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Silver Spring Pedestrian Dies 2 Months After Accident
SILVER SPRING, MD — An elderly Silver Spring man died Sunday from injuries he suffered two months ago when he was struck by a car while walking across a street, authorities say. The victim was identified Monday as Patrick Yip Yang, 82, of the 2000 block of Aventurine Way in Silver Spring. Montgomery County Police…
Industry initiatives to prevent drinking and driving lack evidence of effectiveness
Researchers find that the most effective interventions, such as use of sobriety checkpoints and ignition interlocks, are rarely used in industry-sponsored programs
The majority of the alcohol industry’s actions around the world to reduce drinking and driving either lack evidence of effectiveness or haven’t been studied, new Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health research suggests.
CAS Asks DOT Secretary Foxx and NHTSA Administrator Rosekind to Reopen Jeep Investigation in View of New Jeep Fire Deaths
February 19, 2016
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CAS Asks DOT Secretary Foxx and NHTSA Administrator Rosekind to Reopen Jeep Investigation
Jeep Fire Deaths Since NHTSA Jeep Recall Request in June 2013 Exceed All Takata Deaths
Automatic braking for cars: Private talks on technology pace
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal regulators and the auto industry are taking a more lenient approach than safety advocates like when it comes to phasing in automatic braking systems for passenger cars, according to records of their private negotiations.
The technology automatically applies brakes to prevent or mitigate collisions, rather than waiting for the driver to act. It’s the most important safety technology available today that’s not already required in cars.
Keyless ignition deaths: Mounting cases reinforce U.S.-leading threat
By Charles Elmore – Palm Beach Post Staff Writer
Additional cases coming to light are only reinforcing just how deadly an invisible and odorless threat has proven to be in Palm Beach County, which leads the nation in deaths tied to keyless vehicle ignition systems.
Kansas-based nonprofit group KidsAndCars.org says it has documented seven carbon-monoxide poisoning deaths in Palm Beach County out of 21 nationally linked to keyless cars since 2009. That’s one in three.
CAS 2016 letter to the DOT and NHTSA regarding the Chrysler in Jeep Fire Case
February 19, 2016 The Honorable Anthony Foxx Secretary of Transportation U.S. Department of Transportation 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 The Honorable Mark Rosekind Administrator National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 1200 New Jersey Avenue SE Washington, DC 20590 Dear Secretary Foxx & Administrator Rosekind, The most lethal vehicle safety defect in America today…