It has been reported earlier that certain probes on potentially defective vehicle models are carried out without the knowledge of the public. Reports indicate that about 16.2 million car and truck owners were contacted about recalls in the year of 2012, however, millions more were left in the dark concerning potential defects mostly due to delayed safety investigations concerning these potentially defective vehicles. Reports show that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been investigation possible safety problems that could (read more)
Read MoreAccording to a series of news agencies, multiple towns and local municipalities in Texas have been enacting their own texting and driving ban in spite of the State’s failure to act on this issue. At this moment, a Texas state representative has reported he’s planning on reintroducing a bill that would make the act of texting while driving a prohibited activity across the state. Since the veto of the bill issued by the Governor, few words were spoken on the (read more)
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03
Jan
2013
How To Find The Best Tires For Your Vehicle
If you own a sporty or a touring vehicle and your high-performance tires don’t look that good anymore, you may want to change them, especially if you’re bound to do some heavy winter driving in the near future. According to certain articles, detailed information regarding different types of tires and how well they perform in different situations will be soon available to consumers who wish to do their research on the types of tires they can purchase for their high-end (read more)
Read MoreMultiple news agencies have reported that New Flyer has issued a recall for all units of the 2004 through 2011 XDE40, D35LFR, D40LF, D40LFR, D60LF, D60LFA, D60LFR, DE35LFA, DE40LF, DE40LFA, DE40LFR, DE60LF, DE60LFA, DE60LFR, C35LF and C40LFR transit buses over a possible injury risk. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has reported that these vehicles were equipped with drive shaft access panels that may have not been sufficiently secured to the vehicle’s floor, which could lead to a drive shaft (read more)
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21
Dec
2012
Agency Wants To Regulate Ride-Sharing Services
Several news agencies have reported that the California Public Utilities Commission has stated that instead of citing and writing cease-and-desist letters to ride-sharing service companies like Lyft and SideCar, it will be looking into developing a set of new rules for the services by assessing the potential risks associated with these services and creating a regulatory branch that will allow these services to continue to operate with better and more efficient reputation management systems. The services could become legitimized and (read more)
Read MoreAccording to multiple media outlets, the Food and Drug Administration has been seeking a greater authority to be able to regulate drug manufacturers such as the compounding center responsible for the production of the recalled steroid injections that were linked to the deadly outbreak of a rare type of fungal meningitis. During a congressional hearing, FDA officials claimed that one of the New England Compounding Center’s owners has invoked his constitutional rights and decided to refuse to testify. Now, the (read more)
Read MoreAccording to a series of news agencies, Canadian food safety inspectors have learned about more problems with the factories run by XL Foods, Inc. since the company has decided to resume operations. Reports show that the company was at the center of a huge beef recall in the past that was linked to several cases of E. coli-related illnesses. Now, federal inspectors have reported they have found issues with the plant that included problems with inadequate clearing of meat-cutting areas, (read more)
Read MoreA crash was reportedly responsible for the entrapment of two people last Saturday morning, multiple reports indicate. Reports issued by the California Highway Patrol indicated that a man and a woman were sent to the hospital after their vehicle crashed into a concrete barrier off Highway 101. The accident occurred when the VW Golf vehicle veered off the road, continued onto the right-hand shoulder of the highway where it crashed into the concrete barrier off a rock embankment near the (read more)
Read MoreThe U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission has just released a statement that indicates that Aqua-Leisure Industries, Inc. has agreed to $650,000 Civil Penalty over the company’s failure to report an issue associated with inflatable baby boats, which could pose drowning risks to children. According to the news reports, the CPSC noted these products could fail and the leg strap could tear, causing the baby boats to deflate unexpectedly, putting the child at risk. The company, according to the federal agency, (read more)
Read MoreThe efforts to contain distracted driving have been taking the authorities to extremes, reports recently showed. According to some accounts, since more states have enacted bans on texting and driving, enforcement agencies across the nation learned these laws are simply too difficult to enforce. Due to the fact that it’s nearly impossible to catch someone texting and driving, agents have decided to experiment with a new technology that would allow police officers to spy on drivers while they are behind (read more)
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