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Recent public attention to distracted driving will likely spur additional legislative activity as states convene their 2012 sessions, according to AAA. Laws that ban texting while driving and that improve teen driver safety again top AAA’s nationwide legislative agenda to improve highway safety. “Last month’s NTSB recommendation will lead state legislatures to consider a range [...]
While New Year’s Eve may conjure images of a celebratory toast, it’s also traditionally one of the worst days of the year for alcohol related car crashes and deaths for young drivers. And new data from a 2011 teen driving study by Liberty Mutual Insurance and SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) reveals an interesting yet cautionary anomaly: teens believe New Year’s Eve is [...]
Dec 28 2011 | Posted in
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Innocorp, Ltd’s new iPhone app intoxicheck™ leads users through a simple set of before and after reaction, judgment and memory challenges so drivers clearly see how impaired they are in an effort to stop drinking and driving. Because it works on a smartphone, users have convenient access to the new iPhone app anywhere. “New Years [...]
Dec 27 2011 | Posted in
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The U.S. Department of Transportation recently announced that roadway deaths in the United States in 2010 fell to 32,885, the lowest level since 1949. The American Traffic Safety Services Association (ATSSA) – a national roadway safety association – credits the nation’s Highway Safety Improvement Program – or HSIP — as a major contributor to this [...]
Dec 15 2011 | Posted in
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New Year’s Eve means a time for parties and celebration, but it also means there’s an increased risk for impaired driving. To help ensure everyone welcomes 2012 with a smile, McDivitt Law Firm is offering its Safe and Sober Free Cab Ride Home program on New Year’s Eve. “Often the difference between a cherished memory [...]
Dec 14 2011 | Posted in
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The Allstate Foundation License to Save Report, developed in conjunction with the National Safety Council, shows that if all states implemented comprehensive graduated driver licensing (GDL) laws, an estimated 2,000 lives could be saved. Further, if all 50 states were to enact comprehensive GDL laws, it could generate savings of $13.6 billion per year. The [...]
Dec 6 2011 | Posted in
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Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s): INFINITI / G37 COUPE 2011-2012 NISSAN / 370Z 2011 Manufacturer: NISSAN NORTH AMERICA, INC. Mfr’s Report Date: NOV 03, 2011 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V538000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A Component: VISIBILITY:POWER WINDOW DEVICES AND CONTROLS Potential Number of Units Affected: 1,788 Summary: NISSAN IS RECALLING CERTAIN MODEL YEAR 2011 [...]
Nov 21 2011 | Posted in
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Vehicle Make / Model: Model Year(s): HINO / ND8J 2012 HINO / NE8J 2012 HINO / NJ8J 2012 HINO / NV8J 2012 Manufacturer: HINO MOTORS SALES U.S.A., INC. Mfr’s Report Date: NOV 02, 2011 NHTSA CAMPAIGN ID Number: 11V537000 NHTSA Action Number: N/A Component: POWER TRAIN:AXLE ASSEMBLY Potential Number of Units Affected: Summary: HINO IS [...]
Nov 21 2011 | Posted in
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According to a new study from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety, teen drivers are approximately 50 percent more likely to crash in the first month of driving than they are after a full year of experience driving on their own, and are nearly twice as likely to crash as they are after two full [...]
Nearly every traffic accident caused by driver error – up to 90 percent of all crashes – could be eliminated if existing intelligent transportation technologies were implemented in our vehicles and roads, say experts at IEEE, the world’s largest technical professional association. These include electronics and computing technologies such as in-vehicle machine vision and sensors to [...]
Oct 17 2011 | Posted in
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