Research Shows Hands-Free Phones Just As Risky December 16, 2011 By JOAN LOWY When someone is talking to you, your brain is listening, processing and thinking about what’s being said – even if...
Some in Massachusetts Eye Tougher Cellphone Restrictions December 16, 2011 By BOB SALSBERG Supporters of tougher laws against distracted driving said Wednesday they hoped the National Transportation Safety Board’s call for an outright...
Colorado Driver Texting Ban Hard to Enforce December 15, 2011 Colorado authorities say they are having a hard time enforcing the state’s ban on texting by drivers because it’s difficult...
NTSB Calls for Nationwide Ban on All Cell Phone Use While Driving December 14, 2011 By JOAN LOWY Following yesterday’s Board meeting on the 2010 multi-vehicle highway accident in Gray Summit, Mo., the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB)...
Investigation Blames Alaska Plane Crash on Missing Nut December 14, 2011 A National Transportation Safety Board investigation says the crash of a small plane just off the Kodiak State Airport runway,...
Closing Arguments Set in Suit Over Pennsylvania School Bus Crash December 6, 2011 A jury could begin deliberations soon in a family’s lawsuit over the school bus crash that ended with a suburban...
Federal Agency to Hold Hearing on Air Shows, Races December 5, 2011 By SCOTT SONNER A federal hearing will examine the safety of air races and air shows after a horrific crash killed 11 people...
Safety Oversight of Government Aircraft Lacking November 30, 2011 By JOAN LOWY Nonmilitary government agencies operate more aircraft than the world’s largest airline but are subject to little federal safety oversight –...
NTSB Rules Out Weather in Oklahoma State Crash November 21, 2011 Federal investigators say weather likely wasn’t a factor in the plane crash that killed two Oklahoma State women’s basketball coaches...
Curbside Buses Have Higher Fatal Accident Rate November 1, 2011 By JOAN LOWY A federal report says the thriving curbside bus industry, which is based on cheap fares, has a fatal accident rate...