After years and years of protests and outcry from numerous public interest groups, it’s finally official:  BPA has been banned from baby bottles and sippy cups. Some will say that the initiative has been a long time coming.  For awhile now, bisphenol-A, or BPA as it’s more commonly known, has had its safety questioned by medical professionals… read more

Beginning this month, certain owners of the 2012 Nissan Juke may be receiving a recall notice. Due to faulty welding on the rear seat back striker, the backs of the rear seats in these Jukes may come loose if a collision takes place, posing a heightened injury risk to the passengers in those seats.  Seat… read more

Porsche has issued a recall for its Panamera Turbo from model years 2011 and 2012, as well as the Panamera Turbo S and the Cayenne Turbo vehicles solely from the 2012 model year. 270 vehicles are affected.  The reason for the recall is that a turbocharger’s turbine wheel could be fractured because of a casting… read more

A new California law allows the hands-free use of technology that allows a driver to text while driving, but it has some detractors. On July 15, the Governor of California signed a law allowing drivers to use hands-free technology to dictate, listen to, or send text messages while driving. The new law goes into effect… read more

A proposal to crack down on distracted drivers has been introduced to the Bowling Green City Council. The measure’s language, though, has been criticized by some as being loose and vague.  One local college student questioned the enforcement procedure for the law, wondering whether a police officer pulling an offender over would simply provide an additional… read more

According to a new report, distracted driving is responsible for 10% of all accidents, racking up about 15 fatalities a day. Many places are adopting bans and restrictions; in Minnesota, minors are not allowed to talk on their phone while driving. But plenty of adults are prone to erratic driving while trying to use phones,… read more

An editorial against distracted driving discusses how the brain processes tasks sequentially, moving from one task to another very rapidly in a six step process. Both driving and using a phone are very complex cognitive tasks requiring the brain’s attention.  The National Safety Council has discovered that talking on a cell phone while driving, even… read more

A new article shares the story of a victim of a distracted driving accident as part of a Rochester, New York news agency’s campaign to prevent car accidents caused by distractions. This particular incident was caused by a driver changing radio stations who allegedly ran a stop sign.  The victim of the accident was paralyzed… read more

The Iowa Department of Transportation is challenging the citizens of Iowa to keep their phones out of reach while driving for the next seven days. They believe that such drivers’ ability to maintain focus will increase due to the lack of a cell phone distracting them. An increasing number of road fatalities and crashes are… read more

Hannaford Supermarkets is warning customers about a recall of three meatball products by Buona Vita Inc., a New Jersey-based company.  These items may have been contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes. The three products being recalled are the Meatball Panini (cold), the Meatball Panini (hot), and Homestyle Meatballs with Sauce. These products should not be consumed and… read more

Deputies in Williamson, Tennessee will begin participating in a new statewide traffic safety program known as COMET (Combined Message Enforcement for Tennessee). Lawmakers and deputies feel that this new initiative, which focuses on impaired driving, distracted driving, and numerous other violations, will gain more ground in preventing accidents than other campaigns because it focuses on… read more

Beginning January 1, 2013, California residents will be legally allowed to use voice-activated and hands-free technology to text while drive. In order to make good purchasing decisions and avoid trouble, it will be necessary for residents to understand microphone quality factors, as well as the effectiveness of Siri on the iPhone, the Android 4.1 Jellybean… read more