Two East Coast States Get $550K Anti-Texting Grants October 29, 2012 The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), part of the U.S. Transportation Department, said this month it is providing $550,000...
Government to Examine Technology for Automated Cars October 25, 2012 By JOAN LOWY Cars that drive themselves may hold the potential to save thousands of lives, an Obama administration safety official said Tuesday,...
Safety Regulator Issues Warning About Counterfeit Airbags October 10, 2012 The U.S. safety regulator issued a warning on Wednesday to consumers with repaired vehicles that they may have airbags that...
High Percentage of Washington D.C. Deaths Were Pedestrians August 8, 2012 A new report shows that more than half of those killed in traffic accidents in the nation’s capital in 2010...
NHTSA: Traffic Deaths Increase 13.5 Percent July 23, 2012 By JOAN LOWY Traffic deaths soared 13.5 percent in the first quarter of the year compared to the same period last year, and...
Feds Probe Engine Stalling in Chrysler 200 June 25, 2012 Federal safety regulators are investigating complaints about engine stalling in some Chrysler 200 midsize sedans. The probe includes about 87,000...
U.S. Expands Fire Probe to 1.4M Toyota Vehicles June 19, 2012 Some 1.4 million Toyota Motor Corp vehicles are being scrutinized more closely by U.S. safety regulators looking for possible increased...
NICB: 1984 Production Year Most Popular Among Corvette Thieves May 15, 2012 Although racing purists might recognize the Stutz Bearcat or the Mercer Raceabout as America’s first sports cars, there is no...
U.S. 2011 Traffic Deaths a Record Low May 8, 2012 Traffic fatalities on U.S. roads in 2011 fell to their lowest level since federal safety regulators started counting in 1949,...
Chrysler 300s and Dodge Chargers Recalled May 7, 2012 Chrysler is recalling 119,072 cars after discovering that the antilock brake and electronic stability control systems can fail because of...