Posts tagged traffic

• Tires; Your Life Rides on Them

  Mark Bello | May 22, 2012 10:56 AM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Inclement weather, poorly maintained roads, and road debris are all conditions that can make for dangerous driving, and poorly maintained tires are no exception. A new government report shows...

• Ford Windstar Recalls Continue over Rear-Axle Breaks

  Mark Bello | May 15, 2012 1:29 PM | 1 CommentFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Back in May 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) started investigating cases of rear axles breaking in Ford Windstars after receiving over 200 hundred initial...

• Safety Reminders As Motorcyclists Hit the Roads

  Mark Bello | May 03, 2012 10:39 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Motorcycle Accidents
  

  May kicks off Motorcycle Safety Awareness Month, an initiative supported by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA). With temperatures on the rise and motorcyclists on the...

• Is A Federal Ban Required to Stop Poor Choices?

  Mark Bello | May 01, 2012 1:57 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  For years, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said he felt a federal ban on cell phone use while driving was unnecessary. Now, LaHood is proposing a nationwide ban on all talking and...

• BMW 7-Series under Investigation for Defective Transmission Controls

  Mark Bello | April 17, 2012 12:52 PM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) is a step closer to a recall of the BMW 7-Series luxury vehicles. An investigation that began in August followed 50 complaints,...

• The Drowsy Driver

  Mark Bello | April 03, 2012 10:59 AM | 0 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Does this sound familiar? You are driving late at night and you begin to yawn. Next, your eyelids start to droop. Then, your head begins to bob. You continue driving, thinking you can reach your...

• Indiana School Bus Accident Raises Seat Belt Concerns

  Mark Bello | March 26, 2012 2:52 PM | 7 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Mass Transit (Airline, Cruise Ship, Train, Bus)
  

  A bus driver and 5-year-old girl were killed and at least 10 students injured in a school bus accident on Indianapolis’ south side when the bus driver hit a support pillar underneath an...

• Wearing Headphones While Walking is Deadly

  David Mittleman | January 20, 2012 10:00 AM | 1 CommentLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Yesterday I wrote about the dangers of driving while distracted. However, there is also danger in walking while distracted, too. It might sound ridiculous, but one study found that the number of...

• Seat Belts may have Prevented Two Holiday Fatalities in Georgia

  Mark Bello | December 27, 2011 11:13 AM | 2 CommentsFarmington Hills, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  Cobb County, GA police are investigating two fatal auto accidents over the holiday weekend. The first accident occurred on Christmas evening when an 18-year-old driver lost control on wet...

• Drivers Safer on the Roads While Pedestrians Put at Greater Risk

  David Mittleman | December 11, 2011 10:32 AM | 0 CommentsLansing, MI Category: Automobile Accidents
  

  It may be safer for drivers on the roads, but it isn't safer from pedestrians on the street. According to a recent report from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, pedestrian...