Illinois considers ban on using cell phones while driving 
Published: March 23, 2012
Tags: cell phones, moving violation, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, National Transportation and Safety Board, NHTSA, NTSB, texting, texting while driving, traffic offense
Continuing the trend of a nationwide crackdown on distracted driving, the Illinois House recently passed a bill that would ban drivers from using handheld cell phones.
AAJ pushes for tougher safety reg for keyless ignitions
Published: March 15, 2012
Tags: American Association for Justice, keyless ignition, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
WASHINGTON – The American Association for Justice is urging federal regulators to adopt a rule requiring keyless ignition engines in automobiles to shut off after 30 minutes of idling.
Delayed recall of seatbelt leads to $40 million jury verdict
By:
Sylvia Hsieh
Published: July 6, 2011
Tags: Kia Motors America, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, seatbelt litigation
A jury in Alabama has awarded $40 million to the family of a teenage girl who died while driving a 1999 Kia her father had given her two months earlier on her 16th birthday.
NHTSA investigating Ford Freestyle acceleration
Published: May 25, 2011
Tags: Ford, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, sudden acceleration
Federal safety officials are investigating complaints that the Ford Freestyle crossover vehicle can lunge unexpectedly when driving at low speeds or idling.
Toyota sudden acceleration not an electronic problem
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: February 9, 2011
Tags: NASA, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, sudden acceleration, Toyota
A joint study by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and NASA has found no electronic cause of unintended acceleration in Toyota vehicles.
NHSTA investigation of Ford Windstar complaints escalates
By:
Tony Ogden
Published: January 10, 2011
Tags: Ford, Ford Windstar, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has escalated its investigation of a Ford minivan after a preliminary review of complaints about loss of steering control.
Federal standards don’t preempt motorcycle helmet suit
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 28, 2010
Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, preemption, product liability, Twombly-Iqbal
Federal safety standards do not preempt a class action over allegedly defective motorcycle helmets, the 6th Circuit has ruled.
Federal law doesn’t preempt seatbelt claims
By:
Pat Murphy
Published: December 21, 2010
Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, preemption, product liability, seatbelts
Federal motor vehicle safety standards do not preempt a product liability claim alleging that a bus involved in a fatal crash should have been equipped with passenger seatbelts, the Texas Supreme Court has ruled.
NHTSA studies impact of alcohol monitoring bracelets
By:
Nora Tooher
Published: September 30, 2010
Tags: drunk driving, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, NHTSA, SCRAM bracelets, Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has launched an 18-month study to evaluate the prevalence of SCRAM (Secure Continuous Remote Alcohol Monitor) technology in the nation’s courts.
Agency proposes mandatory seatbelts on buses
By:
Kimberly Atkins
Published: August 31, 2010
Tags: National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, safety regulations, seatbelts
WASHINGTON – The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has proposed requiring all new commercial motorcoach buses to install seatbelts.
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