserve a large pat on the back. For the […]
South Coast Rail Project Moves Forward
The Massachusetts Department of Transportation has finalized the legalities with CSX Transportation to gain the rail lines necessary to restore the commuter rail service between the South Coast region and […]