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OnStar Gets Emergency Medical Accreditation
KickingTiresOnStar's advisors have helped deliver babies, administer CPR instructions and dole out post-car-accident advice, all before medical help arrives. It turns out they know what they're talking about. GM's safety and communication service has been certified...Tags: General Motors Corp., Emergency Health Procedures, Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation
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Recall Alert: Approximately 215,000 Chrysler, Dodge, Jeep and Ram Vehicles
KickingTiresThe Chrysler Group issued six separate recalls affecting around 215,000 vehicles in the U.S. According to the automaker, the following vehicles are affected: 61,400 model-year 2007-08 Dodge Nitro and Jeep Liberty SUVs. Chrysler has stated that it's...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Chrysler Group LLC, Product Recalls, Automotive Equipment
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Possible NHTSA 'Silver' Ratings Aim to Protect Older Drivers
KickingTiresThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration may turn an eye toward ol' Gramps as it looks to update its crash-test ratings. Bloomberg Businessweek reports NHTSA may implement a "silver" rating system for crash-protection of elderly drivers....Tags: Traffic, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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Shake, Rattle and Roll: Is Your Car Covered for Earthquake Damage?
KickingTiresA pair of California earthquakes this week that sent tremors from San Diego to Santa Rosa fortunately caused no injuries or substantial damage. They're a good reminder that motorists should think about disaster preparedness, particularly for drivers who...Tags: Theft, Transportation, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Travel, Road Transportation
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Insurance Study Finds GMC Sierra 1500 Best for Safety
KickingTiresA new study of insurance rates for injury protection and medical payments ranked the GMC Sierra 1500 pickup truck highest for occupant injury protection. The Fiat 500 ranks lowest. Insure.com studied prevailing insurance rates across hundreds of ZIP codes...Tags: GEICO, Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Medical Research
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NHTSA Warns of Counterfeit Airbags
KickingTiresMotorists who get replacement airbags after being involved in a crash should be careful, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. Today the organization issued a consumer safety warning about counterfeit airbags. NHTSA has been...Tags: Services and Shopping, Crime, Law and Justice, Genesis (music group), Automotive Equipment, Immigration
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Volvo Testing New Safety Systems
KickingTiresEarlier this year, Volvo announced an ambitious goal: By 2020, no one will be killed or seriously injured in one of the automaker's new vehicles. How does Volvo plan to guarantee this? It's testing out several new safety features that......Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment
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Cars.com Supports National Child Passenger Safety Week
KickingTiresCar crashes are the No. 1 killer of children ages 1 to 12 years old, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The correct child-safety seat installed properly is a strong weapon against these statics. Since it's National Child........Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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NHTSA Crash-Tests Several 2013 Vehicles
KickingTiresThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently released crash-test results for a crop of new and redesigned-for-2013 vehicles. The redesigned-for-2013 Ford Escape compact SUV received an overall score of four out of five stars, earning four...Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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IIHS: Large Cars Protect Better in a Crash
KickingTiresThe smaller the vehicle, the more likely you are to be injured in a car crash, according to recent crash-loss data published by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety/Highway Loss Data Institute. The group looked at model year 2009-2011 vehicles.........Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Automotive Equipment, Insurance
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What to Do If You See a Distracted Driver
KickingTiresTexting and other electronic usage cause up to 25% of all car crashes, according to a report by the Governors Highway Safety Association, a nonprofit group working to improve traffic safety. Put another way, nearly 5,500 vehicular-related deaths can be......Tags: Motorvehicle Accidents, Traffic, Politics, USA Today, Executive Branch
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Daily News Briefs: July 31, 2012
KickingTiresPre-collision systems that prepare or apply the brakes when they detect an impending crash have become widespread among luxury cars, and one of the systems is under scrutiny. Left Lane News reports the Infiniti JX35's system, called Intelligent Brake...Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Japan Earthquake and Tsunami (2011), Manufacturing and Engineering, New Products, Automotive Equipment
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