Product Defects
NHTSA Proposes Side Impact Crash Protection for Children
Side Impact Car Seat Safety The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released a proposal to improve safety standards regarding child car seats for children who weigh up to 40 pounds by adding a new test that would stimulate a side impact crash. Car seats will have to demonstrate they can safely restrain children by preventing dangerous head…
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Do You Have Full Uninsured Motorist Insurance Protection?
Uninsured Motorist Insurance Protection Many insurance companies are not offering you full uninsured motorist insurance protection, even under the existing law. Here is how uninsured motorist coverage works. If you are injured in an accident which is not your fault, the driver who caused the accident is responsible for all harm caused. The driver who…
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Getting Ill from Your Grill
Grill Brushes Causing Illness There is nothing like the smell of someone cooking on the grill to get you in the mood for summer, but along with the other dangers of grilling, another one can be added to the list- ingestion of fragments from wire brushes. Tristin Beck of Mount Lake Terrace, Washington and Brittany…
Read MoreNHTSA-watchers know that it sometimes takes a lot to pique the curiosity of the Office of Defects Investigations – The Safety Record
NHTSA-watchers know that it sometimes takes a lot to pique the curiosity of the Office of Defects Investigations – The Safety Record By Sean Kane Take Takata airbags that explode, shooting shrapnel at unsuspecting drivers. This defect, first surfaced in 2001, when Isuzu vehicles were first recalled. It burst into public view, if you will,…
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Seat Belt Safety: What if your bad habit ended up costing you your life?
What if your bad habit ended up costing you your life? Although most people drive with a seat belt a habitually, millions of adults do not wear their seat belt. With more people on the road than ever before, this bad habit is costing many people their lives. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention…
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The Problem with Used Vehicles and Recalls
The Problem with Used Vehicles and Recalls Used cars are great, but they can come with significant problems. Thousands of recalls are placed every year on new and used vehicles. Though dealers promise that all necessary repairs are made, that is not always the case. Carfax, an online vehicle history website, had over 2 million…
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FDA Announces Rules to Regulate E-cigarettes
FDA announces plans to regulate e-cigarettes After saying they would regulate e-cigarettes three years ago, the Food and Drug Administration is now proposing regulation to ban sales to minors, and require warning labels as well as federal approval. They will also control cigars, pipe tobacco, hookahs, and dissolvable tobacco products. The FDA currently only regulates…
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Understanding Google’s Self-Driving Cars
Understanding Google’s Self-Driving Cars As Alexis Madrigal of The Atlantic recently reported, Google’s ambitious plan for self-driving cars requires first that Google collect and upload a massive amount of data. Why data? Because Google is actually creating a “virtual track” out of our highways. Well, 2000 miles out of 4 million so far, so Google…
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Press Release – GM fine for failure to timely disclose ignition switch defect only a first step
News Release GM fine for failure to timely disclose ignition switch defect only a first step May 16, 2014 Lawyers representing victims permanently injured or killed in wrecks related to General Motors faulty ignition switch say federal fine doesn’t begin to compensate for delays, cover-up related to recalls MONTGOMERY, ALA. (May 16, 2014) – Jere…
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