MassDOT RMV Announces Enhanced RoadReady App

03:54PM / Saturday, June 27, 2026Print Story | Email Story

BOSTON?— The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) Registry of Motor Vehicles (RMV), in collaboration with Safe Roads Alliance, J.F. Griffin Publishing, and program sponsors Life 360, AAA Northeast, and the Massachusetts ROTC announced today that?a major upgrade to The RoadReady ?mobile app has been launched to promote safe driving habits among teens learning to drive with customized coaching.

The Parent's Supervised Driving Program and?RoadReady?mobile app are available in all 50 states and focus on the critical role that families play in the teen driver education process.?The program includes a printed and digital curriculum and the RoadReady?mobile app. The app allows parents and teens to electronically log and manage their driving hours with their smartphone or similar device and produce a state approved log upon completion.

?In addition to improved user experience and security features, the latest RoadReady version adds a telematics feature that measures the teen's driving performance during each supervised drive. Using this measurement, the app will identify risky behaviors and offer customized coaching. Parents can also view the education information from the program curriculum in the app, distilled into a series of short, animated videos. These new features, updated June 1, 2026, supports parents and caregivers through the process of teaching their teens to drive.

"We're pleased to continue our partnership with the Safe Roads Alliance and JF Griffin along with sponsors Life 360, AAA Northeast and MA ROTC for this important initiative,"?said Registrar of Motor Vehicles Colleen Ogilvie. "We recommend that all families utilize the?RoadReady?mobile app to make the most of the graduated licensing process. With the support of this application, parents and caregivers can be more effective teachers during the critical supervised driving time."

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, crashes are the leading cause of teen deaths. To support building safe driving habits, the agency recommends that parents familiarize themselves with Junior Operator Laws (JOL), also known as Graduated Driver License Laws (GDL), which are designed to keep new teen drivers safe by giving them more driving privileges as they gain more experience behind the wheel. Information on these laws is available online, and restrictions on learner's permits and Junior Operator Licenses include night driving and passenger limits,

The learning process also requires Junior Operators to spend at least 40 hours of supervised driving with a parent or guardian in a variety of road and traffic conditions, in addition to successfully completing an RMV-approved driver education and training program. A video explaining the learning permit process in greater detail is available on YouTube. In 2025, the RMV issued 47,758 Junior Operator Permits.

The RMV recommends that customers visit Mass.Gov/RMV to review more than 50 transactions and services that are available, such as paying a fee, scheduling a road test, and renewing a registration, and "Get Ready" online before visiting a service center. For more information and to start transactions, go to?Mass.Gov/RMV.

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15 People Displaced in Pittsfield Home Fires

Staff Reports11:35AM / Sunday, October 11, 2026

PITTSFIELD, Mass. — Fifteen people were displaced after 2-alarm home fires this weekend on Springside Avenue and Elaine Drive.

On Friday evening, the Fire Department responded to a structure fire at 209 Springside Ave., which took a four-hour battle to extinguish and resulted in a partial roof collapse. The next day, on Saturday evening, crews knocked down a fire at 121 Elaine Drive in about an hour.

The garage and part of the single-family home on Elaine Drive were gutted to the frame, along with a vehicle parked in the driveway. On Springside Avenue, the top level and porch of the multifamily were burned through.

A GoFundMe has been started for the family of the Elaine Drive home, which includes several young children. The fundraiser, with a $5,500 goal, explains they lost their home and all of their belongings. (iBerkshires.com does not confirm or endorse fundraisers; they are provided as information only.)

There were no civilian or firefighter injuries, and both incidents are under investigation. One dog was rescued on Springside Avenue.

On Oct. 10, around 6:15 p.m., PFD responded to the Springside Avenue home for a reported structure fire and saw a 2 1/2-story wood frame multifamily with a heavy blaze showing from the second-floor front porch, extending out.

The building suffered a partial roof collapse, which prolonged extinguishment. The fire was brought under control after about four hours.

“An aggressive offensive attack was mounted by first arriving crews stretching hose lines into the building as well as primary searches that proved negative. Ladders were placed around the structure to provide access as well as escape if needed. An off-duty Fire Captain had also been on scene early in the incident to help evacuate the structure and rescue a dog,” PFD wrote in a press release.

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