- Tom Methvin | February 17, 2010 4:14 PM | Montgomery, AL
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Defective & Dangerous Products
A surge of new complaints involving sudden acceleration in Toyota vehicles has hit the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) in the last three weeks. The additional reports came...
- Tom Methvin | February 11, 2010 9:55 AM | Montgomery, AL
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Defective & Dangerous Products
It appears that Toyota’s CEO and President, Akio Toyoda, is headed for the hot seat on Capitol Hill, where he will meet with U.S. legislators who seek answers to what Rep. Darrell Issa...
- Jon Lewis | November 22, 2009 12:42 PM | Birmingham, AL
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Automobile Accidents
Do State Homicide rates predict traffic fatalities? According to a University of Michigan study, they do. The study found that there was a parallel with the number of homicides and the number of...
- Danny Feldman | June 18, 2009 9:28 AM | Birmingham, AL
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Automobile Accidents
This is the last of a 6-part series regarding annoying or dangerous cycling behaviors.
Many people, almost without exception, non-cyclists, wonder why cyclists do not ride against (or into)...
- Danny Feldman | May 26, 2009 4:05 PM | Birmingham, AL
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Automobile Accidents
Recently, a bicyclist was pulled over in Shelby County by a sheriff’s deputy. He was threatened with a ticket for obstructing traffic. Apparently, the sheriff had not passed the cyclist as he...
- Gibson Vance | December 11, 2008 10:42 AM | Montgomery, AL
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Defective & Dangerous Products
Tech International, one U.S. distributor of Chinese-made valve stems, issued a massive recall of approximately 6 million “Replacement Snap-In Tire Valve Stems.” The stem has been...
- Jon Lewis | December 10, 2008 11:58 AM | Birmingham, AL
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Automobile Accidents
A Birmingham News article in today's paper referenced a talk given by John Staddon, Ph.D., a psychology professor at Duke University. The talk was given at an advisory board meeting of the UAB...