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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...

The following is a map of states status on Handheld CellPhone Banning: Also see our thread "intexticated" drivers
For details on cellphone and texting bans in all states, go to list of Cellphone laws

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

Wired Magazine got permission to post up the video of the Veyron going into the water.
See Something’s Fishy With That Waterlogged Veyron

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...