Latest Auto Safety Industry News Headlines


Latest Auto Safety Industry News Headlines

Government Sued for Release of Secret Safety Data March 2007 WASHINGTON, March 26 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Quality Control Systems Corp. today filed a Freedom of Information Act lawsuit in federal District Court to obtain secret data about deaths and injuries held by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administra... - Read Story Air Bags Linked to More Foot, Ankle Trauma March 2007 ORLANDO, March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- Members of the American College of Foot and Ankle Surgeons (ACFAS) say they've noticed a significant increase in traumatic foot and ankle injuries among patients who survived auto accidents. The reason? Air bags. I... - Read Story Smart Parent Involvement Key in Preventing Teen Driving Deaths March 2007 NORTHBROOK, Ill., March 15 /PRNewswire/ -- A recent national survey conducted by The Allstate Foundation shows that while parents know the No. 1 killer of teens is car crashes caused by teen drivers, the majority of parents do not understand the main caus... - Read Story 'Don't Get Trapped in Your Car' Car Escape Tools - LifeHammer & ResQMe March 2007 SANTA BARBARA, Calif., March 14 /PRNewswire/ -- According to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics' last publication in 2001; there were over 42,000 crash fatalities, which is almost 1 death every 12 minutes. An estimate 500 of these people died while h... - Read Story Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa Calls on President Bush to Stop Sleeping at the Wheel, Ensure U.S. Highway Safety March 2007 WASHINGTON, March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa today called on President Bush to demand answers from the Mexican government about the growing safety and security concerns of Mexican truck operators preparing to enter... - Read Story American Society of Safety Engineers Offers Safety Tool Aimed at Addressing Spiraling Number of Roadway Crashes, Deaths, Injuries and Repeat Offenders March 2007 DES PLAINES, Ill., March 13 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The American Society of Safety Engineers (ASSE) has developed and made available a special "Call to Action" TransActions newsletter with information aimed at helping prevent the increasing number of r... - Read Story Automotive Experts to Assess Revolution in Occupant Protection March 2007 WASHINGTON, March 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Automotive Occupant Restraints Council (AORC), at its annual membership meeting in Tucson, will focus on issues and answers in highway safety worldwide, especially on the accelerating adoption of innovative safety ... - Read Story Ford Motor Company Fund, Governors Highway Safety Association Put Focus on Central Illinois for Operation Teen Safe Driving March 2007 PEORIA, Ill., March 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Ford Motor Company Fund and the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), responding to 15 teen traffic fatalities in just over a year in the central Illinois community of Tazewell County, are bringing ... - Read Story Automakers, Safety Advocates, Consumers Called On To Help Improve Five-Star Safety Rating Program March 2007 Wednesday, March 7, 2007 -- The U.S. Department of Transportation today called on automakers, safety advocates and consumers to help the federal government develop a new and more effective five-star safety rating program used by many consumers when decidi... - Read Story The New Killer on the Road: Distracted Drivers March 2007 WASHINGTON, March 6 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Drunk driving deaths have plummeted over the past 20 years, yet total traffic fatalities have increased as a result of distracted and aggressive driving. That's why the American Beverage Institute (ABI) has l... - Read Story DriveFit Premium Separates Safe from Dangerous Drivers Through Online Risk-Assessment and Cognitive Training Program March 2007 YOQNEAM, Israel, March 5 /PRNewswire/ -- CogniFit, Ltd., a leader in assessing and training cognitive skills, is introducing its award-winning risk assessment tool designed for auto insurers -- DriveFit Premium(TM) -- to the North American market. ... - Read Story Laws Prove to be Effective in Protecting Child Passengers March 2007 PHILADELPHIA, March 5 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- A study released today by The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia and State Farm(R) found that children aged 4 to 8 years are far more likely to be restrained in age-appropriate restraints, such as car seat... - Read Story First Results of New Crash Tests: Most Car Bumpers Don't Work in Low-Speed Crashes March 2007 ARLINGTON, VA, March 1, 2007 — Most bumpers on midsize cars do little to resist damage in the kinds of low-speed collisions that are common in commuter traffic and parking lots. The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety today is releasing the first resul... - Read Story < Previous Page Next AUTO SAFETY News Page >

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Latest Auto Safety Industry News Headlines

Government Sued for Release of Secret Safety Data

Air Bags Linked to More Foot, Ankle Trauma

Smart Parent Involvement Key in Preventing Teen Driving Deaths

'Don't Get Trapped in Your Car' Car Escape Tools - LifeHammer & ResQMe

Teamsters General President Jim Hoffa Calls on President Bush to Stop Sleeping at the Wheel, Ensure U.S. Highway Safety

American Society of Safety Engineers Offers Safety Tool Aimed at Addressing Spiraling Number of Roadway Crashes, Deaths, Injuries and Repeat Offenders

Automotive Experts to Assess Revolution in Occupant Protection

Ford Motor Company Fund, Governors Highway Safety Association Put Focus on Central Illinois for Operation Teen Safe Driving

Automakers, Safety Advocates, Consumers Called On To Help Improve Five-Star Safety Rating Program

The New Killer on the Road: Distracted Drivers

DriveFit Premium Separates Safe from Dangerous Drivers Through Online Risk-Assessment and Cognitive Training Program

Laws Prove to be Effective in Protecting Child Passengers

First Results of New Crash Tests: Most Car Bumpers Don't Work in Low-Speed Crashes