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U.S. Department of Transportation Teams with ESPN and State Farm
U.S. Department of Transportation Teams with ESPN and State Farm® To Go ‘On the Road’ to Wipe Out Distracted Driving;
Participation in two-week pro football training camp bus tour to raise ‘Put it Down’ awareness ::::
WASHINGTON – The U.S. Department of Transportation (USDOT) announced today that it has joined forces with State Farm and ESPN’s “On the Road to Camp”—a cross-country bus tour that will take ESPN’s senior analyst Chris Mortensen and Insider Adam Schefter to all 32 pro football training camps in 19 days. The tour, which runs from July 29 to August 16, aims to generate awareness of the real and increasingly serious dangers caused by distracted driving.
On separate buses, carrying the “Stop Distracted Driving” message, Chris Mortensen and Adam Schefter will cross the nation visiting all 32 team training camps. Together, they will log more than 15,000 combined miles before they meet in New Orleans on August 16.
“Distracted driving is an extremely dangerous and life threatening practice. We are excited to go On the Road with ESPN and State Farm to share the message that all of us need to stop distracted driving. By reminding all drivers to simply put it down, we can help put an end to the dangers of distracted driving and keep our roads safe,” said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.
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Telegraph to get 'smart' traffic signals
David Shepardson / The Detroit News ::::
Traverse City -- The Michigan Department of Transportation will unveil smart traffic signals on a five-mile stretch of Telegraph Road this fall -- a move to smooth traffic flow along the busy Oakland County thoroughfare.
The signals, stretching from Nine Mile to 14 Mile roads, will alert drivers of next-generation vehicles about coming red lights and tell them to slow down or speed up to avoid stopping, said Kirk Steudle, director of MDOT.
In this case, the traffic signal sends out a beacon that says, 'I'm green and I'm going to be green for 20 seconds,' Steudle said. The car might say on the dashboard, 'if you go 44 or 42 miles an hour, you will make all the lights.'
From The Detroit News: http://detnews.com/article/20100802/AUTO01/8020417/#ixzz0vZmv2TSS (http://detnews.com/article/20100802/AUTO01/8020417/#ixzz0vZmv2TSS)
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Toyota Acknowledges Flaws Caused Loss Of Car Control
The New York Times (7/14, B1, Bunkley) reports on the front page of its Business Day section, Toyota said Wednesday that its investigation of about 2,000 vehicles reported to experience sudden acceleration found evidence that sticking accelerator pedals and interference by floor mats...did indeed cause some of the incidents. But a company spokesman noted that none of the vehicles with a sticking pedal was involved in a crash, and he did not know how many of those identified as having problematic floor mats had crashed. According to the Times, It is the first time since the recalls that Toyota has acknowledged that its internal review, which is continuing, found sudden-acceleration complaints to be valid.
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Automakers to lose stars in new crash tests
Tougher standards will help differentiate safest cars from others ::::
“Government Crash Test Scores Plummet!”
That could be the headline next summer, when the federal government begins subjecting new car models to a battery of tougher crash tests.
The result will be lower test scores, even if the cars themselves remain the same or even have improved crash protection.
Casual shoppers who haven’t heard about the new tests could be startled when they see window stickers on 2011 models indicating the car may have only scored two or three stars in government crash tests, rather than the four or five stars that are typical now.
“Consumers have to recognize that it is not because previously five-star cars suddenly got less safe,” said Adrian Lund, president of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, which advocates for improved auto safety. “They are going to see the overall scores are going to be down.”
Ironically, the reason for the lower scores will be that cars have gotten so much safer.
[Full story here (http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32801040/ns/business-autos/)]
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Minnesota adopts speeding-while-passing rule, primary seat belt law
A new law in Minnesota allows drivers to travel 10 mph over the speed limit while passing on certain two-lane highways. Click on link to read full article.
http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2009/May09/052509/052909-02.htm (http://www.landlinemag.com/todays_news/Daily/2009/May09/052509/052909-02.htm)
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