2012

The beginning of fall also brings the onset of the hunting season.  Hunters across the country are no doubt getting ready to set out to hunt deer, game birds, rabbits, and other animals.  However, before anyone heads out on the hunt, it’s important that they take the necessary safety precautions so that no one is… read more

Improper torquing of a critical component has led to the recall of 245 aerial device vehicles from Altec Industries.  Without an accurate torque of the outrigger cylinder piston retention system, the outrigger is in danger of coming loose and hitting somebody.  The vehicles thereby pose an injury hazard.  The piston’s torque will be adjusted for… read more

A variety of Sunseeker, Lexington, and Forester motor homes are being recalled by Forest River due to a potential defect with the propane line that provides fuel to onboard appliances.  On 1,585 vehicles, this component might sustain damage and thus poses a fire hazard.  Forest River has stated its intention to get in touch with… read more

Hundreds of students and faculty at a Tennessee high school have signed a pledge not to text while driving. A Criminal Justice teacher and her students at Cleveland High School successfully led a drive to get signatures affixed to a “No Phone Zone” written pledge.  The effort resulted in almost 1,000 signatures. The teacher also… read more

Healthy Communities Wyandotte and the Public Health Department are sponsoring a car seat and bicycle safety event for kids and their parents at Kansas City, Kansas’s Indian Springs Shopping Center this weekend. Free bike helmets and car seats will be distributed at the event, which is designed to encourage children to travel safely on foot,… read more

A sixth grader has come up with the winning entry for the “It Can Wait” hackathon from AT & T held in early September. The Rancho Palos Verdes student, with the assistance of a designer who works at WLDG, created an app called Rode Dog that lets users create networks of acquaintances who can utilize… read more

The Governor of California recently signed a bill regarding the performance and safety standards of autonomous vehicles along state roads. The bill will make it legal for citizens to operate a self-driving automobile if the person has a driver’s license. However, the driver is required to sit where he or she normally would on a… read more

The “Innovators Award” has been given to three Rutgers engineers that were involved in making an app that is meant to curb distracted driving and promote safety. The app, when in use by a driver, forwards incoming incoming text and voice messages so that the driver can access them when the vehicle is turned off…. read more

One of the most unnerving things parents will ever have to go through is leaving their child alone in the house for the first time.  The age at which this should happen varies depending on the maturity of the child, but for most families, it’s going to come up sooner or later.  Parents are likely… read more

A Detroit, Michigan-based AT & T employee developed the free mobile application that she and others hope will help save lives by combatting the growing epidemic of texting and driving. The free DriveMode app can be used to automatically respond to incoming calls and text messages with a busy message preprogrammed by the user.  The… read more

SunRidge Farms (Falcon Trading Company) has recalled their Energy Nuggets, Peanut Butter Power Chews and Treasure Trove Mix.  The recall is due to the SunLand-supplied peanut butter used in the items.  SunLand has issued a recall of their own, saying that some of their products may suffer from a Salmonella contamination.  Salmonella is an organism… read more

A whopping 179 drivers were found by employees of Allstate in Canada to be driving while distracted. On Thursday, the insurance company conducted several concurrent surveys throughout the country during the morning rush hour, all in a bid to bring awareness to the fact that driving while distracted is extremely dangerous. Sherwood Park had some… read more