A Leon County judge has issued a partial injunction against the state’s PIP auto insurance law, putting at least a temporary stop sign in front of one of Gov. Rick Scott’s top legislative priorities of the past year. State ... [full story]

Nevada lawmakers on Monday took some ideas from their neighbors in Utah, with the introduction of a bill that would allow immigrants without legal residency to obtain driver’s privilege cards. Senate Majority Leader Mo Denis said the bill, which ... [full story]

Insurance shopping website Insure.com is out with its annual annual of average new-car insurance costs, and once again Louisiana tops the list, a dubious distinction for a state not typically No. 1 in 50-state lists. No. 2 is the home ... [full story]

WASHINGTON - Distracted driving is more widespread in the U.S. than in Europe, according to a study released Thursday that surveyed drivers about their cellphone and texting habits.   More U.S. drivers reported talking on their cellphones behind the wheel ... [full story]

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — A Senate panel on Wednesday unanimously approved a bill imposing a statewide ban on texting while driving, but the road to becoming law is long for a measure that has already died the previous three years. ... [full story]

SURVEYS routinely find that around 80% of drivers think of themselves as being of “above average” ability. Sadly for them and happily for common sense their insurers do not take such claims on faith.   Underwriters have traditionally used crude ... [full story]

WASHINGTON  (UPI)  Americans may be driving unsafe vehicles without knowing it because federal safety investigations are taking longer than they should, consumer advocates say. Joan Claybrook, former head of the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, said a safety investigation ... [full story]

Automobile insurance companies have been trying for years to convince customers to pay premiums that vary based on their driving habits, by promising to reduce premiums for better drivers. But the programs have failed to catch fire, partly because of ... [full story]

Traffic fatalities rose 5 percent last year, according to an analysis of preliminary state data, reversing a seven-year decline in which the number of annual traffic deaths reached their lowest level in more than six decades.   An estimated 36,200 ... [full story]

Nissan Motor Co. opened a research center in California’s Silicon Valley that the Japanese carmaker plans to make its hub for research on self-driving vehicles and Internet-connected auto technology. The facility will be staffed by more than 60 ... [full story]