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12/18 - US fines Toyota again for delayed safety reports
Detroit :: MI :: USA | 6 months ago
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The U.S. government has slapped Toyota Motor Corp. with a record $17.4 million fine for failing once again to quickly report problems to federal regulators and for delaying a safety recall. The fine from the National Highway Traffic Safety
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Lights On To Survive Christmas
Wellington :: New Zealand | 6 months ago
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Dogandlemon.com editor Clive Matthew-Wilson who is an active road safety campaigner says: The science is absolutely clear: if other motorists can see you, they can avoid colliding with you. In Europe, all vehicles are required to have lights on at
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Vernon Hills police checking seat belts
Chicago :: IL :: USA | 6 months ago
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Illinois law requires all passengers, regardless of age or location in the vehicle, to be secured in a seat belt or an appropriately approved child restraint system. If a passenger has a disability or medical condition that makes him/her unable to
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Inside Insurance: Mirror, mirror on the wall, who's the drunkest one of all?
Columbus :: GA :: USA | 6 months ago
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Georgia motorists this year are on track for an increase in highway fatalities for the first time in six years...While catchphrases have a long-standing tradition in road safety programs, it is a good idea to pay attention to this one since law
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Wrong-way driving crashes claim hundreds of lives
San Luis Obispo :: CA :: USA | 6 months ago
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A federal study says about 360 people a year are killed in wrong-way driving crashes on high-speed highways, a majority of which involve alcohol. The National Transportation Safety Board was meeting Tuesday to review the study and consider
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US car deaths fall but cyclist and pedestrian tolls rise
London :: United Kingdom | 6 months ago
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Deaths behind the wheel of an automobile fell last year to the lowest level since the Truman administration, but there was an increase in fatalities among bicyclists, pedestrians, motorcycle riders and big-rig truck drivers, according to federal
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Five star safety leads the way to Christmas
Wellington :: New Zealand | 6 months ago
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The following new vehicles have been awarded five stars: Kia Sorento Hyundai Santa Fe Mitsubishi Outlander; and Citroen DS4 "Motorists purchasing these vehicles can be assured they are travelling in some of the safest on the market," says AA general
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If it ain't broke, don't fix it
Auckland :: New Zealand | 6 months ago
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Vehicle reforms threaten independent road safety checks Proposed changes to the inspection of trucks and heavy vehicles are economic sleight of hand and could compromise safety instead of improving it, says Vehicle Testing New Zealand Chief Executive,
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Feds Mull Black Box Mandate
Santa Monica :: CA :: USA | 6 months ago
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Associated Press Many motorists don't know it, but it's likely that every time they get behind the wheel, there's a snitch along for the ride. In the next few days, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expected to propose long-
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Black boxes in cars raise privacy concerns
Santa Monica :: CA :: USA | 6 months ago
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Data collected by the recorders is increasingly showing up in lawsuits, criminal cases and high-profile accidents...Gov. Timothy Murray initially said that he wasn't speeding and that he was wearing his seat belt when he crashed a government-owned
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