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THE public have said they support harsh measures to deal with irresponsible driving, Road Safety Authority chairman Gay Byrne has revealed.

The U.S. Grand Prix Racers Union is promising a review of its motorcycle racing safety rules, conceding it will never be able to eliminate the dangers in a high-speed sport where teenage competitors are the norm. One day after a 13-year-old rider was killed in Indianapolis, the union's chief steward, Stewart Aitken-Cade, said series officials will review all safety measures, including new age...

Safety first: Teenager's death has sanctioning body taking another look at safety

The U.S Grand Prix Racers Union said Monday that it plans to review its safety measures after the death of a 13-year-old motorcycle rider.

The North East Safety Camera Partnership (NESCAMP) is appealing to drivers to remember the legal speed limits and not to take a chance when it comes to driver safety. 2010/08/30 12:09:49

Times staff Sunday, August 29, 2010 CLEARWATER Woman dies after her car hits utility pole A Safety Harbor woman died late Saturday after losing control of her car and slamming into a utility pole, police said. Jillian Lacey Rivers, 25, was driving a 2000 Nissan south on U.S. 19 just before 11 p.m. when she struck a utility pole at 25400 U.S. 19 N. Police said they do not yet know why she lost ...

Greeley Police Officer Mark Forgue watches as Breanna Lozoya, 15, puts on goggles before driving a golf cart at the Tailgate the Safety Way on Saturday in the parking lot at Greeley Central High School. The goggles are designed to simulate what it would be like to drive drunk.

Distracted driving issues and fatigue are topics included in PennDOT's revamped traffic safety program for students in grades six through 12.

Greeley Police Officer Mark Forgue watches as Breanna Lozoya, 15, puts on Fatal Vision Goggles before driving a golf cart at the Tailgate the Safety Way in the parking lot at Greeley Central High School. The goggles are designed to simulate what it would be like to drive drunk.

(Lonoke Co.) - Tonight there will be a safety checkpoint in England. It'll start at 9 pm with no end time set. The exact highways where this will happen haven't been decided and police say they'll do more than one.

Illinois State Police will target motorcycle riders in a roadside safety check today from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.According to District 15 Capt. John Jesernik, the safety check will be held on the exit ramp from the westbound Tri-State Tollway to the Lake Forest Oasis.Officers working the detail will watch for drivers who are operating unsafe motorcycles, driving with a suspended, revoked driver's ...

The Florida Highway Patrol will participate in the national Drunk Driving. Over the Limit. Under Arrest. campaign beginning tomorrow through Labor Day. The Patrol will join thousands of other law enforcement and highway safety agencies across the...

Binghamton personal injury lawyer Scott C. Gottlieb says a recent NHTSA study showing that as many as eight percent of all drivers have driven drunk during the past year highlights the need for more enforcement and education about the consequences of impaired driving.

Texting while driving has been an issue of public safety to many for a while and Louisiana lawmakers ...

L’Observateur LAPLACE – Among the more than 1,000 new laws put on the books during the 2010 State Legislative session are a handful of acts directly pertaining to the public safety of Louisiana residents. One major change has the attention of State Police troops across Louisiana is a new law tied to texting and driving.

Problems like unintended acceleration and distracted driving have blinded public policymakers to more important traffic safety issues, according to a recent report by Adrian Lund, President of the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS).

Prague - Czechs were in an uproar Friday over news that the director of television driving safety ads tried to lie his way out of responsibility for a minor car accident earlier this month.

PALMYRA-A new cyber safety curriculum is being piloted in Palmyra Area School District this fall, in a program district officials said could become a statewide model. While cyber safety had been taught in some grades throughout the district in the past, it will now be taught in all grades.

ROAD SAFETY Authority chief executive Noel Brett cautioned against a rush to judgment about the circumstances surrounding the Co Kerry crash and said vehicle failure rather than any question of driver error might have caused the accident.

One in five Americans admits to drinking and driving within the past year, according to a new National Highway Traffic Safety Administration survey. Those statistics have human tragedy behind them, some here in Southwest Florida.