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Tighter Ind. drunken driving law seems unlikely
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Some key Indiana legislators say it's unlikely that the state will any time soon go along with a federal safety board's recommendation that the threshold for drunken driving be cut nearly in half. National Transportation...Tags: National Transportation Safety Board
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Fake prom crash brings home lesson of drinking and driving
Beneath a cloudless blue sky, a simulated fatal car crash was depicted in horrifying detail at Lake Zurich High School. The deadly post-prom tragedy included a lifeless teenage girl wearing a blood-splattered dress splayed over the hood of a...
Tags: Accidental Death, Human Mishaps, National Transportation Safety Board, Disasters and Accidents, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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Here is the latest Indiana news from The Associated Press
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — Authorities say autistic children lived in the Indianapolis apartment where a fire has killed two children. A woman was taken to a hospital in critical condition from the blaze this morning in the community of Cumberland on the...Tags: Punishment, Autism, National Transportation Safety Board, U.S. Geological Survey
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NTSB: Trains were moving 70 mph before Connecticut collision
About 30,000 commuters in Connecticut and New York braced for a sluggish trek to work on Monday -- and for the rest of the week -- as officials continued to investigate why two trains slammed into each other in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening. An...
Tags: Connecticut Department of Transportation, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Disasters and Accidents, National Transportation Safety Board, New York City
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Officials warn of commuter chaos from Connecticut derailment
ReutersBRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - Thousands of Connecticut commuters should brace for travel chaos on Monday as Metro-North workers repair damage on the United States' busiest rail line caused by the collision of two trains, officials warned on Sunday....Tags: Amtrak, Government, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Traffic, National Transportation Safety Board
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David Zwick: Lowering alcohol limit makes sense
The National Transportation Safety Board recently recommended all 50 states reduce the legal blood alcohol limit for driving from the existing .08 to .05. Their reasoning is the level is too high and leaves some drivers still impaired even though they are...Tags: National Transportation Safety Board, Mardi Gras, Criminals
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Welcome mat out for gay, lesbian travelers
At the kickoff of the International Gay & Lesbian Travel Association's annual convention this month, that organization's strides — not to mention the entire nation's — were no more clear than on a simple United Airlines banner beside the...
Tags: Hotels and Accommodations, Trips and Vacations, United Air Lines, Travel, U.S. Department of State
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Commuter plane makes emergency landing on belly in Newark
A commuter plane with 31 passengers aboard was forced to make an emergency belly landing in Newark, N.J., early Saturday morning when the aircraft’s landing gear failed to fully deploy. After circling Newark Liberty International Airport several...
Tags: U.S. Airways, National Transportation Safety Board, Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents
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More than 20 injured as commuter trains collide outside N.Y.
NEW YORK -- A train derailment and collision during evening rush hour injured 20 to 25 people, but none of the injuries are life-threatening, police in Fairfield, Conn., said Friday as emergency workers began scouring the mangled wreckage blocking the...
Tags: Amtrak, National Transportation Safety Board, Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Manhattan (New York City), Transportation Accidents
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Official: NTSB proposes lowering blood alcohol limit on drunk driving laws
Autoblog.comFiled under: Government/Legal, Safety In an effort to reduce the number of alcohol-impaired driving crashes, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a set of recommendations, 19 in total, calling for more stringent laws and... -
Airline group sees busiest summer since 2008
ReutersThe main trade group representing U.S. airlines said Thursday it expects a 1 percent bump in total air travelers this summer, mostly driven by international passengers. Airlines for America forecast that close to 209 million people will fly on the...Tags: Unemployment, Trips and Vacations, Transportation, Air Transportation, Travel
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Trade group predicts crowded airports and planes this summer
Airports will be crowded this summer and empty airline seats rare as Americans take to the skies in numbers that are expected to edge closer to the pre-recession peak. Nearly 209 million people will fly on U.S.-based airlines this summer, up 1% from a...
Tags: Washington, DC, Los Angeles International Airport, Trips and Vacations, Transportation, Air Transportation
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May 21, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
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|Column| Chicago Tribune
May 18, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 17, 2013
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May 16, 2013
|Blog| Autoblog.com
May 16, 2013
|Story| Reuters
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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