June 5 seemed like a regular day to Cleburne truck driver Robert “Wesley” Phillips.
The American Central Transport independent contractor trucker was en route to his final destination in Lawton, Okla., when the day suddenly took a turn.
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North Carolina considers 75 mph speed limit
The proposed DOT study would consider the safety of allowing higher speeds and any effect on automobile insurance rates.
After House members balked last week at approving a Senate bill to make 75 mph the state’s top speed limit, the bill was converted Tuesday to a plan to have the state Department of Transportation study the idea, to see whether it’s safe.
App helps owners maintain safety, performance and value of their cars
Carfax introduced a new, free service that makes taking care of your car easier – myCarfax.
Car owners can use this new tool to track their service history and reduce the headache of keeping their car well maintained. Users receive automatic service alerts and get critical information about open safety recalls reported for their car.
Chrysler Reverses Position – recalls Jeeps at risk of fire
This March 6, 2012 photo provided by the law offices of Butler, Wooten & Fryhofer, LLP shows the scene of a crash in Bainbridge, Ga., where a 4-year-old boy named Remi Walden was burned and died.
Chrysler abruptly agreed to recall 2.7 million older model Jeeps Tuesday, reversing a defiant stance and avoiding a possible public relations nightmare over fuel tanks that can rupture and cause fires in rear-end collisions.
Study: voice recognition navigation commands hard for drivers to understand
A new University of Utah study funded by the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety found that, when compared to talking to a live person on a cell phone, using speech recognition technology to command devices while driving resulted in “a relatively high level of cognitive distraction,” according to MyStar.
Based on this study, MyStar, a marketing company that provides branded personal assistance service to auto dealerships, feels that its service has once again been proven to be a more effective alternative to voice-recognition apps.
