| Some new car models have large blind spots |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
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With each new model of car, automakers attempt to make significant strides in safety. Sometimes, however, their efforts may make a vehicle more safe for drivers and passengers, and less safe for other people attempting to share the road. In some cases, a vehicle's design can even contribute to the incidence of serious bicycle accidents.
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| Cognitive distraction measured in new study |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
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Federal agencies list cognitive, or mind, distraction, as one of three types of distraction that can put drivers at risk of causing a collision.
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| FMCSA begins efforts to improve truck safety |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
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In early 2012, President Obama signed into law the Moving Ahead for Progress in the 21st Century Act, also known as MAP-21. Among other things, this law provided the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration with the authority and the means to continue its efforts to improve highway safety and reduce the incidence of truck accidents across the U.S.
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| New Jersey court outlines rule for remote texter liability |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
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It is no secret that distracted driving is one of the most pressing threats to drivers on our nation's highways. Indeed, many states, including New Jersey, have passed legislation strictly prohibiting the practice of texting or the use of cell phones while behind the wheel.
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| They don’t build cars like they used to - and that’s a good thing |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
The human memory is a notoriously flaky device, deleting and altering data in ways that confounded Sigmund Freud himself. What you may remember is one thing, but reality is another.Which brings us to the Fiat 500, a charming little car that I drove extensively back in the 1970s during my student years in Brussels and Munich. Back then, 500s (best known as Cinquecentos) infested the cities and ...
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| Japanese Detroit auto makers jump on the diesel bandwagen |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
BMW, Mercedes-Benz and the Volkswagen Group - including its luxury brand, Audi - have led the diesel parade for years but, for the most part, it's been a march down main street lacking a big audience.No more. The German car companies are upping their range of diesel offerings just as North American-based car companies and at least two Japanese auto makers are dipping their toes into the ...
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| Showing off with see-through cars |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
The safety system maker has made its Frankfurt motor show demonstration car see-through.While an acrylic car has about as much chance of making production as a new Falcon, the array of life saving technology within this demo will be and in some instances already can be found in cars from Ford, Volkswagen, General Motors and ...
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| Update-Moodys assigns provisional ratings to German Auto ABS to be issued by VCL 18 |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
Thu Sep 12, 2013 5:48am EDT VCL Multi-Compartment S.A., Compartment VCL 18 For the full text of this story please click the following ...
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| Government offers gas mileage labels for used cars |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
The government says the stickers are valid for used cars because mileage changes little over a vehicle's 15-year life if it's maintained ...
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| Nissan tackles Volkswagen electric claims commits to increasing Leaf range |
Sep 12th, 2013 |
to become the electric vehicle market leader by 2018, while reaffirming its own aim to increase range to 200km on Leaf and introduce four new electric vehicles to market within two years. Speaking at the Frankfurt motor show, Nissan executive vice president Andy Palmer started by recalling history. "What did our friends at VW call it [growth of electric cars]? 'Ludicrous' I think ...
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