Driving while distracted can place you and others in danger, which is why it's not only seen as dangerous but also is illegal. What is distracted driving, though? Is it just using a cellphone or texting behind the wheel? Every day at least nine people are killed and over 1,153 are injured because of [...]

North Carolina law requires that the owner of a motor vehicle carry a minimum of $30,000 per person and $60,000 per accident in bodily injury liability coverage to protect other drives from their negligence. This means that even if you incur damages in excess of $30,000, the at-fault party's insurance company will only pay, [...]

Insurance claim data from the Travelers Companies, Inc., indicate that July Fourth is the most dangerous summer holiday in terms of car accidents. Compared to the other two summer driving holidays, Memorial Day and Labor Day, the insurance company found accidents to be 7 percent higher on the Fourth and the three days leading [...]

For the most part, most residents in North Carolina own and operate a motor vehicle. While some may view this as a luxury, to many this is a necessity in life. Although motor vehicles are fairly reliable and provide the ability to transport individuals safely to one destination to the next, motor vehicles are [...]

In North Carolina, seat belt use is mandatory for all drivers and passengers over the age of 16 who are travelling in either the back or front seats. But that doesn't mean that everybody always wears his or her seat belt. If someone gets injured in a car accident while not wearing a seat belt, [...]

If you're involved in an auto accident, do you know what to do? Your initial thoughts may not be to consider what is legal or not; you may be worrying about your own health and well-being, and that's what you should do. However, if you're not badly injured, there are some steps you should [...]

Hydroplaning is scary even when you're traveling at slow speeds. Imagine traveling on a highway and hydroplaning; there would be a risk of going off the road, passing into the path of other traffic and crashing. This is particularly dangerous if the vehicle hydroplaning is a truck. Since trucks weigh so much, they have [...]

If you drive a somewhat older car -- over, say five years old -- you're probably missing out on some very important safety improvements that have been put into place recently. The great news is, you can probably put together a pretty good package for your car aftermarket -- for about $500. Claims Journal interviewed [...]

A new study of 2,500 teenagers has found that teen drivers are likely to reproduce behavior that they see behind the wheel when it comes to drunk driving. In fact, teens who are exposed as a passenger to someone else driving while under the influence of drugs or alcohol are 120 times more likely [...]