Takata airbags have been a ticking time bomb and we are only now finding out they have been that way for longer than first suspected. What we know for certain is, there have been four deaths and more than 30 injuries linked to the defective airbags manufactured by the Japanese […]
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If you have had the misfortune of being involved in a crash or incident where you have aggravated a pre-existing physical condition, do not believe the insurance representative if they attempt to persuade you into thinking you have no claim. You do. Speak with an attorney to find out more […]
Parents Should Instill Importance of Highway Safety in Their Children While the campaign against texting and driving accelerates – and rightly so – maybe a little more attention should be paid to talking on cell phones while driving, especially when the vehicle operators are teens. Distracted driving, defined by the […]
I have lost count now of how many times GM has issued a recall and the total number of vehicles recalled in the past several months by GM; I know it is in the area of over 20 million vehicles. Tragically, years of delay in recalling cars over a faulty […]
I can make it. I will not run the red light. Wrong. First, the light is never as long as you think it will be between the change from yellow to red. Second, the yellow light does not mean “go faster into the intersection”. The statistics are crystal clear that […]
A new way of reaching emergency services is coming to parts of Florida, and is due to help save lives and make residents safer. Reports from the Palm Beach Post show that local government is funding a ‘text to 911’ project with state money. While reports earlier in May indicated […]
South Florida’s “Staying Alive on 95 & Florida’s Roadways” campaign officially has ushered in summer, a season that sees many motorists driving to their vacation destinations. The campaign, sponsored by the Dori Slosberg Foundation, involves law-enforcement saturations on Interstate 95 and other major thoroughfares across Palm Beach County, as well […]
A renewed debate about trucker safety is rolling down America’s highways following a vote by the Senate Appropriations Committee that weakens the rest regulations of those who operate 18-wheelers. The rules at risk call for truckers to stay out of the driver’s seat for 34 hours following any 60-hour, seven-day […]
Companies that produce products such as power tools, planes, motor vehicles and guns should be held to a higher standard of public responsibility than maybe, say blender manufacturers. A bad blender might ruin a good party, but it is unlikely to kill. Maim or injure people. One would have thought […]
It is 2014. Is there a single reason why a child would be riding in a motor vehicle today unrestrained? For that matter, is there a person who should be in a motor vehicle traveling down the highway unrestrained? The latest report from the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) tells […]