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The massive and wide-ranging federal highway bill enacted by President Obama last July came with a large number of amendments and special provisions relating to road safety across the country. In particular, Congress drafted many new provisions tasking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to act within specified timeframes in matters relating to car, … Read more…

More than three years have passed since the Bush administration proposed tougher crash tests for vehicles being driven in the United States, the goal being to spur automobile makers to compete harder to implement more effective safety features. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (“NHTSA”) had primary oversight of that mission, and initial test results based on … Read more…

Many consumers might have heard the term “spot welding” before, with a large number of them unfamiliar with the welding industry perhaps thinking that it is something akin to touch-up painting. In other words, a small and isolated problem with a product or manufacturing process can be quickly attended to through a spot weld. In … Read more…

“It’s going to take us a while to figure out why these disparities are there,” says Dr. Adil Haider, Johns Hopkins Medical School professor and surgeon. Haider is the chief author in a recent study that found, surprisingly, that African-American motorcyclists are 50 percent more likely to die in motorcycle accidents than are white riders, a statistic … Read more…

A sleep-deprived truck driver is an incredible liability out on the road. Nodding off behind the wheel of an 18-wheeler can prompt a truck accident that could potentially claim many lives. There are many reasons why truck drivers might not be fully rested when in the driver’s seat, and sleep apnea, a condition that can cause hundreds … Read more…

The tragic bus accident that occurred last Saturday in New York City, killing 15 people returning from a Connecticut casino, raises questions and requires answers across a broad spectrum. The driver, Ophadell Williams, says the mishap – in which the bus was essentially cut in half after colliding with a traffic pole – was caused … Read more…

As a result of a recent truck accident in Ohio, state officials and environmental crews are now trying to clean up Interstate 75 after the collision caused fuel to be spilled on the interstate. News reports detail that the spill occurred during a truck accident involving a semi truck and a car. Reports detailed that the Ohio … Read more…

Ohio is at the forefront of a rapidly growing industry that started gaining momentum about a decade ago and has now spread across the country, its increasingly receptive audience being local governments looking for ways to bring needed money into their communities. In a nutshell, the following is how the concept known as an “emergency … Read more…

As the weather continues to warm up in Ohio, now is a great time to dust off that non-motorized form of transportation in your garage and take it for a spin. May is National Bike Month, after all. That calls for not just a celebration of two- and three-wheeled recreation, but also a review of … Read more…

Most of us have a pretty good idea of how much sleep we need every night to function adequately. It may not be as much as we’d like, but it’s enough to stay awake and be productive. Sometimes, though, our jobs, families and friends push us beyond that limit, leaving us sleepy, irritable and unable … Read more…