Transportation officials are reviewing the "safety culture" of the U.S. agency that oversees auto recalls, a senior Obama administration official said Friday. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has been criticized ...
Other
Oct 24, 2014
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The U.S. government is now urging owners of nearly 8 million cars and trucks to have the air bags repaired because of potential danger to drivers and passengers. But the effort is being complicated by confusing information ...
Other
Oct 22, 2014
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Lava from Hawaii's Kilauea volcano continues to move slowly through a vacant lot in a rural subdivision.
Earth Sciences
Sep 17, 2014
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Riding in the backseat of an SDSU-owned Jeep on Highway 67, just a little northeast of Poway, I point to a large bird perched on a wire.
Ecology
Sep 1, 2014
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An eight-month investigation into brake problems with some older Toyota Camry gas-electric hybrids has been closed without a recall.
Other
Aug 26, 2014
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According to the Department of Fire and Emergency Services of Western Australia, a bushfire ADVICE remains for people travelling along Great Northern Highway approximately 20 kilometres east of Broome, and Cape Leveque Road ...
Earth Sciences
Aug 25, 2014
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The U.S. government is offering a free online service for drivers to find out if their vehicles have been recalled but not repaired.
Other
Aug 20, 2014
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Montana is now the only state in the nation that doesn't ban at least some drivers from texting ever since a new law took effect in South Carolina this week.
Other
Jun 12, 2014
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Here's an unsettling fact about cars equipped with air bags: They don't always deploy when drivers—or regulators—expect them to.
Engineering
May 14, 2014
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Most drivers have experienced a traffic signal that turns yellow just as they approach an intersection, which makes it difficult for them to decide whether to stop or proceed through it. The wrong choice in this critical ...
Engineering
Apr 2, 2014
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