Posts tagged: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

15 Passenger Vans Get a Safety Warning from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration!

By admin, October 27, 2010 12:31 pm

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) wants you to know this special warning on the safety of 15 passenger vans:

Anyone operating or caring for a 15 passenger van must make sure that the tires are properly inflated and any other needed maintenance has been taken care of before it is driven. They should also take special care not to overload it, avoid distractions while driving

Surviving the Deadliest Weekend of the Year: Fourth of July

By JamesBrown, July 6, 2010 11:19 am

Fatal car accident statistics tend to repeat themselves for each Independence Day weekend. Fourth of July has consistently had the highest number of car crash deaths for the entire year…every year. The most recent statistics available, from 2008, show that almost 500 people died in car accidents during that Fourth of July weekend. What is even more frightening is that according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)… Continue reading

Waterloo Woman Killed in One-Car Crash on Route 158 in Monroe County

By JamesBrown, May 13, 2010 8:53 am

28 year old Jessica Koen, of Waterloo Illinois, died in a car accident on Wednesday, May 12th. She was driving on Route 158 near East Centreville Road in Monroe County when her car went off the road and landed into a ditch. Koen was ejected from the car after it flipped and killed immediately. She was reported to have not been wearing a seat belt.

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FOLLOW UP: Now, Toyota May Be Seeing Defective Brakes in 2010 Prius; Reports of Accidents Already In

By admin, February 8, 2010 1:14 pm

Toyota just can’t seem to get it right, huh? After the story on the sticky gas pedal in Toyota cars which is potentially responsible for some dismal fatal car accident statistics (19 Car Crash Deaths) and hundreds of accidents, it seems things have gotten worse. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has already gotten 124 reports, 4 including car accidents. The defect is reported to be “a momentary

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