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Mobilizing the Region (Free subscription) | 9 hours ago
Even as state transportation budgets across the country face severe shortfalls, most states have failed to take advantage of federal safety funding, according to a new report out from the League of American Bicyclists and the Alliance for Bicycling and Walking. The report examines state obligation rates for the federal Highway Safety Improvement Program, which was [...]
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Providence Journal (Free subscription) | 13 hours ago
By Donita Naylor By Michael McKinney Journal staff writer CRANSTON, R.I -- Rebecca Bowman, who was 13 when she lost her mother and her best friend, said a drunk driver "took away what I was." She and the police on Monday hailed a new law that the governor is expected to sign on Wednesday. Bowman, of Bristol, whose mother and friend were killed on Route 4 in 1999 as they headed from Narragansett...
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trucks world news (Free subscription) | 21 hours ago
White Paper Reveals: "Carriers must get a handle on their costs of operation if they are to successfully adapt to industry changes"... Columbus,OH,USA - TRINCON GROUP, by Cheryl Claypoole/Unit 02 (China) -22 Nov 2009: -- As the clock ticks down to January 4, when the Department of Transportation's new 'hours-of-service' rules go into effect, long-haul carriers are bracing for impact. .. Although...
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Perspective Journal: News and Polit (Free subscription) | yesterday
Highway safety has improved through better vehicle technology, smarter road designs and reformed behaviors, such as reduced drunken driving. But fatalities are still high: In 2008, more than 37,000 people were killed in crashes involving motor vehicles. This week, as the holiday travel season begins, NPR will explore these issues. » E-Mail This » Add to [...]
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habser | 11/22/2009
Due to tougher criteria, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s top safety picks for this year are far fewer, from 94 last year to 27 this year. And for the first time in three years, there is not one Toyota Motor Corp. vehicle on this list.
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Entertainment and Showbiz! (Free subscription) | 11/21/2009
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety conducted a tough test of protecting people in front, side, rear, and now rollover crashes. Nineteen cars and 8 SUVs earned the award for 2010. And this was also the first time good performance in roof strength was tested to measure protection in a rollover. Japanese company Honda surely made [...] Related posts: Jack Tweed: Jack Tweed kept in the prison’s...
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Consumer Reports Cars Blog (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
Just days after its public shouting match with the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) over sudden acceleration claims, Toyota is now arguing with the nation’s top private safety organization, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). On Wednesday, the IIHS released its list of Top Safety Picks for 2010. This year the Institute added a new roof strength test to its...
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PR News Wire (Free subscription) | 11/20/2009
FRANKLIN, Tenn., Nov. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nissan North America, Inc. (Other OTC: NSANF) (NNA) today announced pricing for the 2010 Nissan cube®, which is on sale now at Nissan dealers nationwide. The 2010 Nissan cube is available in three well-equipped models: cube 1.8, cube 1.8 S and cube 1.8 SL and in a special cube 1.8 S Krom(TM) Edition. The starting Manufacturer's Suggested Retail...
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Textio (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Safe and fuel efficient With Toyota scoring a big goose egg on the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s Top Safety Picks, hybrid cars were destined to rank poorly. Still, the Honda Civic hybrid, along with all Civics, except the SI, with stability control – now standard in the Civic hybrid – ranked as Top Picks in the [...]
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KickingTires (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety released its 2010 Top Safety Picks, which include all vehicles that received a “Good” rating in the different crash tests, but what about those vehicles that didn’t fare so well? USA Today wondered the...
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World Auto News & Reviews (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
The United States Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has rated every Subaru in the North American range a “Top Safety Pick.” The IIHS, a respected consumer watchdog organisation that independently assesses current vehicles for effective occupant protection, gave the coveted Top Safety Pick rating to new generation Legacy (known in Australia as Liberty), Outback, Forester, [...]...
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The Political Environment (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Oh, we remember. That $810 million poured into the Marquette Interchange was barely about expansion - - despite eleven new lane miles and wider ramps - - and was hyped as all about safety. But TMJ4 is reporting that in one key interchange connection, serious crashes seem to be overcoming the 'improvements.' Details below - - and, by the way, none of this is news to frequent users of the big new traffic...
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Wheels (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Toyota is not happy about being shut out of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety's Top Safety Picks for 2010. The safety organization says Toyota has no right to complain.
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trucks world news (Free subscription) | 11/19/2009
Chicago,IL,USA - In These Times, by Stephen Franklin -November 18, 2009: ... Urged on by the trucking industry, the Bush administration twice before tried to boost drivers’ hours and loosen the regulations controlling them. The trucking industry had rolled out a heap of explanations why longer hours for drivers was good for business, good for the economy and just plain good for the country...
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habser | 11/19/2009
Subaru of America announced today that it has been recognized as the only manufacturer with all of its vehicles named a TOP SAFETY PICK by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
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habser | 11/22/2009
Due to tougher criteria, the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety’s top safety picks for this year are far fewer, from 94 last year to 27 this year. And for the first time in three years, there is not one Toyota Motor Corp. vehicle on this list.
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habser | 11/19/2009
Subaru of America announced today that it has been recognized as the only manufacturer with all of its vehicles named a TOP SAFETY PICK by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).
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habser | 09/16/2009
The luxury crossover 2010 Lincoln MKT has just been recognized a Top Safety Pick from the Insurance Institute of Highway Safety. It doesn’t come as a surprise since Ford installed all of its latest safety gadgets into the already structurally sound car. The 5,000 lb MKT is mechanically identical to the Ford Flex.
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