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On August 30th of 2012, Ohio will implement a statewide ban on text messaging while driving, However, the City of Parma Heights, which is just outside of Cleveland, has passed a city ordinance that moves the deadline for their town up to this month. Drivers who are charged with texting while driving in that city… read more

Suffolk County is promoting a class on teen driver safety. The county holds the record for the highest number of driving fatalities in the state of New York, and their police department is looking to educate the public about driving habits to improve those numbers. The class will stress the importance of cutting down on… read more

Recalls are vital to preserving public safety, but as this next story illustrates, sometimes the repairs needed to correct a defect might entail an additional defect that can’t be ignored. Recently, Ford instituted a recall of 470,000 Escape sport utility vehicles from the 2002 through the 2004 model years that contained a three liter V-6… read more

I can talk ad nauseam about the dangers of distracted driving, especially as it pertains to texting.  But for those of you out there who work best by experiencing things visually, perhaps an illustration of the danger can do a better job of spreading the word about the danger inherent in texting behind the wheel…. read more

The Robert Bosch Tool Corporation has issued a recall on about 22,149 Bosch miter saws. The recall encompasses the SkilSaw ten inch compound miter saw that was sold at OC Tanner and Lowe’s Home Centers between January and April of this year.  The lower guard is able to break off and come into physical contact… read more

Despite countless efforts by local, state and national agencies, drivers are still driving distracted. Lawmakers and enforcement agencies agree that distracted driving has become nearly epidemic. The Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) recently released a detailed report, “Curbing Distracted Drivers,” which outlines the most recent accident data (2008) and the plan of action by each… read more

The City Council of Bridgeport, West Virginia, is putting an early stop to texting and cell phone usage in cars. On Monday, the city council passed a law that bans all hand held device usage while driving. A statewide ban goes into effect a year from now, but the council chose not to wait. Hands-free… read more

A high school senior in Pennsylvania was given a $2,500 scholarship after she impressed the judges of the “Words to Be Heard” scholarship contest with her power-point presentation on the dangers of texting while driving. Her straightforward message didn’t lay out the usual statistics and logic; it spoke directly to her fellow teens in a… read more

A new report discusses how some active safety features are reducing the number of claims filed by motorists. Though motorists are submitting less claims, they aren’t necessarily paying less for their car insurance. Some active safety measures like auto-braking and collision alerts have helped reduce claims by 14 percent in some car systems, but the… read more

Engineers from Chennai, India’s Anna University of Technology have invented a radio-frequency identification (RFID) device that stops car drivers from using their phones when the car is in motion. By using a mobile jammer, the new technology ensures that the driver’s phone will not work, though other passengers will still be able to chat away…. read more

A new article discusses safe travel with with pets in the car. New distracted driving laws in New Jersey, Hawaii, Connecticut, and Arizona prohibit having an animal from riding loose in an automobile. Several companies have begun to sell products aimed at meeting the restrictions of this law, including a special harness that attaches to… read more

Police officers in Scotland believe that speed restrictor functions in all vehicles will help drivers slow down successfully in crucial areas like school zones. Police also favor installing black boxes in all cars driven by young drivers to monitor driving behavior and thus determine fair insurance premiums based on the data collected. These issues are… read more