Latest Seat belt Stories
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 20, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- PennDOT will partner with more than 600 law enforcement agencies and the Pennsylvania State Police to participate in a national "Click It or Ticket" seat-belt enforcement effort from today, May 20, through June 9. The effort will focus largely on nighttime enforcement, using traffic safety checkpoints and roving patrols. Police will also use Traffic Enforcement Zones, which combine roving patrol and checkpoint tactics on...
HARRISBURG, Pa., May 16, 2013 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Pennsylvania State Police will offer free child safety seat inspections statewide in conjunction with the national Highway Traffic Safety Administration's "Click It or Ticket" campaign from May 20 to June 2. "Traffic crashes are the leading cause of death and injury for children 15 and younger, and many of those tragedies occur because the child passenger is not properly restrained," State Police Commissioner Frank Noonan...
Lee Rannals for redOrbit.com – Your Universe Online According to a new survey, parents are putting their children at risk in cars because they are driving distracted. University of Michigan researchers studied over 600 parents to see what distractions they face when they are driving with their children in the car. They presented their findings at the Pediatric Academic Societies (PAS) annual meeting. "Lots of attention has been given to distracted teen drivers. However, our results...
The Law Offices of Burg and Brock, Inc. has garnered expert skills in garnering substantial settlements to the victims of vehicle collisions LOS ANGELES, April 30, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- In a city as sprawled and bustling as Los Angeles, it is often said that automobile travel is all but essential. While there are certainly many benefits to this commuter culture, auto travel means that vehicle collisions can be a serious problem. For years, Los Angeles residents dealing with vehicle...
New report recommends technology, policy changes to better protect older children and adolescents in crashes A research report released today from The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) provides specific recommendations for optimizing the rear seat of passenger vehicles to better protect its most common occupants — children and adolescents. By bringing technologies already protecting front seat passengers to the rear seat and modifying the geometry of the rear seat to better fit...
Experts in child automotive safety recommend technology, policy changes to better protect older children and adolescents in crashes Philadelphia, PA (PRWEB) April 29, 2013 A research report released today from The Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) provides specific recommendations for optimizing the rear seat of passenger vehicles to better protect its most common occupants — children and adolescents. By bringing technologies already protecting front seat passengers to the...
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...
GPSTrackIt adds to its fleet management offerings with new alerts and reporting for vehicle rapid acceleration and hard braking. In addition, users of the company’s Fleet Manager system can send text or email alerts if a driver isn’t wearing their seat belt. Temecula, CA (PRWEB) March 22, 2013 New alerts available in GPSTrackIt’s Fleet Manager application offer added monitoring capabilities to their already extensive suite of event, location, and maintenance alerts. Users are now...
- Subaru to fund a quest for the top performing safety restraints so consumers can keep their best friend as safe as possible on the road CHERRY HILL, N.J., March 5, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- Subaru of America, Inc. today announced a partnership with the Center for Pet Safety, a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit research and advocacy organization dedicated to companion animal and consumer safety, to fund testing of pet car safety restraints. Currently, there are no performance...
AUSTIN, Texas, Feb. 12, 2013 /PRNewswire/ -- It's time for Valentines. Love is in the air this time of year, and traffic safety experts are out reminding teens to love their lives and buckle up. As part of its annual effort to encourage new teen drivers to buckle up, the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT) is partnering with high schools across the state in its Teen Click It or Ticket campaign to talk to teens about how buckling up can save their lives. Every year, new teen...
