Issues
Think You Know All About Distracted Driving? Think Again, Says AAA – 6/12/13
New research reveals that voice-activated in-car technologies dangerously undermine driver attention
Chrysler defies request for Jeep fuel tank recall – 6/5/13
By Ken Bensinger, Los Angeles Times
June 5, 2013
For two decades, some Jeep SUV models have shown an alarming tendency to burst into flames after rear-end collisions. At least 51 people have died.
On Tuesday, after a two-year investigation, federal safety regulators identified a likely cause — defective fuel tanks — and called for parent company Chrysler to issue a massive recall of 2.7 million vehicles. The decision marked a victory for safety advocates who have compared the Jeep fires to the 1970s crisis involving fire-prone Ford Pintos.
CAS Statement on Chrysler’s Refusal to Recall Fire-Prone Jeeps – 6/4/13
Chrysler resisting U.S. recall of 2.7 mln Jeep vehicles – 6/4/13
* Chrysler resists recall requested by U.S. regulators
CAS Statement on Chrysler’s Refusal to Recall Fire-Prone Jeeps
NHTSA Recommends Autonomous Vehicles be Used for Testing Only — For Now – 5/31/13
by Tiffany Kaiser
May 31, 2013
National Safety Council Study: Crashes Involving Cell Phones – May 2013
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Recent analysis indicates cell phone distracted driving crashes vastly under-reported
Jenelle’s Journey: From Tragedy To Advocacy
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CAS Letter to NHTSA Administrator David Strickland re: Chrysler White Paper
June 18, 2013 Honorable David Strickland, Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue, SE Washington, D.C. 20590 Dear Administrator Strickland: Chrysler’s “White Paper on NHTSA’s [Jeep Rear Impact Fire] Request” is replete with errors and misleading statements, a desperate attempt to avoid a recall that could prevent more children from burning to…