Safety

Various types of vehicles of model years ranging between 2008 and 2014 are being recalled by Aston Martin because of an issue that has the potential to cause a crash.  The recall affects just over 5,000 Rapide, Rapide S, Virage, V12 Vantage, V8 Vantage S, V8 Vantage, and DB9 automobiles.  A breakage of the accelerator… read more

As a result of the Food Safety Modernization Act, the Food and Drug Administration has been rather busy over the last few years.  That act paved the way for the FDA to take a more proactive approach to the way they deal with foodborne illness.  While their role in the past has largely focused on… read more

Even though it’s been over a month now since a rule on mandatory glove usage in restaurants came into effect, complaints continue as chefs grapple with what they see as unnecessary restrictions.  The Los Angeles Times explores the issue yet again in a new report. For those unfamiliar, a new law has been enacted that… read more

The Super Bowl is over, and although the game wasn’t exactly competitive, no doubt the constant jostling to get through the throngs of people at local restaurants and bars was.  There are many situations when you might find yourself stuck in a crowd of people, and at those times, you want to do whatever you… read more

This winter, we’ve talked about many of the fire hazards that tend to crop up as people set out to heat their homes during bouts of extreme cold.  If you’re not using a space heater, a fireplace, or a furnace in the optimum manner, you put yourself and everyone within your residence at risk. However,… read more

A new report in the Huffington Post takes a look at the effect that new regulations geared toward preventing fatigued driving among truckers may have.  A study has arrived from the Washington State University that shows the beneficial impact the rules can have on the roads.  Between last January and July, 106 drivers submitted data… read more

Farmers throughout California often have to deal with the types of hazards that other people don’t think about.  These threats can be somewhat unique to the industry, which means that safety advice needs to come from a source that knows precisely how to avoid a tragedy.  Toward that end, farmers in the vicinity of Stanislaus… read more

The Watsonville, California-based West Marine Products has announced the recall of two types of folding bikes that are supposed to be used in the vicinity of marinas.  The recall affects an estimated 4,600 Port Runner 2 and Jetty Express 2 bicycles that were available for sale across the country between March 2010 and last July. … read more

It’s one thing to have to take care of your own automobile, but quite another to oversee dozens if not hundreds of vehicles.  Such is the responsibility of persons who have to look after entire fleets at commercial enterprises. We tend to underestimate how many of these vehicles could be on the road at any… read more

If you ever find yourself in the midst of a winter snowstorm, there may come a time when you’re forced to share the road with a snowplow.  This will require a slew of precautions that you don’t necessarily have to take with other vehicles, and the risk of a crash is compounded when the roads… read more

Many teenagers absolutely cannot wait until they reach legal driving age so that they can get behind the wheel on their own.  However, recent research has shown that this is not the case universally, with an increasing number of teens actually opting to hold off on the responsibility of driving until later years. A new… read more

Pedestrian safety is an important topic in California with more and more people walking in places like Los Angeles that used to be dominated by the automobile.  A new report out of New York finds a transportation engineer exploring some of the ways that fatalities and injuries could be reduced there, but some of them… read more