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Officers with the Visalia Police Department in California cited 24 people during a motorcycle safety operation that took place Tuesday night.  The six hour event found an increased police presence in areas where motorcycle traffic is particularly heavy.  32 people were stopped in total, with all but four being vehicles other than motorcycles.  Four licensing… read more

The Motorcycle Club of Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, which is new to the campus as of this spring, is trying to spread a message about the importance of motorcycle safety in and around the college.  The club has stated their intention to organize rides and other events meant to bring awareness to safety.  They are… read more

Thanks to a grant bestowed by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and administered by California’s Office of Traffic Safety, Rialto will implement a motorcycle safety operation.  The Police Department will be sending officers to those areas of the city where motorcyclists can be seen most often.  Special attention will be placed on cracking down… read more

Automix Automated Nutrition Compounder Systems are being recalled by Baxter Healthcare because of the risk that a patient might not receive the correct nutritional solution mix from the device.  This could happen for one of two reasons.  First, fluid can leak into the keypad, and therefore the device might not accurately respond to an individual’s… read more

Yesterday, the Food and Drug Administration held a webinar meant to educate interested parties on how the organization monitors the food supply so as to protect consumers from coming into contact with dangerous levels of pesticides.  Fruits and vegetables make up about three quarters of the food that the FDA verifies does not contain heightened… read more

11 people, nine of them kids, were hit by a car in Los Angeles on Wednesday.  A 100 year old man was in the driver’s seat of a Cadillac when the vehicle slowly backed into a crowd positioned outside a school, sending four kids to the hospital in critical condition.  They have since been stabilized…. read more

A new report from Allstate describes the safest cities in the United States in terms of car crash frequency, and the insurance giant also offers tips to drivers in small and large cities.  For the former, drivers should use caution around pedestrians, especially kids, and heed all traffic laws, including speed limits.  Sufficient space should… read more

Anyone who’s traveled on a commercial airline has likely either wondered or griped about the fact that all approved electronic devices must be stowed when the plane is getting ready to head out.  Then, when that same plane is about ready to touch down for the landing, it’s time to repeat the drill.  The exact… read more

Fed up with having to continuously go to the pump to refill your vehicle’s gas tank?  You’re not alone.  But the good news is that, if you just wait 13 years, you’ll be able to buy a new vehicle that gets double the mileage of what vehicles nowadays average. Today’s new vehicles have to meet… read more

A Pedestrian Safety Operation will be conducted in Prineville, Oregon to help reduce the number of crashes involving pedestrians, especially those caused by distracted driving. The Prineville Police Department will have a plain clothes officer cross downtown streets. Nearby officers will then be ticketing drivers who don’t yield the right of way.  The offense carries a… read more

Navistar has announced the recall of International vehicles of the 2011 through 2013 model years.  943 vehicles with Bendix air disc brakes are affected by this recall. There could be an unexpected pull condition during braking that may result in personal injury due to the increased difficulty of bringing the vehicle to a stop.  On… read more

In Alberta, legislation making it illegal to drive while texting or talking on a cellphone went into effect almost exactly one year ago on September 1.  And while officials saw results at the time, bad and bizarre behaviors are starting to return. The Alberta Motor Association reports being the frequent recipient of complaints regarding violators of… read more