highway traffic safety

Side curtain airbags are standard on many new vehicles sold in the United States and come as a safety option on many others. However, after several manufacturers have recalled vehicles for trouble with these airbags, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is taking a closer look at side airbag safety and says a more comprehensive recall may be necessary. The NHTSA began its investigation af [...]

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) has issued a notification about a voluntary recall of 14,200 child restraint seats that are supposed to keep children safe inside of a motor vehicle. An additional 3,600 seats sold in Canada will also be recalled. The manufacturer is Britax/ Chaperone and the seats were made from September 1, 2010 to April 30, 2011. Britax announced the recall after r [...]

Two major auto product recalls by the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) may affect thousands of U.S. families who use the recalled tires, child seats, or both. These products should be taken out of use immediately to help pr [...]

Toyo Tire Holdings of America has issued a recall of certain Toyo Extensa A/S tires sizes P225/60R16 97T because of a defect that could cause a blowout in the tire. Made between September 20, 2009 and November 6, 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) reports that about 68,763 tires are defective because they were produced with a kink in the bead area, which can cause the tire to split nea [...]

Fans Don’t Let Fans Drive Drunk. That’s the message that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), the National Football League (NFL), and Techniques for Effective Alcohol Management (TEAM) is pushing for this Sunday’s Super Bowl game between the New England Patriots and New York Giants. Through an integrated campaign of press releases, posters, and various programs, the three partners are [...]

Toyo Tire Holdings of Americas Inc. is recalling about 68,763 tires due to defective tire beads that may crack under some circumstances. This flaw could consequently cause a crack to go unnoticed in which case the tire may fail, leading to loss of vehicle control and an injury or fatality accident.

Tires included in the recall are certain Toyo Extensa A/S Tires, size P225/60R16 97T, manufactured from September 20, 2009 to November 6, 2010.

Did you know that in the United States, one person is killed every 50 minutes as a result of motor vehicle crashes involving alcohol-impaired drivers (Mothers Against Drunk Driving 2011)? That means every day, 32 people lose their lives of alcohol impaired driving accidents. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed that alcohol-related crashes in 2009 reac [...]

Drinking and driving is a practice that is never accepted in any part of the country. Drinking alcohol causes impairment in nearly all activities you may try to complete, especially your driving skills. In 2009, there were 30,797 cases of crashes, about 9,813 of which were cases of impaired driving; 32% of them involved DUI (National Highway Traffic Safety Administration 2009). Unf [...]

In an effort to push Arizona drunken driving accidents to an all time low, authorities have been strengthening programs to catch offenders before they can do much damage to life and property. This past holiday season, a statewide collaboration resulted in more than 3,000 arrests for driving under the influence in just a span of 5 weeks. Last week, in a routine check for drivers unde [...]

For many years, we have recognized the dangers that are associated with drunk driving. In fact, both the government and the private sectors have established organizations to work towards eliminating DUI accidents on the road. Drugged driving or driving under the influence of any drug can affect the brain or impair someone’s motor skills, reaction time, and judgment, and is sta [...]