Land Rover Recalls 36 Range Rovers Over Potential Windshield Defect
Range Rover vehicles of the 2012 model year are being recalled by Land Rover. 36 vehicles are potentially affected by a defect wherein improper installation of the windshields may have occurred. If a crash were to take place, there is a risk that the windshield would thus detach and further compromise the safety of those… read more
V12 Vantage Coupes Recalled by Aston Martin
V12 Vantage Coupe automobiles of the 2009 through 2012 model years are being recalled by Aston Martin. 169 of these vehicles are potentially in breach of FMVSS 138, which governs the systems that monitor tire pressure. A light warning drivers of the fact that pressure is low will not tick on until cold tire pressure… read more
Oklahoma Highway Patrol Hosts Motorcycle Safety Course in Calera
Calera’s Rising Star Lodge and the Oklahoma Highway Patrol are attempting to improve highway safety in the area by holding a motorcycle safety course at the beginning of November. This effort is the latest course put forward in a bid by the OHP to hold similar training across the state. This is the operation’s inaugural… read more
Escalator and Elevator Safety Tips Offered in New Report
Right now, pumpkins and skeletons are strewn around neighborhoods all across the country, but pretty soon that ghoulish imagery will be replaced with candy canes and and twinkly lights. That means that citizens are going to begin hitting their local malls in droves. It’s important to remember, though, that as increasing numbers of people clog… read more
New Zealand Amends Car Seat Law to Improve Child Safety
Laws requiring the use of child safety seats are widespread, but New Zealand has one of the weakest in the world. The country previously only required kids up to the age of five to utilize some kind of safety seat. That’s likely why the residents of the Western Bay of Plenty are supporting a change… read more
Distractology 101 Rolls Through Dedham, Massachusetts
KW Insurance is sponsoring an interactive program this week at Dedham High in Massachusetts that aims to demonstrate the dangers of distracted driving. The classroom, a 36 foot bus, features a driving simulator that engages participants in real world driving situations in which they must learn to look out for hidden dangers that could cause… read more
Gainesville Teens Learn About Distracted Driving Via Simulators
Florida Students were recently educated about the real-life dangers of distracted driving. As part of AT & T’s It Can Wait campaign, Gainesville High School students were able to crash their automobiles while texting. Fortunately for these students, it was in the controlled environment of a driving simulator. One local sheriff on hand cautioned that… read more
Resident Pleased With V2V Testing Experience Thus Far
A resident of Ann Arbor, Michigan has been given a specially designed Mercedes Benz so that engineers can test the vehicle’s ability to foster safety through V2V communication. This particular automobile has the ability to connect wirelessly with similar cars in the hopes that the systems onboard will be able to drive safely by avoiding… read more
Distracted Drivers Targeted by Porterville Police
In Porterville, traffic enforcers within the police department have noted an increase in automobile accidents. The rise has been attributed to drivers distracting themselves with their cellphones. In response, the department recently conducted an enforcement operation focused on these distracted drivers specifically. On one particular strip of road, almost 30 tickets were issued in just… read more
Distracted Driving Increasingly Worrisome to Kamloops RCMP
According to a sergeant with the Kamloops Royal Canadian Mounted Police, 48% of fatal automobile accidents that occur in the Lower Mainland area are the result of distracted driving. Looking at that percentage, we can see that distracted driving in the form of texting or otherwise using a cell phone is responsible for more deaths… read more
Manchester Athletes To Learn About The Dangers of Speeding
After police in Manchester, Massachusetts received a report that a vehicle driven by football players was speeding down a local thoroughfare, they decided to take action. At the officers’ request, athletes at Manchester Essex Regional High School will receive a lecture from their coaches about the dangers of speeding around the area at times when… read more
Kentucky Mother Hosts Auto Show to Raise Anti-Texting Awareness
After living through every parent’s worst nightmare, one Kentucky mom decided to use her son’s untimely death due to distracted driving as a way to teach others to be more careful. Her son crashed his car around the same time he received an inane text simply asking, “what’s up?” Since the young man loved restoring… read more