April is National Distracted Driving Awareness Month. It is important to spread the word about just how dangerous driving while distracted can be. Drivers are considered distracted whenever they take their hands off the wheel, their eyes off the road, or their focus from the task at hand, which is driving. The fastest growing form …
Five people were dead in a string of car accidents in Las Vegas over the Super Bowl weekend, KTNV news reports. Officials say that the number of car accidents, fatalities, and DUI arrests were higher this year than they were last year during the Super Bowl weekend. Authorities are concerned about this spike despite the …
Toyo Tire U.S.A, a company based in Cypress, California, has recalled nearly 69,000 tires because of a serious defect that could lead to tire failure. According to an Associated Press news report, the faulty tires may have a kink near the rim area that could cause a crack and a blowout. The recall involves the …
On New Year’s Day, driving while talking on a hand-held cell phone became illegal in the state of Nevada. If you are a driver in Las Vegas, you better think twice before picking up that cell phone while on the road. Las Vegas police and the Nevada Highway Patrol are taking this law extremely seriously. …
The Nevada Department of Transportation (NDOT) has released the number of traffic fatalities for 2011, which shows a slight drop in the number of car accident deaths in 2011 compared to the previous year. According to a KTNV news report, the number of traffic accident fatalities dropped from 257 in 2010 to 243 in 2011. …
The Breakdown on Toyota National Recall According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA), Toyota is initiating a nationwide recall of approximately 307,848 Toyota Highlanders, Highlander Hybrids, and RAV4s as the result of a defect in the Curtain Shield Airbag (CSA) system. The recall is to begin in May. Toyota is recalling 307,848 potentially …
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