U.S. Safety Agency Advocating Stronger Truck Rear-Impact Guards
Insurance Journal
December 15, 2015
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing that trucking companies be required to install stronger guards on their trailers to reduce deaths caused when cars rear-end tractor trailers. […]
Mother loses daughters, raises truck underride concerns
ABC
[…] Karth had never heard of underride guards, but after researching, she now believes a stronger one may have saved her daughters’ lives.
She’s working with the Truck Safety Coalition to push the federal government and manufacturers to adopt tougher standards when it comes to underride guards. […]
Experts, police perform underride crash tests
3/27/15
ABC
[…] Crash experts and police from around the state gathered Friday to perform side underride crash tests […] NHTSA spokesperson Jose Ucles said they have not yet started evaluating the possibility of requiring side impact guards, but they could in the future. […]
Stronger Truck Underride Guards Proposed to Cut Rear-Impact Deaths
Claims Journal
December 9, 2015
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing that trucking companies be required to install stronger guards on their trailers to reduce deaths caused when cars rear-end tractor trailers. […] The stronger guards will prevent between one and three serious injuries and one fatality a year, NHTSA said. […]
NHTSA aims to strengthen safety devices that have failed in deadly crashes
Jan 21, 2016
Fox News
Nearly four years after the Channel 4 I-Team exposed how a Middle Tennessee man died when a safety device underneath a semi-truck failed, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing rule changes that would strengthen the devices.
NHTSA wants to make underride guards stronger and able to withstand crashes at a higher speed. Click here to read the full proposal.
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Stronger Truck Guards Proposed to Cut Rear-Impact Deaths
Bloomberg News
December 7, 2015
NHTSA calls for trailer devices that hold up in 35 mph crashes […] Marianne Karth, a North Carolina mother who lost two daughters in a 2013 truck crash, also petitioned NHTSA for a stronger underride guard, as did the Truck Safety Coalition, an Arlington, Virginia, group that lobbies for stronger regulations. Karth and the group met with Transportation Secretary Anthony Foxx to discuss the issue. The National Transportation Safety Board has also recommended stronger guards after investigation truck crashes. […]
NHTSA Proposes to Affirm Canadian Underride Standard
Safety Research and Strategies
December 17, 2015
[…] “From our standpoint, we know that the trailer manufacturers will need to deal with offset crashes,” he said. “We plan to continue testing – we want to work with trailer manufacturers to go beyond the Canadian standards. We’ve gotten tremendous cooperation, and we are working with Marianne Karth to set up an underride round table to discuss further steps.” […]
Is Seattle’s Bike-Share Partnership with Pronto Worth Saving?
Seattle Magazine
2/1/2016
[…] There’s also the issue of scale: would more people use the system if it were more widely available? […] Also, a story about fixing the program at the Seattle Bike Blog suggests that eliminating the helmet law for adults would streamline the system and make it an easier option for folks, though the city might not want to increase its liability on that front. […]
City News
2/1/16
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One woman is in hospital with head injuries after a crash […]
The woman’s SUV slid underneath the semi truck trailer, police said. […]
Worst roads for motorcycles
San Diego Union Tribune
July 11, 2011
[…] That makes the intersection of Route 76 and Palomar Mountain Road — also known as South Grade Road — far and away the worst motorcycle spot in the county, according to data culled from the state Department of Transportation and the federal Fatality Analysis Reporting System. […] Tied for second were two intersections: Otay Lakes Road at state Route 94 in Jamul; and state Route 78 at Wynola Road in Julian, with 16 accidents each. […]
