The leading cause of death in children between the ages of one and 13 is auto accidents. In an effort to raise awareness about these tragedies and further educate people about keeping children safe in motor vehicles, the National Highways Traffic Safety Administration has announced that Child Passenger Safety Week…
The U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently issued a press release notifying motorists to drive sober for the upcoming Labor Day weekend and all year long. The 2014 campaign is focused on the societal and economic impact of drunk driving as well as the personal costs…
Federal prosecutors are scrutinizing whether employees inside and outside General Motors Co.’s legal department concealed evidence from regulators about a faulty ignition switch. It is alleged that the hiding of such evidence potentially delayed a recall of vehicles with the fatal problem. The examining of GM’s legal department comes just…
General Motors was hit last week with another lawsuit brought on by more than 650 people who were allegedly injured or killed in accidents involving cars that have been recalled this year for faulty ignition switches. The lawsuit was filed in Manhattan federal court by a Texas-based attorney. Dozens of…
A federal judge in Texas has declared a mistrial in the possible billion-dollar whistleblower lawsuit involving the popular Trinity guardrails that line our nation’s highways. According to a U.S. district judge, there were “serious concerns” regarding witness testimony associated with the defendant, highway manufacturing giant Trinity Industries. The whistleblower and…
BMW has recalled several of its most popular models due to defective Takata airbags, a problem that is hitting much of the global auto industry. The German automaker will recall 1.6 million 3-Series cars from model years 2000 to 2006 across the world, including 574,000 in the U.S. The company…
Mitsubishi Motors Corp is recalling cars made with Takata Corp air bags in Florida, Hawaii, Puerto Rico and the U.S. Virgin Islands. Mitsubishi has joined nine other automakers in conducting a recall in those states. Mitsubishi has said it will conduct a limited recall of model year 2004 and 2005…
There are way too many drivers in Florida and across the United States that are taking their eyes off the road while behind the wheel and placing lives at risk. That is why officials with the National Safety Council have dedicated week four of National Safety Month to putting an end to…
Whenever a motor vehicle accident occurs in Florida, or anywhere else throughout the country, it creates a series of events that cost money. While these costs are not always apparent to other people, make no mistake, car accidents can be quite expensive. When viewed as a whole, the numbers are…
While all pedestrians should pay extra close attention when crossing the street, it seems that Floridians need to be especially mindful. In a new report from the National Complete Streets Coalition, Dangerous By Design 2014, a Pedestrian Danger Index was used to rank the deadliest places to walk in America. Florida is…