One of the best sales tools for car dealers is the vehicle’s safety rating. Anyone concerned with safety will look at how the carp performed during crash tests, with 5-star ratings signifying the best in passenger safety. Now, the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing three new ratings for cars and trucks: 1) […]
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A new article in The Journal of Pediatrics (November 24, 2015) reports that the number of infant deaths and injuries attributed to crib bumpers have jumped in the past seven years, compared with the previous 20 years. Researchers are calling for a nationwide ban on the crib accessory. The study researchers analyzed causes of infant
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At 2:00 am this Sunday, daylight saving time ends. Don’t forget to turn your clocks back one hour before you go to sleep Saturday night! Also, resetting the clocks is always a good time to replace the batteries in your smoke detectors to make sure you stay safe all winter long. And finally, ABC11.com (WTVD)
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Okay, a little scary is good. But with all the little ones running around with excitement, injuries are all too common. In fact, Halloween is one of the worst days for pedestrian deaths (along with New Year’s eve). To keep all your loved ones safe this year, the Carteret County Sheriff’s Department has
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Earlier this month, Representative Reid J. Ribble of Wisconsin introduced a bill called “Safe, Flexible, and Efficient Trucking Act of 2015” (H.R. 3488). HensonFuerst Attorneys has always stood up for truckers, who are often unfairly maligned, and for greater safety of our roadways. If this bill passes, it will hurt everyone. It will put bigger,
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ConsumerAffairs reports that Recaro Child Safety is recalling more than 173,000 child restraints. In the event of a crash, the top tether anchorage mat detach from the car seat, which could result in injury to the child or to others in the vehicle. The specific models recalled are: ProRIDE model number 332.01 in all
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Car maker General Motors has agreed to pay $900 million for sitting on information and failing to tell regulators about a faulty ignition switch. The defect is believed to be linked to more than 124 deaths. This settles litigation by families of the victims. And by admitting criminal wrongdoing, it also settles a criminal investigation
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Despite their ready availability, all fireworks are potentially dangerous–even sparklers. Over the 4th of July weekend, pro football players were seriously injured in firework accidents. Former NCSU star C.J. Wilson, now cornerback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, lost two fingers; and New York Giants defensive end Jason Pierre-Paul had his right index finger amputated, and
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In North Carolina, it is illegal to text while driving…and yet, 60% of us admit to doing it. (And you know that more people do it who won’t admit to it.) But now, a new survey from AT&T–the company that brought us the “It Can Wait” campaign five years ago–shows that the problem extends beyond
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According to an article in today’s New York Times, approximately 34 million vehicles in the United States will be recalled due to defective airbags. This is set to be the largest recall in history–bigger, even, than the 31 million bottles of possibly tainted Tylenol capsules recalled in the 1980s. While the precise care models to
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