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Kiwi PSA on Speeding Will Make You Think Twice Before Pressing the Gas Pedal
Speeding causes many traffic accidents globally, with authorities around the world trying to reduce fatalities by making drivers aware of the need to travel at safe speeds. In New Zealand, for instance, 83 people were killed and 408 were seriously injured last year in speed-related crashes, according to the government. Read more »
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Gm-sponsored Study Finds Motor Vehicle Crashes The No.1 Cause Teen Deaths In The U.s.
About 2,500 teens die in motor vehicle crashes each year in the U.S., with accidents being the leading cause of death for this demographic. Fatalities are split between teen drivers (56 percent) and passengers (44 percent), according to a study conducted...
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That's Just Crazy…one Accident Leads To Another In Russia
When you have some carefree drivers not paying attention to the road behind them slowing down to a walking pace, and others speeding like there's no tomorrow, serious accidents are bound to happen. Read more »...
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Jeep Suvs Recalled After Airbags Go Off By Themselves Injuring Passengers
Almost 745,000 Jeep Liberty and Grand Cherokee SUVs are being recalled in the United States following a preliminary investigation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) that discovered a faulty component in the air bag control...
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Fatal Accident Prompts Toyota And Lexus To Warn Drivers To Remove Floormat Due To Risk Of Accelerator Getting Stuck
The National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration (NHTSA) and Toyota have eleased an official announcement to warn drivers of seven Toyota and Lexus models that there's a possibility that the accelerator pedal may get stuck in the full open position...
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World Health Organization’s Innovative Road Safety Campaign
On the occasion of the First United Nations Global Road Safety Week (23-29 April, 2007) ,the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a series five posters dubbed “Road Marks†promoting action on helmets, drink-driving, speeding, seat-belts,...
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