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News•July 20, 2011

AAA Unveils EV-Charging Roadside Assistance Truck

RALEIGH, NC - AAA has unveiled a roadside assistance truck that can provide Level 2 and Level 3 charging to electric vehicles.

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News•July 19, 2011

IRC Estimates 24% of Florida Drivers Uninsured

TAMPA, FL - The Insurance Research Council (IRC) analyzed insurance claims in Florida to determine the percentage of uninsured drivers.

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News•July 19, 2011

GHSA Report Shows Hands-Free Cell Use Just as Risky as Hand-Held Cell Use

WASHINGTON - Some of the key findings from a Governor's Highway Safety Association report include statistics on how often drivers are distracted and what the major factors distracting them actually are.

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News•July 19, 2011

Study Shows Volvo’s Collision Avoidance Technology Prevents Crashes

ARLINGTON, VA - The Highway Loss Data Institute studied a collision avoidance feature on the Volvo XC60, called City Safety, which it found reduced the total number of low-speed crashes drivers experienced.

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News•July 18, 2011

Ford Recalls 2007-MY Five Hundred and Mercury Montego

WASHINGTON – NHTSA reported that Ford is recalling 2,945 2007-MY Ford Five Hundred and Mercury Montego vehicles for potential fuel tank leaks.

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News•July 15, 2011

NAFA Forms Fleet Safety Council

PRINCETON, NJ - NAFA Fleet Management Association recognizes the significance of safety for its members and has created a Safety Advisory Council to focus solely on the subject.

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News•July 15, 2011

DOT Pilot Programs Show Enforcement Reduces Distracted Driving

SYRACUSE, NY - The pilot programs studied four periods of increased law enforcement efforts during the past year.

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News•July 14, 2011

Chrysler Recalls Dodge Ram Trucks

WASHINGTON – NHTSA announced that Chrysler is recalling 242,780 Dodge Ram brand trucks.

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News•July 14, 2011

Utility Industry Driver Study Shows Collision-Causing Behaviors

SAN DIEGO - The study analyzed more than 8,000 active drivers in the utilities industry between July 2009 and December 2010.

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News•July 8, 2011

Distracted Driving Legislation Introduced Would Create a Federal Standard

WASHINGTON - Called the Safe Drivers Act of 2011, this bill would direct the Secretary of Transportation to establish minimum regulations that ban use of mobile handheld devices on a public road.

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