Articles, tagged with "nhtsa", page 3
07th March 2011
Motor vehicle accidents are the leading cause of injury and death in the United States. Each year approximately 3 million people are injured in motor vehicle accidents, with roughly 1.5% of them resulting in a fatality. It is estimated that 1 out of every...
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Author:
Thomas
06th March 2011
An auto accident is an event you can never prepare enough for, yet for most people, driving on the roads is one of the riskiest things they ever do in their lives. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), almost 34000 peopl...
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Author:
christoper.smith
26th February 2011
One of the most important things to consider when you find a new car is to search for a vehicle with better safety features. This is because the car’s safety features helps in avoiding accidents. Besides this, better car safety features help prevent serio...
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Author:
Nestle Parker
26th February 2011
Many people are familiar with the fact that drinking while driving causes accidents, but do not realize that driving while distracted can cause serious accidents as well. Examples of harmful distracted driving include:
-Reaching for a moving object ins...
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Charleston Personal Injury Law Firm
26th February 2011
In 2003, 4,749 pedestrians were killed in traffic related crashes, 70,000 were injured. On average, a pedestrian is killed about every 2 hours, and injured every 8 minutes.The National Highway Transportation Safety Administration (NHTSA) annually provides...
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Author:
Kyle Clouse
25th February 2011
It is alleged that the rental companies wait until it is convenient for them to get safety recall repairs. If the car is not on the road the rental car agencies lose income and they schedule its safety recall repairs to suit their convenience.
In the w...
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Krohn & Moss
17th February 2011
Buying a car is one of the largest investments many people make in their lives-and more and more, people are bypassing new cars for used models. In fact, used cars have become big business in the U.S. and today, consumers have choices that stretch...
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Author:
zahiddhali
16th February 2011
The Federal Highway Administration reported that accidents involving motor vehicles are still the leading cause of death among Americans 34 years and younger. The costs of these accidents were estimated by the U.S. Department of Transportation to be aroun...
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Author:
Jonathan Blocker
07th February 2011
When you take a car on the road you are responsible for handling something that weighs atleast two tons and can cause great harm to you and others on the road if it loses control. Modern cars keep coming out with newer innovations in car safety to reduce ...
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Author:
Collins
04th February 2011
easy steps to a lower insurance quote are:
1. Portray yourself as a 'safe' candidate: Insurance companies are interested in managing risk. Consequently they offer drivers who are less likely to get into wrecks or at a minimum into wrecks of less sev...
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Author:
Donovan Walsh
03rd February 2011
There is a popular perception that senior drivers cause the majority of accidents and hence should be taken off the roads. A conservative estimate shows that the number of senior drivers on American roads is estimated to increase threefold over the next 2...
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Author:
christoper.smith
25th January 2011
Although driving under the influence of alcohol has decreased, driving under the influence of drugs is on the rise. According to the Houston Chronicle, Harris County officials say that drug-impaired driving cases, which include both illegal drugs and/or ...
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Author:
Ethan Luke
19th January 2011
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) carries the basic responsibility of ensuring the majority of vehicles on our roads are safe. This is the FDA for vehicles, but like food and drugs, it only tests at point of delivery. If you fail ...
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Author:
Grace Oaks
19th January 2011
It seems common sense really is pretty common after all. Over the past decade the Toyota Camry has been a consistent best seller in North America. Built around Toyota's run-forever durability and powered by their brilliantly engineered, fuel efficient eng...
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Author:
Stouffville Toyota
13th January 2011
It's no surprise that drunk driving car accidents that result in wrongful death and personal injury spike during the Christmas and New Year holiday season. Research by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) shows that fatalities incre...
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Author:
Jason Epstein
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