Among the national car-rental companies I checked, Enterprise Rent-A-Car is the only one that does not ban or penalize drivers under 25.

THE mayor of Bogota, Antanas Mockus, may try banning male drivers to see if it cuts accidents and "road rage".

The action enforced a three-year-old state law banning drivers from using a cellphone without a hands-free device.

Last month, the Association of British Insurers, which represents Britain's motor insurers, called for proposals to ban young drivers from driving late night to improve road safety.

And a law banning drivers from idling engines will take effect in September after 10 years of debate.

A bill pending in the State Assembly would ban drivers from using cellular phones.

The program, Safe Clear, applauded by transportation experts, bans drivers from repairing or abandoning a vehicle anywhere along the 227 miles of freeways crisscrossing the city.

The Government has been accused of rejecting out of hand proposals to ban young drivers from driving late at night to improve road safety.

He added, "If the mayor wants to fix traffic, he should ban noncommercial drivers from the city."

Several states have created new laws to ban drivers from texting while operating a motor vehicle.