Federal investigators today called for a nationwide ban on using cell phones while driving. “More than 3,000 people lost their lives last year in distraction-related accidents,” said National Transportation Safety Board chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman. “It is time for all of us to stand up for safety by turning off electronic devices when driving.” The…
UPDATED FAA Chief Randy Babbitt will take a leave of absence after being arrested for drunk driving Saturday night. Federal officials just released a statement saying: “DOT officials learned of FAA Administrator Babbitt’s arrest on Saturday night within the last hour. Administrator Babbitt has requested, effective immediately, to take a leave of absence from the…
(Washington, DC - Jonathan Wilson, WAMU) Millions of Americans are hitting the highways for the Thanksgiving holiday, and on the East Coast, many motorists hoping to get anywhere hop on I-95. Overlooking some of the busiest traffic in the region — if not the nation — is a landmark, one whose creators hope may give drivers a…
(Orlando- WMFE) Central Florida Congressman John Mica wants to pass a four-year aviation re-authorization bill by January. But to come to an agreement, he doesn’t want another FAA shutdown. “What’s different is we’ve been there and done it,” the Chair of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee told a crowd gathered at the 18th World…
What are you used to seeing in car ads? The beautiful Pacific Coast Highway. Relieved parents driving minivans while their kids are safe, and entertained. The desert. To this list, Audi adds dystopia.
Finding the parking pricing sweet spot is a little bit like the Goldilocks principle, says the manager of SFpark. “We don’t want it too hot, we don’t want it too cold – we want it just right.”
n a thirteen-to-one decision Houston council members voted to do away with red light cameras and break the city’s contract with American Traffic Solutions, the private company responsible for operating and maintaining the cameras. The cameras have been switched off before. This time, it appears, they are off permanently.
More than $50 million has been spent this year by companies lobbying Congress for a long-term FAA bill. The first ever CAFE standards for trucks will be announced today. A new app disables texting when a user is in a moving vehicle. Maryland has its first solar electric vehicle charging station. And: the bicycle as a tool of women’s liberation in Zimbabwe.
A joint audit says the NY MTA wastes money and confuses riders with its weekend subway construction diversions. Irish cabinet ministers gave themselves permission to ride in bus lanes. There are few rules about what kind of distracting technology automakers can put in cars. And: British doctors say bikers shouldn’t be forced to wear helmets.
(Houston, Texas) In Texas they call it the “One Hundred Deadliest Days for Drivers”. It’s the summer stretch where students are finished school and taking to the roads. Statistics from the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety say 366 of all fatal collisions were caused by teenagers in 2009, the most recent year statistics were available….
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