According to an article in the Philadelphia Metro (5/17/10) Philadelphia police are handing out staggering 47 distracted driving tickets a day — more than 7,600 in all — to motorists who ignore Philadelphia’s ban on cell phone use while driving. The price if you get stopped? $75 a pop. The upsurge in ticketing is part … Read more
NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is launching an investigation into whether Toyota Motor Co. delayed telling investigators in 2005 that a known defect on compact trucks in Japan was also a problem in the United States. Toyota (TM) later recalled the trucks in the U.S. for a steering relay rod … Read more
If you own a Toyota that is on the recall list and were in an accident, you may be able to recoup some of your deductible. Insurance companies are going after Toyota for the money they paid for claims in crashes involving sudden acceleration, the subject of major safety recalls by the Japanese automaker. It … Read more
FINALLY SOME GOOD NEWS. The Transportation Department has found that highway deaths are their lowest levels since the 1950s. Much of this decrease in these fatalities is due to increased use of seat belts and crackdowns on drunken driving. The Caveat is that the economic downturn may have made a significant contribution as fewer people … Read more
Toyota demonstrated “systematic disregard of Law”, according to the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee. In a report on abh News, Committee members accused Toyota Motor of withholding evidence it was required to present in litigations the company had faced, and instead paid higher settlements to complainants to avoid revealing information about their defective car … Read more
A new federal law prohibits truck and bus drivers from sending or reading text messages while driving.
Have you seen the news? Toyota took the extraordinary step Tuesday of suspending the manufacture and sale of eight of its most popular models because of an unresolved issue over defective accelerators. The Japanese automaker told its dealers to temporarily stop selling the RAV4, Highlander and Sequoia sport-utility vehicles; Corolla, Camry and Avalon cars; … Read more
January 27, 2009 Pittsburgh Post-Gazette reported a Pennsylvania auto accident around midnight on Friday night which seriously injured one man. A 21-year-old man was driving east on Interstate 70 when he lost control of his car causing the Pennsylvania car accident. The car drove off the road, up a hill, and hit a tree. It … Read more
December 11, 2008 Ashbury Park & Press reported a 51-year-old woman was critically injured in a Pennsylvania auto accident on Tuesday morning. Her 77-year-old mother was driving a Toyota Camry when she lost control of the car in a Wendy’s parking lot and collided into a truck, causing the Pennsylvania car accident. Both women were … Read more
October 30, 2008 Daily Times reported a Delaware auto accident on Thursday morning in which two women were injured. A 25-year-old woman was driving her Chrysler Sirrus south on Route 113 when a 19-year-old woman pulled her Dodge Stratus out in front of her causing the Delaware car accident. The driver who caused the Delaware … Read more
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