March 23rd, 2011
When they get out of prison, maybe they can apply for jobs as crash dummies. (more)
February 23rd, 2011
Ford Motor Co. said Wednesday that it would recall 144,000 F-150 pickup trucks because front-seat airbags could inflate even though the vehicle hadn’t been involved in a collision. (more)
December 8th, 2010
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has released a proposal, spurred by the death of a Woodbury boy, that would require all new cars starting in 2014 to have rearview cameras and interior displays to allow “a 180-degree view” of the area around a car. (more)
December 7th, 2010
Thought that new car was expensive now? Wait till the Department of Transportation implements its latest plan to protect Americans from themselves. (more)
November 30th, 2010
If you thought the TSA body scans and sensual pat downs went too far, then you will be displeased to learn that the federal government is now considering using technology that will deactivate your cell phone while you are in a moving vehicle. This is in response to the fact that, according to Transportation Secretary Raymond LaHood, 5,500 people were killed last year due to distracted driving. (more)
June 29th, 2010
The Terrafugia Transition, a light aircraft that can convert into a road-legal automobile, is to go into production after being given a special weight exemption by the US Federal Air Authority. (more)
May 16th, 2010
A South Side woman activated an emergency signal in her car while at a currency exchange with a gunman who had taken her and her husband from home to cash their check for him. (more)
March 19th, 2010
“This is for all the idiots out there that belong on the bus: get off the road, and stay off if you can not stop your car,” says the masked man in this riveting new documentary on how to solve the popular Toyota Prius’ break problems by putting the car in neutral. Why the narrator opted for a mask is unclear because it is unlikely this helpful and wholesome clip would ever cost the man personal or professional embarrassment. Unless he’s a Toyota executive, anyway. (more)
January 29th, 2010
A national crackdown on distracted driving takes an unexpected turn today. A new study shows that the number of traffic crashes did not drop in three states and the District of Columbia after they banned drivers from using handheld cellphones. (more)
