Safety tips you need to know for Distracted Driving Awareness Month

Distracted Driving Awareness Month - Man texting while driving

April is a great time to refresh the efforts you make to keep yourself and your passengers safe. April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, making this a great time to teach yourself to overcome the bad habits you developed while the roads were less busy. The pandemic substantially reduced traffic on our roads, and during that time, unsafe habits were built. The National Safety Council (NSC) Distracted Driving Survey last year revealed that 2 percent of drivers admittedly drove while distracted because the roads were less congested last year. Data…

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Auto insurance rates are headed skywards nationwide

Auto Insurance Rates Rise

After an extremely deadly year in 2015, premiums are experiencing their largest rise since 2003. Across the United States, auto insurance rates have been rapidly climbing, with a six percent spike having occurred in April that represents the largest increase in the average premiums since 2003. The reason for the climbing car insurance premiums is that the last few years have been especially deadly on roads. According to Rocky Mountain Insurance Information Association Executive Director Carole Walker, “Unfortunately, out on our roadways, we’re seeing a collision course of all of…

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