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The Governor’s Office of Highway Safety has bestowed a $25,000 grant on the Canton, Georgia-based Kevin Phillip Mahurin Motorcycle Awareness Foundation.  The grant will allow the organization to create literature geared toward kids informing them about the importance of motorcycle safety.  Motorcycle events held in cities around the state will be used to distribute the… read more

Have you ever noticed a glaring safety issue in your community and become frustrated by how long it takes to fix that issue?  Or even worse, the hazard never gets fixed at all because officials keep their focus on something else? A website called SeeClickFix aims to ease that frustration by putting more power in… read more

Crime Prevention Month has been declared throughout Richland County, South Carolina.  The measure seeks to improve public safety by cutting down on those crimes that most typically plague the community.  Many of those crimes involve transgressions that take place in or around parked automobiles and the public transportation options available to citizens.  That’s why the… read more

The Food and Drug Administration is now concerned that any injectable drug, cardioplegic solution, and ophthalmic drug produced by the New England Compounding Center carries a serious risk of infection.  The news comes as the agency received reports of infection stemming from items other than the contaminated steroid injections that are thought to have posed… read more

Some 14,000 citizens across the country may have been treated with a steroid injection that was compromised by a fungal contaminant.  A widespread meningitis outbreak believed to have resulted from these steroids has already caused 214 people to become ill and tragically ended the lives of 15 individuals.  But why have there been so few… read more

764 vehicles that have a Freightliner chassis are being recalled by Altec Industries.  These 2011 and 2012 vehicles may experience kinks in their front brakes’ air supply line.  This could lead a driver to not be able to control their front brakes, which presents a distinct crash hazard.  Free repairs will be conducted by Altec,… read more

K1200 S, R, and R Sport motorcycles of the 2007 through 2008 model years have been recalled by BMW.  2,062 motorcycles may suffer from an issue wherein the brake fluid is in danger of foaming in the front reservoir.  This could lead the brakes to be compromised and thus poses a crash hazard.  A free… read more

Kraft String Cheese-Jalapeno Variety has been recalled by the Kraft Foods Group. The product being recalled will contain a “Best When Used By” date of November 23 of this year. The recall was necessitated because a thin layer of the plastic wrap may stick to the product when the packaging is removed, posing a choking… read more

Students at Rocky Mountain High School in Meridian, Idaho were recently able to find out what if feels like to text while driving by using a simulator provided by AT & T. The students discovered that it often took only a few minutes of trying to text behind the wheel before they crashed their simulation… read more

An op-ed piece in the Yankton Daily Press & Dakotan advocates for local South Dakota laws against texting while driving. Texting while driving is unnecessary and clearly dangerous, increasing the chance of an accident by 23 times. 39 states have already passed such a law, and while enforcement might be difficult, it would send a… read more

AAA in New Jersey will be offering free vehicle inspections for drivers during the month of October in celebration of Car Care Month. Drivers will be able to go to a number of locations throughout New Jersey to have their vehicles inspected to make sure that they are ready for winter. Inspections will consist of… read more

Be Wiser has posted information about a recent study conducted by a major automobile company that asked people to name their favorite memories involving car trips. Most persons surveyed said that bringing home a newborn from the hospital was their most treasured memory, followed by taking the in-labor mom to the hospital and family trips…. read more