Posts Tagged ‘safety’
Nation’s flooding safety net is $18 billion in the red, much from repetitive claims
Posted by: incur on: August 12, 2010
WASHINGTON — The first warning sign was a house in Humble. Between 1977 and 1995, the National Flood Insurance Program paid out $806,591 for repeated storm damage to a suburban Houston home that was valued at $114,480. If you think the math doesn’t add up, you’re not the only one. The federal government’s program to [...]
Highway safety group says repairs to midsize car bumpers are costly after minor accidents
Posted by: incur on: August 9, 2009
DETROIT (AP) ? None of the six most-popular midsize sedans earned a top rating in bumper safety in the latest crash tests performed by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The Mazda 6 was the only car to receive an “acceptable” rating ? one rating below “good,” the top rating ? based on the average [...]
Safety advocates seek more seat belt use
Posted by: incur on: June 18, 2009
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Highway safety advocates say a deadly gap exists in the nation’s seat belt laws: Most states don’t require adult passengers in the back seat to buckle up. The District of Columbia and 49 states have seat belt laws for adults, but only 21 states and D.C. require that seat belts be used in all seating [...]
Smaller Cars Earn Top Marks in Safety Tests
Posted by: incur on: June 3, 2009
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A study of car safety released on Wednesday shows that four of the top-scoring automobiles in tests of five new models were small cars or so-called super-minis — including the Honda Jazz, Hyundai i20, Kia Soul and Peugeot 3008. The study, conducted by Euro N.C.A.P., a group that campaigns for automobile safety, was backed by [...]
California Receives Highest Marks For Traffic Safety Laws In National Survey
Posted by: incur on: May 28, 2009
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California was the only state in the nation to receive consistently top marks across the board on a recent ranking of traffic safety laws conducted by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS). The study examined the strength of traffic safety laws in six key areas, including: DUI/DWI, young driver licensing, safety belt use, child [...]
Safety could suffer if we boost mileage by making cars smaller
Posted by: incur on: May 26, 2009
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The Obama administration’s sweeping fuel-economy and emissions initiative announced Tuesday reopens a fierce debate over tradeoffs between fuel economy and auto safety. The government says no tradeoff exists, because nothing in the new rules would force automakers to sell more small cars, which are more dangerous in crashes than larger ones. But some safety experts [...]
Feds to require safety belts on commercial buses
Posted by: incur on: May 22, 2009
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Washington — The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration plans to require safety belts on commercial motor coaches, the agency told Congress Monday. The issue has gotten significant attention in the wake of a number of highly publicized, deadly commercial bus crashes; seat belts on motor coaches have been long urged by the National Transportation Safety [...]
Safety Activists Hopeful About Drunken Driving Bills
Posted by: incur on: March 13, 2009
Some Maryland safe-driving advocates say they are more optimistic than they’ve been in years that the legislature will pass laws to curb drunken driving, particularly among repeat offenders and drivers younger than 21. For the first time in 20 years, the advocates say, five bills submitted to the General Assembly are supported by a state [...]
Safety Activists Hopeful About Drunken Driving Bills
Posted by: incur on: March 13, 2009
Some Maryland safe-driving advocates say they are more optimistic than they’ve been in years that the legislature will pass laws to curb drunken driving, particularly among repeat offenders and drivers younger than 21. For the first time in 20 years, the advocates say, five bills submitted to the General Assembly are supported by a state [...]
Safety Activists Hopeful About Drunken Driving Bills
Posted by: incur on: March 13, 2009
Some Maryland safe-driving advocates say they are more optimistic than they’ve been in years that the legislature will pass laws to curb drunken driving, particularly among repeat offenders and drivers younger than 21. For the first time in 20 years, the advocates say, five bills submitted to the General Assembly are supported by a state [...]
