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More than 6,000 sport utility vehicles and large vans have been recalled by General Motors due to a potential gear shaft defect that could potentially disable steering capabilities. The affected models include the GMC Savana vans, Chevy Suburbans, and the GMC Yukon XL sport utility vehicle. The gear shaft in specific models might become fractured,… read more

The month of April has been declared National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. One of the most recent issues involving distracted driving is texting while driving. According to experts, sending a text message while driving requires you to take your eyes off the road for intervals of five seconds at a time. The state of California… read more

A recently announced worldwide recall is a reminder that even minor-seeming product defects can cause serious risks when automobile safety is concerned. BMW has announced a voluntary recall of approximately 1.3 million vehicles globally, because of a potential defect in the battery cable cover located in the car’s trunk. The recall involves BMW series 5… read more

Southside Market and Barbecue of Elgin, located in Central Texas approximately 20 miles east of Austin, has issued a voluntary recall of more than one ton of its ready-to-eat sausage items because of a potential listeria contamination originally found in the course of regular product testing, according to the U.S. Department of Agriculture. Approximately 2,373… read more

According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, more than 5,000 people were killed in accidents involving distracted drivers in the U.S. in 2009, and 995 of those were directly linked to a motorist using a cellphone while driving. Several states have passed laws attempting to stop drivers from using their cellphones, and government agencies… read more

Undercover police officers in North Hollywood issued citations to many drivers and pedestrians recently as part of a sting operation targeting unsafe crosswalk behavior, following a fatal accident that claimed the life of an elderly pedestrian. The police stopped 60 people, giving warnings to 24 pedestrians and motorists and ticketing 36 others for jaywalking or… read more

Jaguar Land Rover North America Incorporated has issued a recall for a specific model of the rear drive shaft couplings potentially installed as replacement parts in Discovery model sports utility vehicles. A manufacturing defect might cause the couplings to fail while the vehicle is in operation, endangering the lives of the driver and others on… read more

Pacific Northwest National Laboratory’s applied physics group manager says he thinks he’s discovered a mathematical formula that can predict whether or not a cellphone user sending a text message is doing it from behind the wheel of a moving car. The applied physics group at Pacific Northwest National Laboratory focuses on quantifying qualities that aren’t… read more

The state of Ohio does not currently have a law against texting while driving, but once West Virginia passes its ban on texting while driving, 35 other states, including all the states bordering Ohio will have such laws. The state’s chapter of the American Automobile Association has begun to urge the Ohio legislature to pass… read more

 The Canadian Food Inspection Agency has begun warning people to examine the products containing ground beef that are stored in their freezer in light of a nationwide recall of beef products due to E. coli contamination. The recall continues to expand to include an increasing amount of products. The affected ground meat is mostly found… read more

Firefighters in West Springfield, Massachusetts, are using a high-tech driving simulator to test their abilities behind the wheel. Firefighting is a difficult, dangerous job, it’s well known, but one of the lesser known difficulties facing them is driving to the scene of the fire or accident. They are often forced to dodge motorists who don’t… read more

The city of Nashville has introduced a new safety awareness program designed to create safer roads for bikers and pedestrians. Titled “Moving in Harmony,” the initiative will use billboards, safety programs and other grassroots measures to inform the public about the increased number of bike lanes and bicyclists on the road in an effort to… read more