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    Apr 23, 2013 |Blog| Cars.com

  1. Guidelines Aim to Decrease Distractions of Multimedia Systems

    KickingTires
    In a press briefing today, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood characterized his four-plus-year campaign against distracted driving as a "crusade." The latest weapon in the government's fight is a set of voluntary guidelines for automakers designed to...

    Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Manufacturing and Engineering, Blindness, Automotive Equipment

    2. Apr 9, 2013 |Blog| Cars.com

  2. Lawmakers to Jump-Start Backup Camera Mandate

    KickingTires
    In 2007, Congress and President George W. Bush approved a law mandating that the government set automotive rear-visibility guidelines by the beginning of 2011. In 2010, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed that backup cameras be...

    Tags: The Detroit News, Justice System, Services and Shopping, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Government

    3. Jan 29, 2013 |Blog| Cars.com

  3. Ray LaHood Resigns as U.S. DOT Chief

    KickingTires
    Secretary Ray LaHood announced this morning that his time heading up the Department of Transportation has reached the end of the road, according to a news release. LaHood, 67, said that after serving for four years in President Barack Obama's......

    Tags: Transportation, Travel, Barack Obama, USA Today

    4. May 12, 2013 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  4. JPMorgan board members targeted by shareholder advisers

    JPMorgan Chase, one of the nation's largest banks, survived the financial crisis better than most — only to have the $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss last year expose embarrassing flaws in its accounting and risk controls.
    JPMorgan Chase, one of the nation's largest banks, survived the financial crisis better than most — only to have the $6 billion "London Whale" trading loss last year expose embarrassing flaws in its accounting and risk controls. Influential...

    Tags: Real Estate, Business, Chicago White Sox, Services and Shopping, Chicago Transit Authority

    5. Jan 7, 2013 | Allentown Morning Call

  5. Feds will mandate noisier hybrid vehicles

    The Road Warrior w/Dan Hartzell
    Safety experts have warned for years that today's hybrid-electric and fully-electric automobiles, because they emit little or, in some cases, almost no engine noise, pose significant safety risks in a culture where pedestrians and bicyclists are...
    6. Feb 1, 2013 | Los Angeles Times

  6. Villaraigosa says he plans to stay mayor until his term ends

    L.A. NOW
    L.A. Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa said Friday that he plans to stay mayor until the end of his term on June 30, greatly reducing the likelihood that he would become President Obama’s secretary of Transportation....
    7. Jan 30, 2010 | Los Angeles Times

  7. Sunday shows: Scott Brown, Boehner, Bayh, Axelrod

    Top of the Ticket
    Also, Sens. Jon Thune, Mitch McConnell and Lamar Alexander, Govs. Haley Barbour, Ed Rendell and Jennifer Granholm, Rep. Paul Ryan and Bob Gibbs....
    8. May 18, 2013 |Story| AP Broadcast

  8. On a rainy day, Obama takes Cabinet secretaries Sebelius, LaHood out for a round of golf

    WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama has taken two Cabinet secretaries out for a round of golf — in the rain. The White House said Health and Human Services Secretary Kathleen Sebelius (seh-BEEL'-yuhs) and outgoing Transportation...

    Tags: Kathleen Sebelius, Elections, Anthony Foxx, White House, Politics

    9. May 14, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  9. Cost to be big factor in 'talking' cars acceptance: U.S. transport chief

    ANN ARBOR, Michigan (Reuters) - Cars that "talk" to each other to avoid crashes or traffic jams, like those being tested here, will save lives but the cost of the systems will determine consumers' acceptance of such technology, the U.S. transportation secretary said on Tuesday.
    Reuters
    ANN ARBOR, Michigan (Reuters) - Cars that "talk" to each other to avoid crashes or traffic jams, like those being tested here, will save lives but the cost of the systems will determine consumers' acceptance of such technology, the U.S. transportation...

    Tags: General Motors Corp., U.S. Department of Transportation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Traffic, Manufacturing and Engineering

    10. May 14, 2013 |Story| Petoskey News

  10. Big four cellphone carriers unite on anti-texting ads

    NEW YORK (AP) — The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer.
    NEW YORK (AP) — The country's four biggest cellphone companies are set to launch their first joint advertising campaign against texting while driving, uniting behind AT&T's "It Can Wait" slogan to blanket TV and radio this summer. AT&T, Verizon...

    Tags: Verizon Wireless, Entertainment, Transportation Accidents, Elections, T-Mobile

    11. May 10, 2013 |Story| Chicago Tribune

  11. Regional airport towers to stay open

    Federal aviation regulators will keep 149 contractor-staffed airport towers open at least through Sept. 30 after Congress authorized budget transfers to stave off planned closings.
    Federal aviation regulators will keep 149 contractor-staffed airport towers open at least through Sept. 30 after Congress authorized budget transfers to stave off planned closings. The move affects several Illinois airports whose towers were set to...

    Tags: Layoffs and Downsizing, Air Transportation Delays, Justice System, Air Transportation Industry, Budget Control Act of 2011

    12. May 10, 2013 |Story| Reuters

  12. U.S. cancels plan to close control towers at smaller airports

    Reuters
    WASHINGTON, May 10 (Reuters) - The Federal Aviation Administration has canceled plans o close 149 air traffic control towers at smaller U.S. airports that it earlier said would be necessary to meet required spending cuts, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray...

    Tags: Jerry Moran

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