Monthly Archives: March 2015
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News- March 25, 2015 34PITTSBURG, Calif. (KGO) --
There's a controversy Tuesday night about the maintenance of the big rig that slammed into a restaurant in Pittsburg killing the driver on Monday.
The California Highway Patrol says it has a list of violations that suggest the deadly accident could have been prevented.
ABC7 News spent the day looking into the safety of that big rig and the company that owns it. It turns out, Roby Trucking has a dubious record. The California Highway Patrol provided a stack of violations, which included all sorts of problems that came as no surprise to present and...
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News- March 24, 2015 55
Surviving a car accident is largely about kinetic energy.
When your body is moving at 35 mph, it has kinetic energy. After a crash, it has none. To minimize the risk of injury, you need to remove the kinetic energy as slowly and evenly as possible, and some of the safety features of your car will do the work for you.
KIA makes pretty safe cars. They all have dual front airbags, front seat-mounted side airbags, and other advanced safety systems. But hopefully you’ll never have an experience with any of them.
Now, what if we told you that every KIA also has a front seatbelt pretensioner? We’re...
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News Road Safety Resources & Links FAQ / Ask The Expert- March 23, 2015 49
Technology is definitely IN!
While you most likely know that having the latest and most innovative technology is not only appealing, it is also something that people are willing to wait for and pay more for?
This is also true when it comes to the automotive industry.
The offerings of consumer electronics are quickly becoming quite a spectacle in this industry thanks to new technology demands. In fact, most auto industry analysts are utilizing this data and demand to offer what consumers want – and more importantly what they are willing to spend more money for.
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Road Safety Resources & Links Safety Guides FAQ / Ask The Expert Safety Community- March 17, 2015 101
St. Patrick’s Day is often associated with the luck of the Irish, but in fact, it’s one of the deadliest days of the year on the nation’s roads. There is typically a dramatic spike in alcohol-related driving fatalities during the holiday, and “no amount of luck can save you from a drunk-driving crash,” the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) noted in its prevention campaign materials.
During the St. Patrick’s Day weekend in 2013, more than a third (40 percent) of all crash fatalities involved drunk drivers. The night of March 17—St. Patrick’s Day—was especially bad, the...
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News- March 16, 2015 55
Published on Monday, 16 March, 2015 - Luxembourg has launched a new road safety campaign aimed at making different road users more tolerant of one another.
“L’automobiliste est bête, il croit que c’est le motard qui est bête, alors qu’en fait c’est le cycliste, dit le piéton”
(The driver is stupid, he believes it is the biker who is stupid, when in fact it is the cyclist who is stupid, says the pedestrian) is the ironic slogan behind the campaign.“It's a natural and well-known phenomena that our point of view changes radically if we go from being a pedestrian, which we all are to start with, to...
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News Road Safety Resources & Links Safety Community- March 04, 2015 88
Ever ask yourself the age old question: Why should I download this app?
Well we decided its time we actually gave you an answer; about Alcochange at least.
Lets give you a quick run through of what our app can do:
1. We can help you keep track of your drinks with our Alcodiary
2. Our Emergency button helps you get home safe when you’re drunk
3. If you want to test how drunk you are, our app has a stroop test on hand.
4. Ever wonder how different drinks affect you? our app has a way to keep track of your moods when you drink!
If that’s enough then go ahead and download Alcochange right now! If youre...
