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Did you know that a child who is not in a safety seat is 10 times more likely to die in an automobile accident than a child who is. A recent study showed that to be the case.The study concentrated on children who were six years or younger, which is the age group that is mandated by law to use a safety seat while riding in an automobile. There were more than 12 thousand automobile accidents...

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While most citizens are aware that law makers drive state owned vehicles, you may not be aware of the fact that lawmakers file auto insurance claims at a much higher rate than the general public. Last year, lawmakers filed claims at a rate of 22.5 per 100 vehicles, whereas California drivers' claim rate was approximately 14.8, according to the director of research for the Association of...

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Six members of an Ohio college baseball team lost their lives when their bus plunged off the side of a highway overpass and landed on the pavement 30 feet below. The team, whose members were like family to each other, team member A. J. Ramthun recalls, were driving at around 4:00 a.m. on their way to Florida. After the tragic accident and to the horror of those observing the scene, the pavement...

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The school of thought is this: If you have more safety devices on a NASCAR vehicle, it will make the sport safer, which means less auto accidents. Not so, according to a detailed study conducted by a West Virginia University professor who examined 21 years worth of NASCAR accident reports. He concluded: The more safety regulations that were enforced the more accidents there were. I suppose the...

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An unsuspecting 41-year-old woman, was killed when a Toyota Tundra pickup drove onto the grass shoulder of the road where she just happened to be at that moment. Susan M. Evans died at the scene. She really didn't have a chance, or any way of avoiding this automobile accident. This is a horrible example of being in the wrong place at precisely the wrong time.One witness estimated that the Truck...

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Did you know that as a result of having underinflated tires there are 660 fatalities and 33,000 injuries each year. From April 22 through April 28, The Pep Boys - Manny, Moe & Jack are willing to assist motorists in ensuring that you are not a statistic by checking that your tires are in safe and good condition. As Pep Boys' Senior Vice President of Service Joe Cirelli put it "We are proud to...

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California State Automobile Association (CSAA) Special Investigation Unit was the first to notice fraudulent activity involving Ron Ranasingh (also known as Harsh Rana Singe) 38, of Ontario, Canada; Jennifer Huynh, 52, of San Jose; Neil Forde, 41, of Hollis, New York and another individual who has yet to be named.This little group was staging automobile accidents in California and then filing...

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It would probably be safe to say that one of the most exciting times of a teenager's young life it the day they get their license to drive. A close second would probably be the day they get access to a vehicle. At the same time this may prove to be a very worry some time for the parents of that teen. They realize just how distracted an inexperienced teen can be. While that type of distraction in...

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It would probably be safe to say that one of the most exciting times of a teenager's young life it the day they get their license to drive. A close second would probably be the day they get access to a vehicle. At the same time, this may prove to be a very worrysome time for the parents of that teen. Parents generally realize just how distracted an inexperienced teen can be. While that type of...

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What do you think of this idea? Drivers who are pulled over for going 75 mph or more on two-lane roads or more than 85 mph on any state road would be forced to pay an additional $200 in fines. It appears that is what Govenor Sonny Perdue is proposing under legislation being filed Thursday. Not a bad idea. Perdue announced the filing of his "super speeder" legislation at an event promoting...

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ATV sales amassed $3 billion last year, fueled by families and young children. ATV accidents and deaths have also been on the rise for over ten years. Many young children are getting behind the wheel of these adult toys. "Just as you would never put a 12-year-old behind a steering wheel, never put a child under 16 on an ATV," says Rachel Weintraub, assistant general counsel for the Consumer...

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An off duty California Highway Patrol officer responded to a motor vehicle accident that took place on Interstate 10 in Palm Desert early morning. At least one person is trapped inside the vehicle according to CHP reports.At approximately 7:23 a.m., a SUV reportedly crashed in to the center divide on eastbound Interstate 10, just east of Cook Street. According to California Highway Patrol, at...

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Two people died in unrelated automobile accidents in Kansas on Tuesday. Eldon L. Baily, 49 of Whitewater died due to a collision while he was driving a GMC pickup. He was driving eastbound but went left off the center of the road and collided with oncoming traffic. The driver of the other vehicle survived. Within 45 minutes of the previous accident, Joshua D. Baughn, 19 of Humboldt, lost his...

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A 26-year-old Hollister man was killed shortly after noon Saturday in a head-on collision on Soquel San Jose Road.According to reports, the accident occurred when a driver heading south in a 2004 Dodge Ram lost control of his truck in the rain, slid over the double yellow line and crashed into a 1991 Buick Century. The Hollister man died instantly, California Highway Patrol reported.Both...

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