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Smartfortwo gets high marks on crash test (Politics in the Zeros)

Fri, 16 May 2008 21:31:40 GMT

The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety tested the tiny Smartfortwo for crash safety. [The Smartfortwo] earned the top rating of good for front and side crash protection. Its seat/head restraints earned the second highest rating of acceptable for protection against whiplash in rear impacts. Larger cars are always safer than smaller cars But among the smallest cars, the [...]

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One Tree Hill guest star Kate Voegele becomes Ford's voice for road safety (Product Reviews Net)

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:49:27 GMT

Kate Voegele has been a guest star of TV’s One Tree Hill, and she is also a recording artist for Interscope Records, but now she is undertaking a much more important role, as the voice for Ford's teen road safety message. In Illinois the teen fatalities dropped a massive 61 percent in 2008, this was [...]

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Highway Safety Push To Include Seat Belt Enforcement (Tampa Bay Online)

Fri, 16 May 2008 18:40:00 GMT

TAMPA - Bay area law enforcement officials announced a campaign this morning to encourage safer driving by promising a greater emphasis on tickets for speeding and failing to buckle up.

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U.S. Airline Fuel Cutback Concerns Pilots (The Post Chronicle)

Fri, 16 May 2008 16:45:43 GMT

More than 20 pilots who filed complaints in the past year with NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System saw the probability of increased diverted flights....

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Mad driving (red mum)

noreply@blogger.com (Red Mum) — Fri, 16 May 2008 08:55:00 GMT

I SENT my picture of the mad drivhaving her cereal whilst driving along the Quays to Morning Ireland and they mentioned it this morning. They were doing a road safety feature all week and I missed it during my morning running around getting ready. I'll listen to it online when it is up later .

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Travelers Stresses Boating Safety as Deaths, Injuries and Property Damage Increase (Business Wire)

Fri, 16 May 2008 13:39:00 GMT

HARTFORD, Conn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--On the eve of National Safe Boating Week, a report from the United States Coast Guard states the number of boating deaths, injuries and property damage

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Road safety 'key' for new schools (BBC News)

Fri, 16 May 2008 14:34:43 GMT

Road safety is a key issue ahead of the opening of two new island schools says environment minister.

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U.S. airline fuel cutback concerns pilots (News: Moldova.org: Politics)

Fri, 16 May 2008 12:05:00 GMT

A reported practice by U.S. airlines to reduce the amount of spare fuel on planes in a money-saving effort is causing concern among some pilots, a survey says.More than 20 pilots who filed complaints in the past year with NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System saw the probability of increased diverted flights. They said less fuel would mean planes can't circle as long over airports when a landing...

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Hawker 750 earns international certifications (The Wichita Business Journal )

Tue, 13 May 2008 14:09:10 GMT

Wichita-based Hawker Beechcraft Corp.'s newest aircraft has been certified by the European Aviation Safety Agency and has already received certification in India, Mexico and Saudi Arabia.

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Airline fuel cuts concern pilots (USA Today)

Fri, 16 May 2008 02:33:32 GMT

20 pilots filed complaints in the past year with NASA's Aviation Safety Reporting System about lack of the fuel for flights.

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“You're 4 times more likely to crash when on the phone” - RSA (Irish Blogs)

Fri, 16 May 2008 01:02:14 GMT

People who use a mobile phone while driving are 4 TIMES more likely to have a crash, putting themselves and other road-users at an increased risk of death or serious injury, the Road Safety Authority said today. Making no distinction between hand-held and hands-free usage of mobile phones, Noel Brett of the RSA said that “using a mobile phone while driving distracts the driver, impairs their control...

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Minister Stresses Tree Planting At Red Cross Gala (All Africa)

Thu, 15 May 2008 22:12:26 GMT

The International Week of the Red Cross marked in Tororo from May 1 to 8, left a big impact on food security awareness, road safety and environmental conservation among others.

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Ontario law in way of proposed Ottawa fire safety rule (CBC.ca)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:56:22 GMT

An Ottawa city councillor is lobbying for a regulation that would make sprinklers mandatory in all new homes built in the city but Ontario law doesn't allow such municipal rules to be enforced.

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New fire station for western town (Fiji Times)

Thu, 15 May 2008 20:32:22 GMT

FIRE safety is one foundation upon which healthy and safe communities are built, says interim Urban Development and Housing Minister Lekh Ram Vayeshnoi.

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Mobile phone-driving danger highlighted (ireland.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 17:23:22 GMT

The Road Safety Authority (RSA) today unveiled its “Mobile Phones and Driving” awareness campaign with the warning that those who use a mobile phone while driving are four times more likely to have a crash.

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Niles Nursing Home Fire Extra: Nursing Home Had Previous Fire Safety Deficiencies (Illinois Nursing Home Abuse Blog)

Thu, 15 May 2008 16:04:40 GMT

The Niles, IL nursing home fire that claimed the lives of two residents and critically injured two other nursing home residents has unearthed more information on the nursing home’s safety record. The nursing home was inspected in 2007 for fire safety and three minor deficiencies were found at that time. All three were corrected before re-inspection in November. There is no report available about any...

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Report: School facilities unsafe (News -- Philly.com)

Thu, 15 May 2008 07:01:00 GMT

Philadelphia's public schools are crumbling and suffer from fire and safety hazards ranging from locked fire doors to inoperable fire extinguishers and ventilation systems, City Controller Alan Butkovitz said in a report released yesterday.

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Motorists warned about dangers of mobile phone use (Belfast Telegraph | National | Brea)

Thu, 15 May 2008 05:56:01 GMT

The Road Safety Authority is launching a new campaign today to discourage motorists from using their mobile phones while behind the wheel.

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Fire destroys shed at McMurdo station (New Zealand Herald )

newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz — Wed, 14 May 2008 22:08:28 GMT

A mobile storage shed at McMurdo Station in Antarctica has been destroyed by fire. The fire happened on Monday just hours after staff met to discuss fire safety at the American base, The Press newspaper reported. A small blue...

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Smart ForTwo gets five-star IIHS crash ratings (Crave RSS)

Wed, 14 May 2008 21:21:00 GMT

That's gotta smart. (Credit: IIHS) Forget the death-trap jokes: The pint-sized Smart ForTwo, has earned a full five-star crash rating from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) for frontal and side impacts. More than 3 feet shorter and almost 700 pounds lighter than a Mini Cooper--and only ...

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