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Tips: Bicycle Safety
July 18, 2008
With gas prices soaring, more people are using bicycles as a cost-effective way to commute to and from work. The New Jersey Division of Highway Traffic Safety is reminding people how to not only safely operate a bike, but how to share the road with motorists.
FAA Mandates Center Fuel Tank Inerting Technology
July 17, 2008
Within two years, all new aircraft must include technology designed to significantly reduce the risk of center fuel tank fires. This photo shows the Long Island memorial to TWA Flight 800, which crashed 12 years ago today.
NACD Emphasizes Safety, Efficiency of Hazmat Transport by Rail
July 17, 2008
The association also outlines the problems that would occur, including substantial transportation cost increases, shipment delays, and opportunities for loading and unloading incidents, if railroads were to be relieved of their common carrier obligation and the transportation of TIH materials had to be shifted to trucks.
TSA Expands X-Ray Technology Deployment
July 16, 2008
Greater security "across the board" will result from the this deployment of Advanced Technology X-ray (AT) and Passenger Imaging and planned actions next year.
Dodge Vehicles Top 2006 Most-Stolen List
July 15, 2008
The Magnum, Charger, and discontinued Stratus lead NHTSA’s list of 19 models that exceeded the median theft rate for all 2005 models. Vehicle thefts rose sharply in 2006 overall, preliminary data show.
FMCSA Crackdown on Moving Companies Nets 1,140 Violations
July 15, 2008
"Interstate movers with fraudulent or rogue operations are hereby put on notice: federal investigators will be knocking on your door in the future and you will face serious legal and financial consequences," FMCSA Administrator John H. Hill said.
New Developments Boost Work Zone Safety
July 14, 2008
An ANSI standard may be finalized by the end of this year, Connecticut's new penalties for drivers who injure workers take effect Oct. 1, and the Subpart K federal rule will take effect Dec. 1.
Study: High Gas Prices Reduce Traffic Deaths
July 11, 2008
According to a researcher at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, higher gasoline prices do come with one benefit: fewer deaths from car accidents.
ATRI: States Update Idling Regulations for Truckers
July 11, 2008
New idling time limits took effect July 1 in Maine and South Carolina, and Florida's five-minute limit takes effect Dec. 15. Three other states--Georgia, North Carolina, and Pennsylvania--are developing new regulations of their own.
Teamsters Oppose FMCSA’s Proposal for Bigger Rigs
July 10, 2008
"Bigger trucks are more dangerous trucks. . . . Further weakening safety rules is the last thing our drivers need right now," said union General President Jim Hoffa.
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