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Vehicle Pollution Linked To Respiratory Illness In Children
Recent findings from a study by USC Keck School of Medicine indicate that the closer children live to freeways, the higher their risk of asthma. The findings are consistent with the Help California Breathe Easier public awareness campaign, which emphasizes the link between vehicle-produced air pollution and negative health effects, especially respiratory illness in children. Read More »
SUVs No Safer than Passenger Cars for Children, New Study Finds
New research from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia, shows that children riding in SUVs have similar injury risks to children who ride in passenger cars. The study, published today in the journal Pediatrics, found that an SUV's increased risk of rolling over during a crash offset the safety benefits associated with larger, heavier-weight vehicles. Read More »
Taste Of Lexus Safety Seminar
The Taste of Lexus Safety Seminar gives both automotive journalists and consumers the opportunity - and know-how -- to drive "it" like they mean it. Read More »
Parking Intense Holiday Sport
It's the most competitive sport you'll ever participate in. It's not football, baseball or boxing. It's trying to find a parking spot at the mall on a Saturday afternoon in December. Read More »
Teens Sound Off On Driving Habits
Online survey gives parents insight to kids' attitudes toward safety on the road, just in time for holiday trips home from college. Read More »
Car Care Package Can Keep Young Drivers Moving
Parents can assemble a Car Care Package for their young drivers whether they are driving a distance or operating a vehicle near home. Planning ahead will help prevent breakdowns that could leave young drivers stranded along the roadside. Read More »
States Cracking Down on Drunken Drivers as Deadly Holidays Approach
While it is the most wonderful time of the year, it can also be one of the deadliest times on our nation's roadways. To combat this, a new, informal survey from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reveals that at least 40 states, two territories and the District of Columbia are planning special, stepped-up enforcement efforts to protect the public from drunken drivers during the upcoming holiday season. In the remaining states, drunken-driving enforcement will be a part of the everyday work of state and local troopers. Read More »
When Used As Directed, Big Passenger Vans Are More Likely To Roll Over
They account for a small share of crash deaths, but passenger vans can be risky Fifteen-passenger vans are intended to transport up to, well, 15 people. But there's a safety downside "” as the occupants pile in, the risk of rolling over goes up. Most rollovers involve one vehicle, and single-vehicle rollover crash risk actually is lower for lone drivers of 15-passenger vans than for drivers traveling alone in SUVs. Rollover_Van.jpg Read More »
National Maximum Speed Limit Repeal Ten Years Later
On December 8, 1995, the repeal of the National Maximum Speed Limit (NMSL) went into effect. The repeal ended the federal requirement that states keep speed limits at a maximum of 65 miles per hour (mph) in rural areas and 55 mph in urban areas. A recent survey of Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) members indicated that 40 GHSA jurisdictions had increased their speed limits since the repeal. Read More »
