Train Derailment Kills 6 In one of the deadliest train derailment in France in years, at least six people were killed, and nine others badly injured, in a train derailment outside of Paris, according to USA Today. http://www.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2013/07/12/paris-train-derails/2512431/ The train…
Quebec Oil Train Crash, 13 Die
Quebec Oil Train Crash The death toll from the derailment of a Quebec Oil train has now hit 13, and roughly 40 people are still missing and are feared dead, USA Today reported. Authorities believe that many bodies will be…
Train Carrying Crude Oil Crash Kills 1
Train Carrying Crude Oil Kills 1 At least one person was killed, and a local downtown destroyed, when a runaway train carrying crude oil derailed in eastern Quebec shortly after midnight Saturday, according to the Associated Press. http://www.mercurynews.com/business/ci_23610350/train-carrying-crude-oil-derails-quebec The accident…
Kansas Oil Rig Accident, Kills 1
Kansas Oil Rig Accident, Kills 1 and Injures Another A Kansas oil rig accident last week killed one worker and hurt another, according to KWCH. http://www.kwch.com/kwch-one-man-dies-another-hurt-in-oil-rig-accident-20130625,0,3425076.story One worker was crushed, and killed, by a derrick basket that fell down on…
Texting While Driving in Virginia Ban
Texting While Driving Beginning July 1, Monday, texting while driving will become a so-called “primary offense” in Virginia, meaning that a police officer can pull a motorist for just doing that action, according to WJLA. http://www.wjla.com/articles/2013/06/virginia-texting-and-driving-to-become-a-primary-offense-july-1-90717.html Currently, a law enforcement…
Driver Cellphone Use N.J. Stiffens
Driver Cellphone Fines Getting Stiffer in New Jersey http://www.northjersey.com/news/NJ_law_toughens_penalties_for_texting_talking.html State legislators signed into law a bill that bumps up the fine to a minimum of $200 and a maximum of $400 for an initial violation of the law, AP reported.…
Voice Activated Dashboards and Drivers
Voice Activated Dashboards In a landmark study, researchers found that some forms of hands-free technology — such as a driver voice activated dashboards to send an email while behind the wheel — are actually more distracting than merely talking on…
Cops Seize Cells After Crash
Cops Seize Cells In New Jersey after Crash New Jersey is weighing a controversial bill that would allow police officers to check a driver’s cellphone at the scene of a crash, to see if that motorist was talking on the…
Vehicle Pile Up Injures 9
Vehicle Pile Up in West Virginia – 38 Cars Involved and 9 Injured Nine people were injured Thursday in a 38-vehicle pile up on an Interstate 64 bridge in West Virginia, according to the Associated Press. http://www.foxnews.com/us/2013/06/06/8-injured-two-critical-in-vehicle-pileup-on-64-bridge-in-west-virginia/ The accident involving…
Motorists that Text – N.Y. New Law
Motorists that Text in N.Y Will Suffer Tougher Penalties When Mario Cuomo was governor of New York, he cracked down on drivers and passengers who failed to wear seat belts. Now his son, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, is cracking…