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- Wed Nov 25, 2009 10:09 am
- Forum: Toyota Turmoil News!
- Topic: Toyota Vehicle Recalls
- Replies: 16
- Views: 17015
Re: Toyota Vehicle Recalls
Toyota to replace 4M gas pedals that could jam Nov 25, 2009, KEN THOMAS, Associated Press Toyota Motor Corp announced Wednesday that it will replace accelerator pedals on about 4 million vehicles in the United States because the pedals can get stuck in the floor mats. Currently replacement pedals a...
- Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:13 pm
- Forum: Distracted Driving
- Topic: STOP Cell phone use while driving!
- Replies: 11
- Views: 20146
Re: STOP Cell phone use while driving!
The following is a map of states status on Handheld CellPhone Banning:"intexticated" drivers
For details on cellphone and texting bans in all states, go to list of Cellphone laws
Also see our thread For details on cellphone and texting bans in all states, go to list of Cellphone laws
- Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:12 pm
- Forum: Distracted Driving
- Topic: "Intexticated" Drivers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16987
Re: "Intexticated" Drivers
November 10, 2009: Rhode Island bans text messaging by all drivers Rhode Island joins 18 other states in banning text messaging by all drivers, effective Nov. 9, 2009. For details on cellphone and texting bans in all states, go to list of Cellphone laws From that link the following is a Map of Texti...
- Tue Nov 24, 2009 5:05 pm
- Forum: Vehicle Safety
- Topic: IIHS Top Safety Picks 2010 Vehicles
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2223
IIHS Top Safety Picks 2010 Vehicles
Nov 18, 2009: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) (NOTE: IIHS is a non-profit organization funded by auto insurers) listed their Top Safety Picks 2010 From their site "To determine crashworthiness — how well a vehicle protects its occupants in a crash — the Institute rates vehicle...
- Tue Nov 24, 2009 9:26 am
- Forum: Crash Reconstruction/Investigation News
- Topic: NPR Series "On the Road to Safety"
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2178
NPR Series "On the Road to Safety"
Nov 23, 2009: NPR series this week on Morning Edition on Roadway Safety[/url] On the Road to Safety Series Overview: How Safe are our Roads? The urban Road is a Dangerous Place Critics Say Roads Safer, But Danger Still Lurks 'Diverging Diamond' Traffic Flow: Way Of The Future? and more... See the se...
- Mon Nov 23, 2009 10:05 am
- Forum: TBI, Concussions, Head Injury
- Topic: Traumatic Brain Injury
- Replies: 8
- Views: 23020
Re: Traumatic Brain Injury
NFL to Shift in its Handling of Concussions NY Times, Nov 23, 2009, by Alan Schwarz In an apparent shift in the NFL's approach to handling concussions, the league will soon require teams to obtain independent advice form neurologists while treating players with brain injuries. Decisions on when a p...
- Sat Nov 21, 2009 10:55 am
- Forum: Toyota Turmoil News!
- Topic: Will Toyota encounter a press created Audi 5000 type fiasco?
- Replies: 13
- Views: 128028
Will Toyota encounter a press created Audi 5000 type fiasco?
Nov 20, 2009: The following story and others makes me wonder whether Toyota may encounter comething like the Audi 5000 Unintended acceleration fiasco. See Manufacturing the Audi Scare : See Detroit News article Toyota's image under scrutiny Safety advocates say acceleration issue may not be easy fix...
- Fri Nov 20, 2009 12:22 am
- Forum: Crash Reconstruction/Investigation News
- Topic: SafeRoadMaps
- Replies: 0
- Views: 2545
SafeRoadMaps
SafeRoadMaps.org MINNEAPOLIS / ST. PAUL- Rural transportation safety experts at the [/url=http://www1.umn.edu/twincities/index.php]University of Minnesota[/url] today launched a new national service to help drivers identify the most dangerous portions of upcoming trips, including trips that will be...
- Wed Nov 18, 2009 11:29 am
- Forum: Misc Topics & News!
- Topic: Why take a Bugatti Veyron for a swim?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 4266
Re: Why take a Bugatti Veyron for a swim?
Wired Magazine got permission to post up the video of the Veyron going into the water.
See Something’s Fishy With That Waterlogged Veyron
See Something’s Fishy With That Waterlogged Veyron
- Tue Nov 17, 2009 1:56 pm
- Forum: Distracted Driving
- Topic: "Intexticated" Drivers
- Replies: 10
- Views: 16987
Re: "Intexticated" Drivers
Nov 16, 2009: In an frightful illustration how teens don't read newspapers and don't listen information on TV a recent Pew Research survey found that "Twenty-six percent of American teens of driving age say they have texted while driving, and half (48%) of all teens ages 12 to 17 say they’ve be...