Tag: driver safety

State Farm Calibration Pilot Program Leaves Repair Shops and Drivers Divided

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State Farm Calibration Pilot Program

Consumers and auto repair professionals alike are feeling the effects of State Farm’s new calibration pilot program, which began in October 2023. While the program promises to streamline advanced driver assistance system (ADAS) calibrations and reimburse repair facilities accurately, many Colorado-based shops are raising concerns about insufficient payments and challenges meeting manufacturer standards. The situation highlights growing pains not only for the insurance industry but also for consumers navigating post-collision repairs. What Is State Farm’s Calibration Pilot Program? State Farm launched its calibration pilot program for Colorado and Michigan, with…

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Road safety is getting worse in terms of fatal hit and runs and crashes

G. Turner
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The results of a new ValuePenguin study show that from 2012 to 2021, trends have worsened. Over the last decade, road safety has declined in areas where people’s lives are at stake, and that doesn’t just involve the drivers and passengers of the vehicles involved in crashes. Both fatal crashes and fatal hit-and-runs have been on the rise from 2012 through 2021 according to the results of a new ValuePenguin study. In fact, deadly hit-and-runs have risen far faster than the pace of deadly crashes in general. The study found…

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New Allstate app to help good drivers save more on auto insurance premiums

Logan B.
Allstate app - Man using mobile phone

The insurer is testing a new app-based program to monitor motorist behaviors for weekly savings opportunities. A new Allstate app has entered into the testing process with the goal of allowing good drivers to prove how safe they are behind the wheel in exchange for savings. The program monitors a number of habits such as speeding and braking hard. The idea expands on existing usage-based insurance strategies including those already offered by the insurer. The goal is to make it possible for good drivers to demonstrate that they are a…

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Global Youth Traffic Safety Month helps over 120,000 teens drive more safely

Julie Campbell
Global Youth Traffic Safety Month teen driver

Adolescents across the United States took part in the Act Out Loud program this year to boost awareness. The 2014 Act Out Loud program was a great success, this year, as it brought 120,000 teens together to help to spread the word about Global Youth Traffic Safety Month and the importance of safe driving. The program is sponsored by the Allstate Foundation and the National Organizations for Youth Safety. These two groups have been celebrating Global Youth Traffic Safety Month with the program which is now been running for seven…

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Road safety rules ignored by all too many, causing deadly Independence Day

G. Turner
auto insurance 4th of july independence day road safety

The IIHS has continued to name July 4 as the day in which the most Americans will die in a car crash. Allstate Insurance joined a massive effort, this year, to try to encourage people to remember the rules of road safety as they head to and from their Independence Day celebrations, but research from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) continues to label July 4 as the deadliest day of the year in the United States. All too many people found that their celebrations came to an abrupt…

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Auto insurance accident claims skyrocket in Texas during the Christmas season

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A new report has revealed that the number of crashes increases by 20 percent during the holidays. Allstate has just released a review of its auto insurance claims data, which has revealed that in the state of Texas, there are more car crashes than at any other time of the year. This statement was based on data from the five years ranging from 2006 through 2010. What the analysis determined was that the number of auto insurance accident claims rises the most on December 24, increasing by 22 percent when…

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Are voice controls in vehicles any safer than using a mobile handset?

Hands free doesn’t mean attention free. It’s becoming common knowledge that cell phone handsets cause drivers to become distracted, and an increasing number of states are prohibiting their use for talking, texting, and other activities while behind the wheel, but are the voice-controlled gadgets that have been replacing them any safer, or are they simply creating a new high-tech way to take focus away from the road? Some experts are now saying that it is equally dangerous to talk to a dashboard as it is to speak to a cell…

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