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2010 Los Angeles Auto Show: Winners and Losers, Cars
KickingTiresAutomakers are certainly experiencing a rebound these days as sales are climbing. The boost in their coffers has led to an explosion of new models, and the auto-show season is the time to introduce them to the world. This makes......Tags: Los Angeles, Transportation Accidents, Restaurants, California, Disasters and Accidents
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NHTSA: More Auto Fatalities Involve Drug Use
KickingTiresEven as traffic fatalities have dropped to historic lows over the past few years, more people who are killed in car accidents are testing positive for drug use, according to a report by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. In......Tags: Car Safety Tips and Advice, Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Transportation Accidents, USA Today
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iPhone App Tries to Keep You Awake While Driving
KickingTiresNearly 20% of all car crashes and 12% of near crashes are caused by fatigue or sleeping behind the wheel, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The accidents amount to 100,000 deaths or injuries each year. Many of......Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Transportation Accidents, Disasters and Accidents, Injuries and Wounds, Automotive Equipment
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Cash for Clunkers Two Years Later
KickingTiresIt???s been just over two years since the federal government???s $3 billion Car Allowance Rebate System ??? better known as Cash for Clunkers ??? took 677,081 used cars off the road, spurring an equal number of new-car sales in a......Tags: Inventories, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Electronics, Transportation Accidents, Car Allowance Rebate System (2009)
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NHTSA Announces List of 2012 Vehicles to Be Tested
KickingTiresThe National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has announced the 2012 vehicles it will test, as it wraps up testing on its 2011 lineup. This year the government safety agency will test 74 vehicles from the 2012 model year: 42 passenger......Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Government, Transportation Accidents, Government, Politics
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Airbags for Three-Rows Not Universal
KickingTiresAndrew Friedman admits safety wasn't a top priority when he was shopping for a new car, even though it would carry his wife and three children. An attorney in the Washington, D.C. area, Friedman bought a 2011 Ford Explorer last......Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Washington, DC, Lawyers, Tribeca, Frederick (Frederick, Maryland)
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Study: Women More Likely to be Injured in Car Accidents
KickingTiresWomen who wear seat belts are 47% more likely to be injured in a car accident compared with men who wear seat belts, according to a study by the American Journal of Public Health. That dramatic difference has to do......Tags: Mergers, Acquisitions and Takeovers, Car Safety Tips and Advice, Transportation Accidents, Injuries and Wounds
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2013 Chevrolet Spark at 2011 L.A. Auto Show
KickingTiresCompetes with: Scion iQ, Fiat 500, Smart ForTwo Looks like: More proportionally challenged than an Angry Bird Drivetrain: 85-hp, 1.2-liter four-cylinder engine; five-speed manual or four-speed automatic transmission Hits dealerships: Mid-2012 The microcar...Tags: Transportation Accidents, Standards, Passenger Cars, Fiat, Pandora Media, Inc.
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2011 L.A. Auto Show Winners and Losers: Production Cars
KickingTiresThis year's L.A. Auto Show will make attendees' heads spin in terms of all the new production cars on display. Automakers are rolling out important cars from full-size luxury sedans to the smallest of compact cars. Actually, one company did......Tags: Hyundai, Lincoln, Concerts, Acura, Companies and Corporations
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'The Amazing Race' recap: Booking troubles
Reality CheckBucky reports on tonight's Amazing Race, possibly from his sickbed:OK, tonight’s recap will be shorter than usual, because I’ve got a major case of flu, pneumonia or possibly one of several paramyxoviridae diseases that I’m not sure what...Tags: Hong Kong, Disasters and Accidents, Tokyo (Japan), Road Transportation, Trips and Vacations
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Thursday memorial service for seven fallen LEOs
Crime and Safety - Sun-Sentinel?? A memorial service is planned??Thursday to remember seven law enforcement officers who died on the job.?? The service will be hosted at 10:30 a.m. by the Broward Sheriff's Office,??2601 W. Broward Blvd., Ft. Lauderdale.???? During the ceremony, an...Tags: Crimes, Prisons, The Washington Post, Injuries and Wounds, Health
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Nearly 25% of Car Crashes Linked to Gadget Use
KickingTiresTexting, talking on a cellphone and other distractions caused by electronic gadgets cause up to 25% of car crashes, according to a report by the Governors Highway Safety Association, a nonprofit group working to improve traffic safety. Drivers are...Tags: Executive Branch, Transportation Accidents, Science and Technology, Government, Disasters and Accidents
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