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In an attempt to help cope with the ongoing problem of distracted driving, researchers at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory are trying to create software that would determine when a user was driving and texting at the same time. Ultimately, the feature would come in the form of an app that would automatically cut off the… read more

Whey Protein Isolate, Hydrolyzed Whey Protein, and Whey Protein Concentrate are being recalled by True Nutrition. The recall was necessitated because the label does not mention that the product contains milk as the source of the whey.  The company is asking that consumers allergic to dairy cease using the item.  Affected batches and lots will have… read more

44,668 Cheverolet Sonics of the 2012 model year are being recalled by GMC. The models were built between May 2011 and February 2012. The windshield wipers placed on these models fail to meet Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standards. The washer hose may separate from the fluid reservoir, preventing a person from using the fluid to… read more

1,377 Fisker Karma vehicles of the 2012 model year that were produced from mid-June to the beginning of July have been recalled. There is a risk of an automotive fire caused by a potential defect in a cooling fan.  Fisker dealers will repair the defective fans at no cost to the consumer.  Owners should have… read more

A new report says that motorists have become overly comfortable with and reliant on safety features of current vehicles, to the point of making the roads more dangerous than in the past. The “carcooning” effect refers to this lack of driver awareness to their surroundings. This may be the reason why there have been increased… read more

Around 95% of car seats are not installed the way they’re meant to be. In the city of Caledonia, New York, police recently offered free checks to be sure that the seats in the cars of citizens were installed properly. If seats were in any way deficient, they could be replaced.  15 out of the… read more

577 transit buses of the 2006 through 2010 model years are being recalled by Turtle Top. The buses are equipped with either a Century 2 or Vista 2 wheelchair lift that has been found to have a defect.  The latch that stops the chair from rolling can become bent or misaligned, therefore compromising safety. If… read more

Everyone likes to think that they’re a safe enough driver to not have to worry about ever being in a motor vehicle accident, or that such incidents will be few and far between.  But the truth is, it’s almost inevitable that every single one of us will be involved in a motor vehicle accident at… read more

As students head back to class, the Health Department of Pennsylvania’s Allegheny County is the latest organization to warn pedestrians and motorists alike to be careful near schools.  They stress that the biggest contributor to crashes nowadays is a driver not paying attention, an act particularly prevalent among teens.  The department calls upon parents to… read more

FedEx and Safe Kids Worldwide have jointly released the results of a study which found that September is the most dangerous month of the year for children.  Likely because more kids are going back to school, this month has a far larger amount of incidents where a car hits a child.  The Walking Safely report… read more

School has started in Nevada, and police in North Las Vegas want to make sure that students are kept safe as they go back to class.  Yesterday, officers were out in full force at intersections throughout the city in an effort to crack down on those drivers who compromise the safety of pedestrians.  It only… read more

Signature V and Custom Built tires are being recalled by the Certain Vogue Tyre & Rubber Company because the outboard sidewall fails to contain the tire’s full identification number.  Law requires this number to be there so the tires can be easily targeted if a safety recall is necessary.  701 tires are affected.  Owners will… read more