2012

Another automobile is being recalled because of the threat that it may pose to consumer safety. This time, the vehicle in question is the Honda Civic of the 2012 model year, and the recall was announced by American Honda Motors through the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s website.  A whopping 50,000-plus vehicles fall within the… read more

Car seat safety is an important topic, and all parents should understand the proper ways to strap their kids into their vehicles.  Now, one company has announced a technology that aims to make errors in car seat installation a thing of the past. TOMY, the maker of the First Years brand of car seats, is… read more

Although many websites put up by corporations are designed to bring awareness to their own company, such portals can also provide benefits to people concerned about safety. AT & T, for instance, has just launched a website designed to raise awareness among children about the dangers of texting while driving.  And though it does aim… read more

The state of Colorado is taking steps to improve safety along highways. They’re doing so thanks to the joint efforts of the Colorado Department of Transportation, Walmart, the Colorado Motor Carriers Association, and various truck stops around the state.  These organizations have teamed up to place 20 high definition televisions in truck stops along the… read more

A number of units from a certain line of emergency vehicles are being recalled due to the threat that they could pose to driver safety. The recall was announced by the Kovatch Mobile Equipment Corporation and concerns the Predator, Predator Panther, Predator SS, and Predator XL emergency vehicles of the 2010 and 2011 model years. … read more

Yesterday brought reports of Atlanta trying to cut down on distracted driving, and now comes a report that another city is trying to curb the dangerous practice. The city council of Columbia Falls, Montana will soon be meeting to decide whether or not to ban texting while behind the wheel of an automobile.  The measure… read more

It’s a situation that has likely happened to everyone if they’ve spent a significant amount of time on the roads:  you’re driving along and you see signs alerting you to construction in the area, perhaps even asking you to reduce your speed so as not to compromise a worker’s safety.  But then you look around,… read more

With summer weather here for the foreseeable future, citizens across the country can expect road construction projects to be put into full force.  And a new report casts a light on those persons who might be affected the most by such projects:  bicyclists. When a construction project is taking place on the right side of… read more

With distracted driving becoming more and more prevalent, especially as concerns texting while behind the wheel of an automobile, phone manufacturers and software makers have done what they can to come up with apps that can curb the dangerous practice.  But as a new report illustrates, such technology has its limitations. One of those first… read more

A safety demonstration of the latest automobile technology let reporters take a peek at what could possibly be the future of our nation’s highways. The technology being shown off is known as Vehicle to Vehicle Communication, also known as V2V.  It’s something that you may have heard of, especially if you follow this blog regularly. … read more

A potential fire hazard has caused the recall of yet another vehicle. This time, the vehicle in question is the Kenworth T680, and the recall was announced by Paccar Incorporated, the manufacturer of the vehicle.  Each of the affected vehicles is of the 2013 model year and came equipped with a 76 inch sleeper.  This… read more

Which of these items should be secured in a safety seat:  a child or a gasoline canister? The answer should be obvious, but as a recent story illustrates, not everyone seems to have reached the same conclusions.  In Colorado last week, police pulled over the driver of a vehicle because she reportedly failed to make… read more