An emergency room doctor from Bergen County, N.J., was killed Wednesday when his plane crashed while he was commuting to a hospital in Upstate New York. http://www.the-leader.com/news/x1651495111/Officials-N-J-pilot-died-of-injuries Dr. Michael Lippe of Mahwah, N.J., an experienced pilot, was apparently alive after…
Federal Safety Officials Ask States To Pass Motorcycle Helmet Laws
The National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) is urging all states to pass laws mandating that motorcycle riders wear helmets that meet federal safety standards. The agency made that request earlier this month when it updated its Most Wanted List of Transportation…
Dear Right Wing: Transportation Secretary Is Trying To Save, Not Contol, Lives
The right wing is blasting U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood for seeking to violate our rights. What outrageous action has LaHood advocated? LaHood, a vocal opponent of distracted driving, last week said that someday the government may mandate that devices be installed…
Disney Threatens To Fire Workers Who Text While Driving
The Walt Disney Co. is known for having strick rules for its employees, and now it is taking an extra hard line on texting. The website Deadline Hollywood reported last week that Disney has told its workers it may fire…
Two Of Five Motorists Asleep At the Wheel, Study Says, Citing Dangers Of Drowsy Driving
Here are some rather frightening statistics: Two out of every five drivers, or 41 percent, admit to having fallen asleep at the wheel at some point, with one in 10 saying they’ve done so in the past year, according to a new…
U.S. Supreme Court Is Mulling Seat-Belt Case
The U.S. Supreme Court is weighing a seat-belt case that could have wide ramifications for consumer lawsuits filed on safety issues. The nation’s highest court heard arguments last week in the case involving Mazda Motor Corp., and the panel may…
Cuban Plane Crash Kills All 68 People Onboard
In the country’s worse plane crash since 1989, all 68 people aboard a Cuban airliner were killed Thursday when the aircraft crashed in the island’s central mountains, according to AOL News. http://www.aolnews.com/world/article/no-survivors-in-cuba-plane-crash/19704213?icid=maing%7Cmain5%7C1%7Clink2%7C23663 The AeroCaribbean Flight 883 was flying from Santiago de Cuba…
Wyoming Plane Crash Kills Four Family Members
The bodies of four family members have been recovered from the wreckage of a small plane that crashed a week ago in a Wyoming mountain range, according to the Associated Press. http://www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5jss3k1zjRLhwUpbgpWoqsXf18vmA?docId=d6c574825b6c48cd91be5285cbe0c451 A search team found the single-engine Mooney 20J…
Crocodile That Panicked Passengers Is Blamed For Plane Crash That Killed 20 People
Here’s one for “Ripley’s Believe It Or Not.” A crocodile apparently caused a plane crash that killed 20 people in the Democratic Republic of the Congo back in August. investigators originally thought that the plane had run out of fuel.…
One Driver Killed In Multi-Truck Accident On New Jersey Turnpike
One driver was killed Wednesday in an eight-vehicle accident — involving two tractor trailers, a dump truck, a box truck, a pickup truck and three cars — on the New Jersey Turnpike. http://www.nj.com/news/index.ssf/2010/10/fatal_accident_on_nj_turnpike.html The crash took place south of interchange…