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A new survey conducted in the state of Michigan has some startling results that show just how prevalent distracted driving might be throughout the country as a whole. In anticipation of this month’s Distracted Driving Awareness campaign, Michigan’s Office of Highway Safety Planning conducted a survey of 600 people, and their results might surprise you. … read more

Two more grocery chains have joined the ranks of those companies that are refusing to stock so-called “pink slime.” Strack & Van Til and WiseWay grocery chains are pledging to stop using the item, which is actually called lean finely textured beef, in response to numerous consumer concerns about the product.  They will become part… read more

Police and other law enforcement agencies in Ontario Canada, recently conducted a two day plan of action focused on increasing truck safety via an intensified enforcement of traffic law applied to commercial trucking vehicles. The joint-effort program includes thorough safety inspections of tow truck, big rigs, tractor trailers, and other large vehicles. The agencies and… read more

  This month, the Santa Monica Police Department will begin a program targeted at reducing the number of traffic violations committed by bicyclists. In 2012, to date, the police department has been called out to investigate 37 traffic accidents involving bicycles. In the majority of these cases, the participant not riding the bicycle was found… read more

After receiving at least two complaints that the Chevrolet Cruze has caught fire while in motion, the National Highway Transportation  Safety Administration has launched an investigation of the  vehicle, the bestselling passenger vehicle in the General Motor’s line. GM reports receiving at least 19 warranty claims related to the Cruze catching fire,  and the automaker… read more

Google has a new test driver for its custom-made Prius: a legally blind man. The company best known for its internet search engine is also attempting to perfect a self-driving car. Google’s confidence in its latest experimental vehicle, computer controlled Prius, was so high, they put a man with 95 percent vision loss behind the… read more

Wardley Advanced Nutrition Perfect Protein Tropical Flake Fish Food has been voluntarily recalled by its manufacturer, the Hartz Mountain Corporation of Secaucus, New Jersey, because of a risk of salmonella contamination. An unknown number of units of the one ounce variety of this fish food may have come in contact with the foodborne organism Salmonella,… read more

The California Highway Patrol, in an effort to promote the safety goals of the Distracted Driving Awareness Month campaign launching in April, plans to focus more heavily on enforcing the state’s ban on handheld cellphone use and text messaging  while driving. In some cases, the highway patrol has authorized the use of overtime to give… read more

Spartan Chassis Incorporated has announced a voluntary recall of 13 of its chasses due to a potential for brake failure. Affected chasses comprise the Spartan K2 and Spartan MG models produced between December 15, 2011 and January 31, 2012. These chasses come equipped with 3030 brake chambers. This model of brake chamber has been found… read more

  Honda has issued a voluntary recall for more than 550,000 of its C-RV and Pilot sport utility vehicles due to a potential risk of headlight failure. According to a statement issued by the automaker, the wiring connecting the headlight switch to the battery is too taut, causing it to loosen gradually from its connectors,… read more

A campaign to get genetically engineered foods labelled as such by the Food and Drug Administration looks to be gaining support. The Just Label It Campaign has filed a petition with the FDA to make such labeling a rule, and they have released a statement claiming that more than one million people have pledged their… read more

The Food and Drug Administration is moving forward with plans to shut down a seafood distributor that they say is endangering public health. A permanent injunction is being sought by the FDA against Fujino Enterprises Inc., more commonly known as Blue Ocean Smokehouse, a company based out of Half Moon Bay.    That injunction would… read more