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Starting December 24, 2011 the new Pennsylvania Teen Driver Law (Act 81 of 2011) became law.  Are you familiar with the changes?  Here are the highlights: The number of hours of supervised, behind the wheel skill building increased from 50 to 65. Ten of these hours must consist of nighttime driving and five of these Continue reading →

I want to thank Kathy Nolan Edwards, a friend and client for passing on to me a link about Texting while driving.  Check out this emotional video.  It is at the bottom of our Resources Page.  Simply stated, Texting while driving KILLS!   What can you do? If you are a parent  have your teen drivers Continue reading →

To the editor: March 8, 2011  Once again, our State Rep, Josh Shapiro, introduced legislation to ban the use of hand held cell phones and texting while driving.  Once again our elected officials failed us by not passing this ban.  We should be outraged!  Pennsylvania is one of a few states left that does not Continue reading →

All of us at Spencer Insurance Agency wish you and your family a Happy New Year!  We wish you the very best for the coming year.  I would like to suggest some New Year’s Resolutions Review your policies – Things change, when was the last time you reviewed you auto, home and life insurance policies? Continue reading →

Now that Labor Day is behind us we see a lot more activity on the roads.  People are back from vacation, teachers and students are heading back to school and parents are busy driving their children to all their activities. This is a great time to discuss with your teen drivers the rules you set Continue reading →

  We read a lot about the reasons that teenage drivers are more likely to have accidents than older, more experienced drivers.  Speed, over correction, and distractions in the car are cited as being some of the most frequent contributors to teenage driving accidents.  But, let’s take a moment to examine your teen’s state of Continue reading →