Posts tagged Safety

• Toyota Recalling 110,000 Tundra's in 20 States

  Greg Webb | November 25, 2009 9:04 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Toyota, in yet another in what seems to be a stream of recent recalls, is recalling 110,000 Tundra pick-up trucks from the model years 2000-2003. The recall is attempting to address excessive rust...

• Studies Show E. coli In Ground Beef Not Ceasing

  Greg Webb | October 27, 2009 1:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  Studies show that more than 70,000 Americans become sick each year due to E. coli bacterial infections. Most of these infections come from contaminated beef made into the most “American”...

• Obama Appointment for Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration is Stunning

  Greg Webb | September 30, 2009 3:26 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  President Obama made a strange appointment regarding who would become leader of the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration (FMCSA). Although Obama has passed an order stating he would...

• Supplements - More Dangerous Than They Appear (Or Advertised)?

  Greg Webb | September 25, 2009 1:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In its September 7th article “What’s Really in Supplements?” The Wall Street Journal (WSJ)discusses the harmful side effects of a growing trend in the American dietary and strength...

• Four Out of Five Ain’t Bad? – Research Finds 1 out of 5 Trucks Unfit

  Greg Webb | September 02, 2009 9:54 AM | 4 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Recently, a new batch of statistics has emerged from research done by the American Association for Justice (AAJ) regarding motor carrier safety violations. Violations found include such unsafe...

• Toys ‘R’ Us to Keep Things Safe with "The Great Trade-In Program"

  Greg Webb | August 28, 2009 3:25 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  In the August 26, 2009 Charlottesville section of Craigslist.com, there were 71 new posts in the Baby+Kids subsection of For Sale. Going solely off of the post titles (admittedly, I disregarded a...

• Texting Drivers Significantly Raise Crash Risk

  Greg Webb | August 10, 2009 8:00 AM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  The first study of drivers texting while operating their vehicles shows that the crash risk of doing so is much higher than previous estimates from laboratory research and significantly surpasses...

• Federal Agency Withheld Data On The Risks Of Distracted Driving

  Greg Webb | August 06, 2009 2:32 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Miscellaneous
  

  In 2003, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration proposed a long-term study that would determine the danger posed by cell phone use behind the wheel; they began the study after evidence...

• Tractor-Trailers Make Interstate 81 A Dangerous Ride

  Greg Webb | August 03, 2009 10:08 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Tractor-Trailer Accidents
  

  Interstate 81 runs from central Tennessee to the Canadian border, offering picturesque views of the Shenandoah Valley and the Blue Ridge Mountains as it winds through Virginia. Drivers, however,...

• Toy Manufacturer Agrees To Penalty For Lead In Toys

  Greg Webb | July 12, 2009 9:55 PM | 0 CommentsCharlottesville, VA Category: Defective & Dangerous Products
  

  OKK Trading, an American based toy importer, has agreed to pay a $665,000 civil penalty settlement with the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) after it was shown that the company imported and...