Takata has been accused of knowing its airbags were defective long before the deaths and injuries, according to two former employees of the Japanese manufacturer. The workers told the New York Times that Takata knew about the defects as far back as 2004. The company learned one of its airbags…
The first round of recalls involving vehicles equipped with certain defective airbags manufactured by Takata came to light in November 2008. When addressing this recall, the company cited studies from 2008 that showed the risk of defective airbags in certain vehicle models. The most recent news surrounding the Japanese manufacturer…
A 2-year-old was killed while trick-or-treating on Halloween after he was hit by bus. According to a Polk County Sheriff’s Office spokeswoman, the Lake Wales toddler was in a stroller Friday evening with two other children when the adult pushing them across a street realized he had dropped his cellphone.…
A new report on bicycle fatalities due to car accidents on U.S. roads shows that the bulk of these fatal accidents occur in just a handful of states. The report, released Monday by the nonprofit Governors Highway Safety Association, concluded that biking accident deaths rose 16 percent nationwide between 2010…
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has declared this week, October 19-25, as National Teen Driver Safety Week. Due to the sad reality that motor vehicle crashes are still the leading cause of death for teens ages 14 to 18, the NHTSA has made this issue a top priority. The…
An Orange County sheriff’s deputy responding to a call in the early morning hours on Monday struck and killed a pedestrian in Orlando, according to the Florida Highway Patrol. The 38-year-old Orlando deputy was not injured in the crash, which occurred around 3:15 a.m. on Oak Ridge Road near Orange…
October 8 is International Walk to School Day, a day when thousands of schools in the U.S. and in 40 countries strive to raise awareness about walking and bicycling to school. This day expresses the need for walkable communities throughout the world and encourages more children to walk to school.…
A Bradford County school bus carrying 15 elementary school students was rear-ended by a big rig Monday afternoon near the intersection of U.S. 301 and State Road 201A in Lawtey. According to the Florida Highway Patrol, there were 10 people transported to area hospitals – the 35-year-old driver of the…
South Florida’s waterways make beautiful scenery, but they are dangerous. With so many waterways that do not have barriers to keep cars from sliding or crashing into them, canal crashes can easily become fatal. These crashes are more common than you may think. On Sept. 18, a 78-year-old man was…
A semi driver killed Wednesday after he was crushed when his load shifted while yielding to a fire truck near St. Cloud was identified by the Osceola County Sheriff’s Office this week. The 32-year-old Orlando driver stopped his semi abruptly to yield to an Osceola County fire truck turning onto…