A rise in motorcycle accident fatalities has led various Montana officials to stress the need to comply with motorcycle safety regulations.  13 deaths have occurred throughout the state so far this year, up from 11 at the same point last year.  A member of the Helena Police Department advises riders to get licensed properly.  This… read more

Texas Pride Trailers has recalled 10 DTFLB trailers of the 2012 model year because their Dexter Axle brake actuator pumps have the potential to wear down prematurely and cause the brakes to stop working.  The compromised braking power would make the trailers more likely to crash. Texas Pride will contact people who purchased the trailers,… read more

On July 18, a recall of diced celery and onion mix and diced and slivered red and yellow onions was announced by Gills Onions due to the possibility that the items are tainted by listeria. No other Gills product is affected nor was there any illness reported in conjunction with the recall. Listeria can lead children,… read more

In an editorial from the Times-Herald of Newnan, Georgia, the author warns of the safety hazard created by distracted drivers. Two common causes of distracted driving are talking on cellphones and texting, even after the Georgia legislature outlawed texting while behind the wheel.  These aren’t the only distractions out there, though.  A reader e-mailed the… read more

On Friday, July 20, four new laws were passed in Illinois regarding highway safety, with three of those laws revolving around cellphone use. Commercial drivers are no longer able to use handheld phones whatsoever, plus, there is now no cell phone use allowed by anyone within 500 feet of an emergency zone or within areas… read more

Glaval has announced a recall of 381 buses (Titan, Titan II, Entourage, Universal, Apollo, Concorde II, Sport, Primetime) that carry either the Braun Century-2 or Vista-2 wheelchair lifts. The recall comes as a result of a hazard wherein a wheelchair occupant may inadvertently roll over the roll stop and sustain a fall or injury while… read more

Navistar has issued a recall on 16 International Lonestar vehicles built between January 29, 2009 and February 21, 2011. These vehicles come with the Harley-Davidson option package. The feature codes for such packages are 27DRV and 28 DRV. Corrosion and fatigue can lead to cracks forming in the wheels, which could in turn cause the… read more

Marines at Camp Pendleton Marine Base in California are among the many drivers who fail to obey a state law prohibiting drivers from using a hand-held device while operating a motor vehicle. On any given day, at least one Marine on the base is pulled over for violating this law, according to data from the… read more

In Ottawa last week, plainclothes police officers posed as construction workers so that they could look out for drivers who were either talking or texting on handheld cell phones or not wearing their seat belts. These plainclothes officers radioed details of the offenders to uniformed officers, who then pulled over and ticketed drivers. 41 tickets… read more

The Lieutenant Governor of New Jersey has signed a law allowing authorities to charge drivers with vehicular homicide if that person’s vehicle kills someone while they were distracted by a cell phone. Drivers caught texting while driving can be charged with reckless driving, just like someone who is drunk. The law will be known as… read more

Downeast Concepts has issued a recall on 15,400 of their kids’ folding beach chairs. A laceration hazard is the reason for the recall.  Sharp rivets exposed on the chair can be potentially harmful to children. For example, a 21-month-old girl fell and cut her head on the item. Consumers should return the chairs to Downeast… read more

CareFusion is updating consumers on the progress of the Class I recall of the EnVe ventilator. The products were produced from December 2010 to this past January. A leak may take place in these items’ patient breathing circuit, resulting in the ventilator not working properly. The company had previously released remediation plans, which are reportedly… read more