Recent Articles
- Soy Ginger Chicken With Winter Greens
- Extended School Year: Panacea or Headache?
- Citizen Police Academy is an adventure into law enforcement
- APSU’s Dimensions New Music Series to present works inspired by folk culture.
- Law of Supply and Demand is Not Always Followed in Business
- Your Income Taxes and Energy Credits
- Water Outage scheduled for Greenwood Avenue
- Clarksville’s leadership answers military call to duty
- Lady Govs meet Lady Vols in NCAA Tournament’s first round
- APSU to host 4th Annual Spring Dance Concert
- Herron to make candidacy official
- The Sound of Music Can Change Your Life
- Reflection
- Citizens for Fort Campbell makes annual Advocacy trip
- “Peay Pairing Party” tomorrow
Official Sites
- City of Clarksville, TN
- Clarksville Department of Electricity
- Clarksville Gas and Water Department
- Clarksville Montgomery County School System
- Clarksville Police Department
- Clarksville, Montgomery County Economic Development Council
- Clarksville, TN Ordinances
- Fort Campbell, Ky
- Montgomery County, Tennessee
- Montgomery County, Tennessee Sheriff’s Office
- Parks after Dark
Topic: Auto Insurance
AARP Release: House approves driver safety class bill
February 23, 2010 | 
Nashville – Tennessee streets would get safer and consumers would save money under legislation approved unanimously by the Tennessee House of Representatives on Monday night, sending the bill to the governor for his signature into law.
The bill, SB2570/HB3265, would allow Tennesseans over 55 years old to get discounts on auto insurance premiums after completing an online driver safety course approved by the state Safety Commissioner.
“Tennessee currently allows such discounts for seniors who take such courses in a classroom, but this will give busy baby boomers and folks who live in rural parts of the state a convenient way to refresh their skills and save money,’’ said AARP Tennessee Director Rebecca Kelly. “Tennessee drivers should thank Rep. Phillip Johnson, Sen. Mike Faulk, state officials and Barry Breen for their work on this bill.’’ «Read the rest of this article»
Red Light Cameras: Increase crashes, injuries and insurance rates
By Bill Larson (online) | March 13, 2008 |
The City of Clarksville has started looking at resurrecting their plans to install red-light cameras in our city. They have likely been assured these cameras are safe by those who are profiting from these cameras (redflex and Knoxville) but that is not the case. If we are honest most of us would admit that Clarksville’s primary interest in them is due to the fact that they are a cash cow for cash strapped cities like ours, but one that takes money straight from your bank account.
The fact is that Red-Light and Speed cameras result in the roads where they are present becoming less safe. You are more likely to be injured or killed at a intersection after these cameras are put into place than you ever were before. Read this news report, and the study which follows it, then be sure to contact your city council member and tell them in no uncertain terms that you strongly oppose their dangerous revenue generating scheme. «Read the rest of this article»
Archives
Full
