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Peter Suciu for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online Despite bans put in place to discourage the practice, people are continuing to use their mobile handsets while behind the wheel, according to the results of a new survey from the US Department of Transportation's National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) released last Friday. Despite the continued warnings that distracted driving can lead to crashes, injuries and death, many Americans choose to avoid those warnings and...

New car2go designated spaces will allow members travelling in and out of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport to begin and end trips at The Parking Spot AUSTIN, Texas, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- On April 11, 2013, car2go North America, LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler North America Corporation, will debut a partnership in its corporate headquarters city of Austin, Texas, with The Parking Spot, the leading near-airport parking company in the United States. This new...

Additions Enhance Ability to Serve Specialized Load Providers PORTLAND, Ore., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- DAT Load Boards have added 25 percent more equipment types available on its DAT 3sixty and TruckersEdge products to help flatbed and other specialty load providers - freight brokers, 3PLs, and shippers - move freight requiring specialized equipment. The move augments the current equipment types and gives load providers the ability to use spot market capacity for freight...

Taking the Lead in Improving Teen Driver Safety SAN FRANCISCO, April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Esurance, the direct-to-consumer personal car insurance company, is now offering its teen drivers a unique technology solution that can help prevent distracted driving. Statistics show that traffic accidents remain the leading cause of death for American teens. According to the National Highway Transportation Safety Administration, the latest distracted driving data shows that 3,331 people...

Global Ambassador Bernhard Langer to be Recognized on 20th Anniversary of His Masters Victory MONTVALE, N.J., April 8, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Mercedes-Benz has a long game that's on point and it undeniably applies to supporting the game of golf. This week marks a 20-year milestone for the Mercedes-Benz brand's involvement in the sport. To mark the occasion, Mercedes-Benz will honor its global golf Ambassador, Bernhard Langer, who also reaches a 20-year anniversary for his win at...

Alonso Krangle urges all motorists to curb cellphone use when driving to help reduce traffic accidents caused by distracted driving. "An alarming 25% of all accidents are due to distracted driving; we urge everyone to turn off all cellphones while driving and pay attention!" Melville, NY (PRWEB) April 06, 2013 According to the National Safety Council (NSC), approximately 25 percent of all car / auto traffic accidents are caused by distracted driving, specifically cellphone use...

The Law Offices of Edward A. Smith announces the publication of the California Motorcycle Accident Handbook. Available at no charge on Kindle (from April 5, 2013 to April 9, 2013 (5 days only). Sacramento, CA (PRWEB) April 05, 2013 A recent study by the Centers for Disease Control found that although crash-related deaths involving cars and light trucks were at an all-time low, motorcyclist death rates had reached an all-time high, having increased by more than 50% just since 2001, and...

Lawrence LeBlond for redOrbit.com - Your Universe Online A bronze battering ram from a 2,000-year-old warship discovered by British divers off the coast of Libya in 1964, is offering up some evidence for how such a device was made in ancient times. Analysis of the 45-lb, 26-inch-long artifact, which is known as the Belgammel Ram, revealed that the process used to build the weapon was not easy. The ram comes from a small Greek or Roman warship (tesseraria), which was equipped with...

redOrbit Staff & Wire Reports - Your Universe Online The US National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) plans to change the rating system for new cars to keep pace with rapidly changing technology and to better protect older drivers. In a Federal Register posting on Thursday, the agency said it may create a “silver” rating system to describe how well vehicles protect older occupants in crashes. It may also consider how rear-seat passengers and pedestrians cope in...

Assembly Committee Hears Bill to Ban Hands-Free Texting During Distracted Driving Awareness Month ELK GROVE, Calif., April 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- ADEPT Driver, a California company that developed driver safety programs teenSMART and Lifelong Driver, is calling on members of the Assembly Transportation Committee to approve AB 313, authored by Assembly member Jim Frazier, which would ban hands-free voice-activated texting while driving. The bill will be considered by the...