Multiple media outlets reported that the Food and Drug Administration has initiated a recall in order to ensure that all units of Earthgrains 12 Grain Natural Bread and Sara Lee 12 Grain Bread Hearty & Delicious Bread have been recalled in all states after it was noted that these products could contain flexible wire fragments. According to the firm, these products may have been contaminated because of the flour used in the product may have been produced in a mill (read more)
Read MoreMultiple news agencies have reported that Nestle Prepared Foods Company has recently issued a recall for all units of certain Lean Cuisine Culinary Collection Mushroom Mezzaluna Ravioli over a possible health risk. These products with the UPC code 13800-58358 may have been contaminated with fragments of glass, which could pose a potential health risk if consumed. No other products of the Lean Cuisine brand have been affected by this recall. According to the company, three consumers noted the presence of (read more)
Read MoreMultiple news agencies have reported that recent studies show that people continue to be distracted while behind the wheel. The reports show that according to the California Highway Patrol, a new program that would teach truck drivers how to avoid distractions and drive safely has been implemented. All drivers should be required to take this distracted driving courses in order to be allowed to operate any kind of vehicle, some officials say. This educational program was presented by traffic authorities (read more)
Read MoreThe California Highway Patrol has reported that one person was killed in a recent accident that happened on Highway 1 on Sunday morning. The crash happened at about 8:49 in the morning. Authorities reported that a red jeep ended up rolling over off the road near Cuesta College. Emergency crews had to extricate the man from the crashed vehicle after the accident. Four people were injured while one was reportedly killed. The California Highway Patrol is now investigating this accident (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 MoreMultiple units of wood chippers are being recalled over a possible injury hazard. According to the official recall statement, Altec has issued this recall after the company noted that all units of 2011 and 2012 CFD 127 wood chippers were equipped with blades that may have not been manufactured to standard hardness specifications, which could cause the components to fail while in use, leading to a blade separation. This issue could lead to a personal injury, the National Highway Traffic (read more)
Read MoreSometimes, some law enforcing agents say, scaring people works better than enacting a law and handing out a ticket. With this thought in mind, the Traffic Improvement Association of Michigan and the Michigan Department of Transportation produced a video entitled Remembering Ally, which is an extremely graphic reenactment of a distracted driver accident. Dakota High School and the ITT Technical Institute Criminal Justice students as well as local emergency services personnel decided to volunteer to appear in the graphic video, (read more)
Read MoreThere is a new smartphone app that may save your life from distracted or even drowsy driving. The app allows the driver to mount his or her smartphone in their car to use its front facing cameras to watch your facial and head movements. This system will help to monitor whether the motorist is driving safely or not. It can alert the motorist if it notices he or she is tired or too distracted. The app will also allow for (read more)
Read MoreIn Vancouver, outside drivers on Point Grey Road may soon be affected as the road may be transformed into a bicycle and local-only cars route. This road transformation would be the first of this kind in Vancouver. The goal is to minimize the number of cars that travel the route, which is currently 13,000 cars per day and increase safety for local drivers and bicycle riders. Residents say that the traffic makes it scary for bicycle riders to travel on (read more)
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08
Oct
2012
Bay County Students Urged To Opt To Drive Safely
Students in Bay County are improving upon their efforts to make the road a safer place by driving more cautiously and urging others to do the same. The recent rise in the number of deaths associated with auto accidents in the county has shown residents that the issue associated with distracted driving is getting hard to handle. The crash rate data recently released by the authorities shows that students younger than 20-years-old have unfortunately much higher chances of getting into (read more)
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