For most of us, we experienced an “Ah-ha” moment when we heard about Google's driverless car. The autonomous vehicle, a modified Toyota Prius, received the first licensure as a driverless vehicle in the United States when the State of Nevada issued a special red...
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Driving While Fatigued as Dangerous as Driving While Intoxicated, Study Shows
Everyone agrees that drunk driving is a dangerous and all-too-often devastating or even fatal choice. But did you know that getting behind the wheel after a night of inadequate sleep – a form of distracted driving - can prove just as troublesome? That's according to a...
How Distracted Driving Impacts Florida
April is Distracted Driving Awareness Month, a national campaign designed to educate drivers about the prevalence and dangers of behind-the-wheel distractions. It's an ever-worsening issue with the continued development of new mobile devices and applications. Consider...
Children’s Tragic Deaths Prompt Federal Investigation of Defective Hoverboards
A blaze blamed on a malfunctioning hoverboard in Pennsylvania earlier this month has tragically taken two young lives and prompted a federal investigation into the dire safety risks that these popular toys pose. Two-year-old Ashanti Hughes died from burns she suffered...
CPSC Approves New Federal Safety Standard for Infant Sling Carriers
In an effort to keep America's tiniest citizens safe, the US Consumer Product Safety Commission recently approved federal mandatory standards aimed at improving the safety of infant sling carriers and bathtubs. Popular with parents on the go, Infant sling carriers are...
Proposed Bill May Prohibit Kids Under 16 from Operating Boats on Florida Waters
Here in the Sunshine State, it's not unusual to see teens at the helm of boats without adult supervision. Florida law allows those as young as 14 to operate boats after passing a boater safety course approved by the National Association of State Boating Law...
HP Expands Notebook Battery Recall Over Burn Hazard
Via the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission, Palo Alto, CA-based HP has issued an expansion of its earlier recall of notebook batteries that pose a burn hazard. Today, the recall first announced in June affects batteries shipped with certain HP, Compaq,...
DOT Accelerates Work on Deployment of Connected Vehicle Technology to Prevent Crashes
Officials with the US Department of Transportation are revving up work toward the deployment of Connected Vehicle Technology, designed to ultimately prevent hundreds of thousands of automobile crashes, potentially saving countless lives. The DOT's proposed rule calls...
Sleep Apnea Affects Nearly a Third of Commercial Truck Drivers
Commercial truckloads can easily exceed 100,000 pounds. Safely traveling at highway speeds with that amount of weight behind you takes focus and skill. Anything that affects a driver's ability to concentrate on his or her job can mean devastating, even deadly results....









