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X52 - Extra drunk driving patrols every weekend
Washington Injury Attorney Blog —
Authority: 128
The Washington Traffic Safety Commission (WTSC) calls their program "X52." What does "X52" mean? Extra DUI patrols every weekend of the year. The WTSC has given local law enforcement agencies $450,000 to fund extra patrols on the weekends in order to reduce speeding and DUI car accidents which cause so many ...23 hours ago -
Ford announces new safety features in Explorer
Washington Injury Attorney Blog —
Authority: 128
Ford Motor Corporation has announced that it will be the first car maker to build seat belt airbags into the rear seats of their Ford Explorer. The safety devices will be available in the Explorers next year. Seat belt airbags are integrated into the shoulder portion of rear seat seat belts. The airbags deploy ...1 day ago -
Auto Safety Rules We Embrace
Auto Trends —
Authority: 119
Every car built or sold in the United States must comply with rigorous federal government requirements, including auto safety rules, which are designed to improve the safety of vehicle occupants. A number of federal agencies, including the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, are involved as well as ...1 day ago -
Texting and driving just don’t mix — even hands-free
David Kirkpatrick —
Authority: 144
An interesting blog post from Dan Ariely , a visiting professor at MIT’s Media Library on the “tiny irregularities” of texting while driving: Sad story out in the New York Times describing growing concerns about texting while driving. In Britain, a woman was sentenced to a 21-month sentence after it was ...4 days ago -
Electric car windows pose injury risk to children says child safety group
Washington Injury Attorney Blog —
Authority: 128
A child safety group, KidsandCars.org , is on a campaign to convince auto manufacturers and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that the design of power windows on cars needs to be changed. According to 2007 NHTSA statistics, 2,000 people are treated in hospital emergency rooms every year for ...5 days ago -
Aptera 2e three-wheeler deemed a car by the DoE, eligible for funding
F-Default —
Authority: 561
For a time, it looked Aptera might be missing out on the US Department of Energy’s funding bonanza for energy-efficient vehicles due to its car’s three-wheeled nature, but it looks like President Obama has now had the final say on the matter, and signed legislation that makes both two-wheeled and three-wheeled ...1 week ago -
Winterize your car for winter in Seattle
Washington Injury Attorney Blog —
Authority: 128
Its time to winterize your car in Seattle as the first snow storm of the winter is predicted in the local mountains. Here are some tips: Check your windshield wipers and make sure that the rubber is not cracked on the blades. Check your wiper fluid to make sure it is full. Check your car battery because old ...2 weeks ago -
2000 Ford Contour Fuel Line
DIY Network - Home Improvement How-To & Projects : DIY Network —
Authority: 158
Hi everyone, Hope someone can help. There seems to be a lot of gas going through the engine while i’m in park and while i’m driving. I don’t press the gas peddle at all and all by itself it runs, from 0 mph to 45 mph. Even when i’m warming up the car as soon [...]2 weeks ago -
Sleep apnea cause of thousands of motor vehicle accidents including plane, train and bus says NTSB
Washington Injury Attorney Blog —
Authority: 128
The National Transportation Safety Board has made recommendations to the Federal Aviation Agency, the U.S. Coast Guard and other governmental agencies regarding operator fatigue and a sleep disorder called sleep apnea. The NTSB presented " Fatigue and Sleep Disorders in Transportation Accidents " at the Washington ...2 weeks ago -
Driver safety tips for Halloween Eve
Washington Injury Attorney Blog —
Authority: 128
Last year, 4,378 people were killed in pedestrian accidents . Fatal accidents between motor vehicles and young pedestrians most often occur between 4pm and 8pm, the time when most children will be trick-or-treating. Halloween can be a dangerous time for young pedestrians. Often children are so excited that they ...3 weeks ago -
STAT-LET(tm) Auto Safety Lancets – Makes Diabetes Testing Easy!
Wish Everyone Good Health. —
Authority: 465
Stat Medical Hardware, Inc (SMD) was founded in 1988 and is a leader in developing and distributing innovative medical devices. Their emphasis is on lancets, lancing devices and clinical, capillary blood sampling devices.The Stat-Let Auto Lancets are available in 5 different systems to accomodate your blood sampling ...3 weeks ago -
Asserting Risk of Jeep Fires, Safety Group Urges Recall
Wheels —
Authority: 668
The Center for Auto Safety says the potential fire danger from the gas tanks of three million Jeep Grand Cherokees is so great that the government should order a recall.5 weeks ago -
Toyota orders dealers to inspect floor-mats after fatal car accident
Washington Injury Attorney Blog —
Authority: 128
Toyota Motor Corporation sent the following "specific order" to Lexus and Toyota dealers this week requesting owners and drivers of Lexus and Toyota cars to inspect their floor-mats after a car accident resulted in the death of four people. “We are instructing all of our Lexus and Toyota dealers to immediately ...7 weeks ago -
Don’t let automakers compromise proposed fuel-economy, emissions standards
Public Citizen —
Authority: 496
The Obama administration proposed a historic step forward yesterday that would reduce our nation’s oil consumption and greenhouse gas emissions. The proposed standards it announced for fuel economy and emissions would save 1.3 million barrels of oil per day in 2020 and save drivers about $26 billion per year in ...7 weeks ago -
50 Years of Auto Safety
Dialogue...2008 —
Authority: 129
The video grasps your attention, besides the fact that its a 1959 Chevrolet sedan vs a 2009 Malibu the advancements in safety are dramatic. The offset frontal collision was always the most challenging to...(need we say more!) Did collapsing steering columns exist in 1959?7 weeks ago
