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News•June 23, 2009

2010 Mercedes-Benz E-Class Addresses Drowsy Driving

MONTVALE, N.J. --- Drowsy driving is one of the most vexing problems involving traffic safety, with more than 60 percent of working Americans admitting to driving while feeling sleepy and 37 percent to actually falling asleep at the wheel in the past year.

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News•June 23, 2009

Tenn. DUI Law to Change in July

MEMPHIS, TN --- Beginning July 1, law enforcement officers in Tennessee will be required to conduct blood alcohol level tests while responding to suspected drunk driving accidents, if someone other than the suspected impaired driver is left seriously hurt or killed.

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News•June 23, 2009

Some Vehicle Safety Maintenance Tips from AAA

In addition to regular maintenance (oil changes, tire rotations, etc.), AAA recommends a few safety maintenance tips for vehicles.

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News•June 23, 2009

Some Toyotas to Get Revised Load Capacity Labels

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Toyota is recalling 1,348 MY 2009 and 2010 passenger cars built from June 2, 2008 to May 4, 2009 because they weren't equipped with proper load-carrying capacity modification labels.

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News•June 23, 2009

Ferrara Recalls 89 Fire Trucks

WASHINGTON, D.C. --- Ferrara Fire Apparatus Inc. is recalling 89 MY 2008-2009 Inferno and Igniter fire trucks equipped with certain Haldex quick release valves.

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News•June 23, 2009

AT&T Brings Navigator to Apple App Store

DALLAS --- AT&T announced the availability of its location-based services app -- AT&T Navigator -- on iPhone 3G and iPhone 3GS.

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News•June 22, 2009

New Audi Q5 Earns IIHS & NHTSA Accolades

HERNDON, VA - The Audi Q5 crossover vehicle earned a Top Safety Pick award for 2009 from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS), and received the highest front and side crash ratings from U.S. safety regulators.

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News•June 22, 2009

Mercedes-Benz Shows Off Future of Safety Tech with ESF 2009 Prototype

STUTTGART, GERMANY - Mercedes-Benz released a sneak preview of its ESF 2009 S400 Hybrid experimental Safety Vehicle as part of a preview at its Stuttgart headquarters. The new ESF model revives a long-lapsed tradition of high-tech safety prototypes.

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News•June 17, 2009

Toyota Venza, Lexus RX Earn 'Top Safety Pick'

ARLINGTON, VA --- The 2009 Toyota Venza, a midsize SUV, and the 2010 Lexus RX, a midsize luxury SUV, are the newest 2009 Top Safety Pick award winners.

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News•June 17, 2009

Four States Adopt No-Smiles Policy for DMV Photos

GREAT FALLS, VA – The DMVs in Arkansas, Indiana, Nevada, and Virginia are instructing people not to wear a big smile for their driver's license photo because smiles make face-recognition software less effective in law enforcement efforts.

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