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The California Highway Patrol (CHP) has delayed the release of a report to state lawmakers on the role of cell phones in car accidents after the agency learned its estimates may have been too low, the Los Angeles Times reported.
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WASHINGTON, D.C. — Seat-belt-use rates increased in 37 states this year, a fact that federal highway safety officials attribute to increased awareness and police enforcement, according to a report by the Associated Press on November 23.
Read More →Ford Motor Co. announced that it plans to sell 20,000 of its new Escape Hybrid SUVs in 2005, though it will absorb much of the cost of adding the fuel-saving, battery-driven electric motor, the automaker said on July 16, according to a Reuters report.
Read More →RICHMOND, Va. --- Current transportation funding levels are insufficient to address needed maintenance and improvements on Virginia's highways and accommodate future growth, leading to increased roadway congestion and deterioration, according to a new report.
Read More →LONDON – Results of the Fuel Management for Fleets 2008 report revealed that the vast majority of fleet executives expect fuel purchasing to become an even bigger challenge and environmental issues to play a much larger role in their fuel management decisions.
Read More →LOS ANGELES --- Consumer advocates and some energy analysts are calling attention to the major discrepancy between gasoline wholesale and retail prices, asking why prices at the pump remain so high in the Los Angeles area, according to an L.A. Times report.
Read More →LOUISVILLE, KY --- The National Biodiesel Board on March 18 announced results of a lifecycle carbon dioxide (CO2) reduction demonstration. The six-month demonstration culminated in a report showing how the California-based fleet of States Logistics reduced CO2 by 72.9 tons by using biodiesel instead of straight petroleum diesel.
Read More →The Iranian government has eliminated the import tariffs on electric and hybrid cars with engines of 2500cc and smaller.
Read More →Associated General Contractors of America officials noted that 73% of contractors report that the risk of highway work zone crashes is greater now than it was a decade ago.
Read More →A new order mandates major manufacturers, Tier 1 suppliers, and operators of autonomous vehicles to report crashes of vehicles equipped with emerging in-vehicle technologies.
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