The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gives car owners two methods of pursuing a safety problem. Most individual owners who experience a defect would choose the easier option of filing a complaint. You can file a complaint about your vehicle, a child...
Month: August 2014
NHTSA Regulating Autonomous Vehicles
Estimates vary wildly on when, if ever, self-driving cars will become a commonplace sight on American roadways. Some question whether the technology will be viable. Others wonder whether state governments will allow the vehicles. Still others wonder whether consumers...
Technology And Drunk Driving Prevention
Ignition interlock devices are used in some states to prevent those with prior DUI convictions from driving drunk again. The devices require a driver to blow into them before the vehicle can be started. Some safety experts have wondered if similar devices should be...
New Jersey Employment and Civil Rights Attorney discusses Employee’s First Amendment Rights and Flu Shots
Or . . . "It's not really about Flu Shots."A Nurse was fired for refusing a flu vaccine for "secular" reasons. Her employer maintained a policy that allowed employees to refuse the shot on religious grounds, but was silent on whether or not someone felt that they had...
Old Tires And Good Tires
If you are a good driver, you may have little concern about getting into a car accident, or at least about causing one. Even the best drivers, however, can find themselves out of control when they blow a tire. Not all flat tires are created equal. Some flats are a...
The Rise In Truck Accident Fatalities
Traffic deaths have generally declined over recent years. Improvements in safety technology have offset a growing population to lower highway fatalities. In 2011, we reached the lowest number of highway deaths since 1949, according to the National Highway Traffic...