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Prepare Your Teen Driver with Safety Tips from NHTSA
School’s Out! Prepare Your Teen Driver with safety tips from NHTSA Prepare your child for a safe driving experience with these safety tips from the NHTSA (National Highway Transportation Safety Administration). Summer has arrived! This means endless trips to the pool, to the lake, to friend’s houses, to lunch, to the beach…you get the idea. If…
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Honda: Passing The Buck & The Blame to Takata
Honda is passing the buck and the blame to Takata for airbag recall crisis. Despite setting the industry standard for best practices with regards to regulating suppliers, Honda blames Takata for supplying faulty airbags. The number of vehicles involved in the Takata airbag crisis is staggering. It now involves over 20 automobile manufacturers and nearly 51…
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Recall Issued for 130k Infant Bike Helmets Sold Exclusively at Target
Pacific Cycle has issued a recall of nearly 130k infant bike helmets available exclusively at Target stores across the country. As temperatures rise and the school year comes to an end, you might find your way outdoors on a bike ride with your family feeling confident you’ve taken all the necessary precautions when it involves bicycle…
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Tipping Point: US Safety Agencies Urge Recall of IKEA Dresser
US Safety Agencies Urges Recall of IKEA Dresser After 3rd Child Dies Everyone knows IKEA. The Sweden-based retailer has been designing and selling furniture for more than 70 years and been in the United States since the mid 1980s. Most metropolitan areas have or will soon be getting an IKEA store because chances are if…
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Chevy Dominates Safety Watch List of Top 15 Potential Vehicle Defects
Ongoing Electrical Problems Cause Chevy to Dominate Quarterly Watch List of Potential Vehicle Defects The Safety Institute recently announced its quarterly ‘Vehicle Safety Watch List of the Top 15 Potential Vehicle Defects’ and Chevy vehicles claimed 8 of the 15 spots. Among those listed, the Chevy Cobalt is named 5 separate times for its 2006-2010 model years. It comes as…
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Not all advanced safety features are created equal
Not all advanced safety features are created equal Although Consumer Reports highly recommends advanced safety features on vehicles, they recently shared that not all of these systems are created equal. This especially true for those systems that have forward collision warning. After several vehicles were manufactured with upgraded safety features, Consumer Reports revised its car…
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Yielding Car Seats: Death At The Weakest Link
Yielding Car Seats: Death At The Weakest Link We all know the many analogies. A chain is only as strong as its weakest link. A three-legged stool can’t stand on two legs. For want of a shoe the rider was lost. The iron man had clay feet. If you’ve left anything undone, you’ve left everything…
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Consumer Reports Suggest Buying Cars with Advanced Safety Systems
Consumer Reports Suggest Buying Cars with Advanced Safety Systems Consumer Reports is urging consumers to consider vehicles with active safety systems whenever purchasing a new vehicle. Automakers have recently developed several advanced technology systems to help drivers avoid accidents. Initially, these systems were only offered by a few select automakers and usually on vehicles with…
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Buy Your Child A Convertible Right Now, A Convertible Car Seat That is
Buy Your Child A Convertible Right Now, A Convertible Car Seat That is No, we are not talking about convertible-top cars and that beloved T-Bird, although there may come a time when your teen really really wants one (and lets you know several times an hour). Rather, we are talking about convertible car seats, and…
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Share the Road: Don’t get distracted
Share the Road: Don’t get distracted Both drivers and cyclists need to practice good safety habits in order to save lives. Bicyclist fatalities have increased 19 percent from 2010 to 2013. In fact, in 2013 there were 743 bicyclist killed and additional 48,000 injured in car crashes. Due to the fact drivers are more distracted…
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