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Even as Texas lawmakers get ready to consider a texting and driving ban, the city of Houston is taking matters into its own hands.  Yesterday, the Public Safety Committee of the Houston City Council met to talk about a potential statute that would make texting at the wheel an illegal act.  The meeting only involved… read more

The Sheriff’s Department of Santa Barbara County is warning drivers to remove distracted driving from their lives, especially now that spring break in the area has drawn to a close and kids head back to school.  Drivers are being asked to use particular caution when navigating through school zones.  Santa Barbara County, like all other… read more

Lawmakers in the state of Maryland have passed a couple of laws which aim to improve safety on the roads.  Starting October 1, drivers can be pulled over just for talking on their handheld phone.  Previously, the matter was considered a secondary offense, meaning that a cellphone citation could only be assessed if the person… read more

This past January, the Stryker Corporation announced the recall of ShapeMatch Cutting Guides typically used during knee replacement surgery.  The company worried that the products may have been produced in a manner not in line with approved procedural methods or in the parameters laid out in surgical preoperative planning.  At the time, surgeons were told… read more

Police in the city of Novato will attempt to improve pedestrian safety in the area thanks to a grant from the California Department of Public Health.  As part of the organization’s PedSafe program, police officials will be able to put forth the “It’s All Up To Us” campaign.  The $8,000 grant will be earmarked for… read more

Recently, we provided parents with advice that aimed to help them make sure their kids were protected from harm throughout baseball season.  But we understand that baseball isn’t the only sport that student athletes are going to be taking part in over the next couple months.  Between soccer, track and field, and anything else your… read more

We recently brought you word of the California Highway Patrol’s efforts to root out distracted driving in the Santa Cruz area, and now we’re also getting a sense of how successful an anti-distracted driving campaign has been in Los Angeles County. From April 1 through April 7, a whopping 2,183 citations were issued to distracted… read more

Gun safety has certainly been a topic of national conversation as of late, but no matter which side of the discourse you fall on, recalls involving gun accessories are something that should be taken seriously.  The next recall impacts an item meant to keep handguns secure from those who aren’t meant to handle them, and… read more

More than a hundred thousand vehicles are being recalled because of a defect that could impede the proper deployment of the airbags.  Vehicle owners should read on and understand that the illumination of a warning light should lead to a prompt check from a professional. Chrysler announced the recall, which affects Chrysler 300 and Dodge… read more

We’re beginning to get a sense of how successful this month’s distracted driving crackdown has been.  The Santa Cruz chapter of the California Highway Patrol has announced the results of its efforts over the first nine days of the enforcement campaign, and when you extrapolate the figures outward to take into account the tickets issued… read more

Lawmakers in the state of Texas are pondering whether or not the time is nigh to pass a ban on texting while driving, but in the meantime, the state’s Department of Transportation has rolled out a new awareness campaign as part of National Distracted Driving Awareness Month.  Called “Talk. Text. Crash,” the campaign will feature… read more

Jeep Liberty 4 x 2 vehicles of the 2008 model year and Dodge Nitro 4 x 2 vehicles of the 2007 and 2008 model years are being recalled by Chrysler.  61,409 vehicles could suffer from an issue wherein the transfer case heat shield can weaken the drive shaft due to excessive rubbing.  If this leads… read more