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Five students injured in Solano school bus crash
Five students were taken to hospitals with minor injuries after their Dixon Unified School District bus overturned as the driver tried to pass a farm tractor near Dixon this morning, a California Highway Patrol officer said.
Both the tractor and the school bus were heading east on Hackman Road near Runge Road when the accident happened around 7:25 a.m., CHP Officer Chris Parker said.
Unsafe Buses Run Until Fatal Crashes After U.S. Inaction
By Jeff Plungis – Oct 4, 2011
When executives of Sky Express Inc. met with U.S. bus-safety regulators for an audit in March, the problems were clear even in the rough English of records translated from Chinese.
One driver worked 11 consecutive days without a rest period, according to audit documents obtained under the Freedom of Information Act. Four of 10 drivers couldnβt understand enough English to identify their employer. An insulin-dependent driver made a 938-mile run without medical clearance. All those infractions violated U.S. law.
2006-2009 Toyota Prius Headlights
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2004-05 Ford Freestar/Mercury Monterey Transmission Problems
Ford Minivans Investigated for Transmission Failure, NY Times, 11-19-09
NHTSA EA09-016 Investigation Opening Resume, 11-10-09
Class Action Complaint, 6-8-10
Car Owners Upset About Bad Paint Jobs
Dorese Ramsey, Midlothian mother of five, needed a combination of form and function when she was shopping for a vehicle three years ago.
She decided on a used white Ford Expedition, the same kind model her husband drives.
Governor Signs Yeeβs Bill to Stop Airbag Repair Fraud
Bill creates new crime for failing to fully restore deployed airbags
Government Deepens Investigation of Saturn Ion for Steering Problem
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is a step closer to concluding that General Motors should have recalled 384,000 Saturn Ions in 2010 as part of a larger recall that covered one million Chevrolets and Pontiacs for a steering problem.
The agency posted a document on its Web site over the weekend saying that it upgraded its investigation into Saturn Ions from the 2004-7 model years as a result of heightened concern that a sudden loss of electric power steering could cause crashes.
Ford Minivans Investigated for Transmission Failure
By CHRISTOPHER JENSEN
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has intensified its investigation into transmission failures on about 205,000 Ford Freestar and Mercury Monterey minivans from the 2004-2005 model years.
The agency began a preliminary evaluation in July, saying it had received 178 complaints from owners about transmission failure. Some cases resulted βin a sudden loss of vehicle propulsion.β