During the first three months of 2015, three people felt seriously ill after riding Harry Potter & the Forbidden Journey at Universal Orlando. According to a quarterly theme-park injury report submitted to the state of Florida, Walt Disney World reported six injuries and Universal reported seven. There were no reported…
A number of automakers acknowledge that drowsy driving is a big problem amongst American drivers. Recently, many have now begun investing in technologies that are designed to detect when a motorist is too tired to be operating behind the wheel. Nissan has announced an exciting new technology that the company…
More than 200 passengers on two cruise ships, Royal Caribbean’s Legend of the Seas and Celebrity’s Infinity, have fallen ill with norovirus. The CDC is now investigating the outbreak and monitoring clean up procedures on the two ships. What is Norovirus? Norovirus is a highly contagious virus that spreads through…
Bicycling has been a growing trend in the United States over the past few years, mostly in urban metropolitan areas. Many urban cities in the state of Florida and throughout the rest of the country have been bicycle-friendly for years and have been proactive in designing bike lanes and bike…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has publicized their annual Distracted Driving Awareness safety campaign. The month of April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month so the NHTSA’s U Drive. U Text. U Pay. campaign will focus on the financial consequences and expenses of texting from the driver’s seat. The…
A couple was found dead Thursday in an apparent murder-suicide aboard a Holland America cruise ship that docked in Puerto Rico, according to officials. The unidentified man and woman were in their 50s and from Cleveland, Ohio. Police claim that blood was found in the cabin aboard the Ryndam, but…
Within the past year, airbags have been in the news for many wrong reasons. Many automakers have been forced to issue recalls for defective airbags, the most prominent airbag recall being Takata airbags. Nearly 8 million vehicles containing defective Takata airbags have been recalled to date that potentially propel metal…
The AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety conducted a study that has some pretty disturbing results. The study actually determined that more than half of all teen car crashes involve some type of driver distraction. The results show that distracted driving is a factor in 58 percent of teen crashes. Nearly…
A woman accused of leaving two children unattended inside a hot car in October was arrested Tuesday, according to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office. The arrest report states that the woman was shopping at a strip mall in the 6500 block of Lantana Road in Lake Worth on Oct.…
Graco Children’s Products has agreed to pay $10 million to settle claims that it failed to recall about four million child car seats with a defective buckle that could make it difficult to free a child in an emergency, according to federal regulators. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said…