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Distracted Driving Awareness Month

On April 11, 2013 By emma Posted in Car Safety Tips, UncategorizedTagged cell phone, distracted driving, distracted driving awareness month, driving myths, fact sheet, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Safety Council, pledge to drive cell freecomment

The National Safety Council is recognizing April as distracted driving awareness month! Many of us are guilty of it, but distracted driving is a dangerous habit that does not only […]

What You Need to Know About Teen Drivers & Insurance

On June 1, 2010January 31, 2012 By vicki Posted in UncategorizedTagged advanced drivers training, auto insurance, auto insurance agent, drivers exam, learners permit, Massachusetts law, MassDrive Auto Insurance, Milford Daily News, National Safety Council, teen drivers, teenage driverscomment

When a teenager brings home their driving learner’s permit there are mixed feelings felt throughout the household. Teenagers ecstatic, their freedom and independence from mom and dad has become a […]

Should Massachusetts Have a Ban on Text Message Driving?

On January 16, 2010January 27, 2012 By mbrennan Posted in UncategorizedTagged Baddour, Boston Globe, CTIA, Derrick Z. Jackson, distracted driving, hi-tech equivalent of drunk driving, John Ulczycki, National Safety Council, text-message driving, texting and driving, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, Wagnercomment

In a recent article in the Boston Globe, writer Derrick Z. Jackson addresses the ongoing movement toward banning text messaging while driving. Nineteen states have already set implemented bans on […]