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DEARBORN, MI - After launching its industry-first rear inflatable seat belts on the new Ford Explorer, Ford Motor Co. is now expanding availability to the Ford Flex and Lincoln vehicles set to arrive in dealer showrooms next summer.
Read More →NEW YORK - During the 2011 Edison Awards ceremony April 5, Ford Motor Co. received three Gold Awards and one Silver Award for the automaker's MyKey, MyFord Touch, Rear Inflatable Seat Belts and SYNC AppLink, respectively.
Read More →TORONTO, ONTARIO, CANADA - Ford's rear inflatable seat belt was named the "2011 Best New Technology" by the Automobile Journalists Association of Canada (AJAC) at the Canadian International Auto Show.
Read More →WASHINGTON - The U.S. Supreme Court last week ruled that federal regulations establishing vehicle safety standards don't bar lawsuits seeking damages from automakers for installing lap-only seatbelts, Reuters reported.
Read More →WASHINGTON - A new study from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has concluded that at least 42 percent of police officers killed in crashes over the past three decades were not wearing seat belts or other safety restraints, USA Today reported.
Read More →WASHINGTON - In urging Americans to buckle up and drive safely over the Thanksgiving holiday, U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood this week released new research showing that states that strengthen seat belt laws and increase fines for unbuckled motorists see substantially increased seat belt use.
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It’s pretty clear drivers know how to drive safely. Training doesn’t inform as much as it reinforces. Establishing a safety culture among fleet drivers will strengthen that reinforcement, and save money, too.
Read More →WASHINGTON - U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood on Sept. 9 released updated 2009 fatality and injury data showing that highway deaths fell to 33,808 for the year -- the lowest number since 1950.
Read More →LAS VEGAS - Lifebelt, a safety device that prevents a vehicle engine from starting unless the driver is wearing a seat belt, received a little on-air promotion time during a recent episode of ABC's Shark Tank.
Read More →TRENTON, NJ - New Jersey legislation was signed into law Jan. 18 requiring all vehicle occupants to use seat belts, regardless of their seating position in a vehicle.
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