New York Times
2/3/15
The New York State attorney general’s office accused four major retailers on Monday of selling fraudulent and potentially dangerous herbal supplements and demanded that they remove the products from their shelves. […]
Safe Car – USDOT
Yearly estimates back up that statement. On average:
Many of these crashes can be prevented through proper tire maintenance—including tire inflation and rotation—and understanding tire labels, tire aging, and recalls and complaints.
My Northwest – KIRO Radio
2/2/15
[…] In her district, Clark County, teens account for way more serious accidents and fatal accidents than they should.
“Thirty to 45 percent of all fatalities and serious injury accidents are involved with young drivers that are 16 to 20 years old,” she said. […]
2/3/15
KATU ABC News
[…] Six states in the US have passed school bus seat belt laws, yet the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says buses are still one of the safest modes of transportation without having students buckle up.
An ABC News investigation looked at bus crash simulations and found seat belts would help keep kids safe in the event of a crash. […]
Mehta, Kushal
From University of Waterloo Library
Date: 2015-01-21 (submitted on: 2015-01-20)
[…] Several US states and Canadian Provinces have introduced, or (as is the case in Ontario) are considering, legislation requiring that motorists provide a minimum of one meter of lateral clearance when overtaking and passing a cyclist. […] The model shows that the proportion of passing maneuvers that are unsafe increases as traffic demand increases, the distance between consecutive traffic signals becomes shorter, and traffic signal cycle lengths become longer. […]
California Bicycle Coalition
[…] The Three Feet for Safety Act requires motorists to give at least three feet of clearance when passing people riding bikes.
[…] Give Me 3 is CalBike’s two-point campaign to promote awareness about the law. […]
California Eyes Road Repair Fees as Gas Tax Receipts Ebb
Bloomberg Business
1/29/15
[…] The legislation, part of a package of budget bills Brown must submit by Feb. 1, would allow local transportation agencies to expand carpool lanes to drivers willing to pay a toll. The package also would start a pilot program to test whether charging a fee based on miles driven works better than the current excise tax on fuel to pay for road work, according budget documents released earlier this month. […]
Insurance industry data link NFL games to higher car crash rates
1/30/15
LA Times
[…] They looked at five years of California crash data and found there was a 77% increase in alcohol-related crashes causing injury or death on Super Bowl Sunday. In some communities, such as San Diego, the number of drunk driving crashes more than doubled. […]
Fortune
2/2/15
[…] Samuel Abuelsamid, a senior analyst for Navigant Research, a marketing intelligence firm based in Boulder, Colorado, has been driving and testing a 2015 Kia Sedona equipped with advanced autonomous driving systems. Starting on Saturday night, as heavy snow blanketed southeast Michigan, he noted how the weather was neutralizing some of the Sedona’s advanced technology features. […]
Streetsblog
1/30/2015
[…] He said his 5-year-old daughter could technically comply with the ID requirement because she has a passport. But, he added, “I don’t think her entire surface area is 200 inches.” […]
