2011

According to news from the consumer reports, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration known as NHTSA is investigating complaints regarding the Saturn Aura and its transmission. Engineers for the agency are looking into the numerous complaints stating that the vehicle fails to remain stopped when the driver selects the “Park” option. Issues with Aura’s transmission… read more

According to the morning news, the San Rafael Police Department has received a grant for a new program to promote traffic safety that is planned to last a whole year. The project aims at keeping injuries and deaths related to traffic from happening in the future. The Office of Traffic Safety known as OTS awarded… read more

According to several news reports from Chicago, there has been a significant increase on tickets issued to drivers who used their cell phones while driving. Last year was a record year for the city, which has never seen as many distracted driving tickets being written as they were in the year of 2010. According to… read more

According to different news sources, the Interstate 69 has been seeing many longtime opponents speaking up against the many accidents the speedy construction has allegedly caused. The project to get the highway ready has been the alleged main cause for three different fatalities and other four people being left injured. Members of the Citizens for… read more

According to many news outlets, this is the time of the year when collisions with deer happen unfortunately more often. This type of cash can be dangerous not only to the animal, but mostly to the driver, passengers and everyone else going down the road when the accident happens. Whenever there’s a collision between a… read more

It was brought to our attention that Toyota has issued a recall for 420,000 cars in the United States after they noted a possible steering problem with some of their vehicles. News outlets have reported that this is a safety recall to replace something that the company has named the crankshaft pulley that is part… read more

According to local news sources, the Lafayette cycling community along with Officials from the Lafayette Consolidated Government and the Police Department, had a meeting to discuss an initiative that would upgrade bicycle safety to an unheard level in the region. After reports of three very recent fatalities involving bicycle and vehicle collisions, authorities and residents… read more

According to the news, students from the University of Georgia are being granted free safety checks before they get on with their holiday season. Even if all they need to have checked is their bicycle. Mechanics from the UGA Campus Transit along with Five Star Automotive will be present at the University’s Tate Student Center… read more

According to various news sources there is a bill that was introduced sometime four years ago that suggested the ban of texting-while-driving. The much discussed bill has been allegedly approved by the legislature this week with an overwhelming approving rate among both parties in the House of Representatives and state Senate. The bill states that… read more

News sources report that Honda has issued a recall of 936,000 Fit and CR-V vehicles. After five different complaints regarding unexpected fires involving the 2006 Honda CR-V, the carmaker investigated the case and realized that the fires might have been the result of a design flaw that damage the electrical contacts and raise the likelihood… read more

According to various news sources, the Group Lotus has issued a recall for over 5,000 vehicles. Reports state that because of a potential issue with the oil cooling line, a Lotus vehicle could allegedly be involved in a fire accident. The Lotus Group has reported that this particular issue is present in 2005 and 2006… read more

News sources state that vehicles from 2006 through 2012 manufactured by Volvo are being recalled. This happened due to a possible misplacement of the right labels for the inflation pressure in the tires. The manufacturer claims that there is a significantly decreasing number of new cars coming from the factory with spare tires. The recalled… read more