According to the National Drivers Test, administered by GMAC insurance last month, one in five motorists – roughly 38 million Americans – are unfit to drive on our nation’s highways.
The insurance company asked motorists from all 50 states and the District of Columbia 20 questions from their local DMV’s written driving test. The average score [...]

A new study from the National Insurance Crime Bureau (NCIB) shows that questionable claims for fraudulent, staged accidents went up 46 percent from 2007 to 2009. While questionable claims have risen, the overall rate of bodily injury and personal injury protection claims have fallen.
According to the report, there were 4,802 questionable claims involving staged accidents [...]

A Walt Disney World waterway was the site of a traumatic collision between a small vessel and a ferryboat last month. The accident left one woman, Barbara Wormwald, with serious injuries, including a collapsed lung and broken ribs.
According to the ferry’s captain, Will Green, the small boat was travelling “recklessly” towards the ferry. Upon contact, [...]

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