Regulators say 85 million U.S. Takata air bags may still face recall
Reuters
4/13/16
U.S. auto safety regulators said on Wednesday there were about 85 million unrecalled Takata Corp (7312.T) air bag inflators in U.S. vehicles that would eventually need to be recalled unless the company can prove they are safe.
This is the first public accounting by the U.S. government of the total number of unrecalled Takata air bag inflators.
405 Freeway signs honor retired police Chief Mitch Waller, killed 3 years ago by a distracted driver
LA Times
4/9/16
Riding his bicycle with a partner toward the end of a typical Friday morning 50-miler on Highway 133 toward Laguna Beach, Waller and his friend Kevin Beach were plowed from behind by a wayward Toyota sedan. […] The government statistics show that 10% of all fatal crashes, 18% of injury crashes and 16% of all police-reported motor vehicle crashes in 2013 were attributed to distracted driving.
Takata Airbag Death in Texas Spurs Renewed Push on Car Recalls
Fortune
4/8/16
The brother of a Texas teenager killed by shrapnel from an exploding Takata air bag said on Thursday that his family never received a recall notice about the defective vehicle safety device.
The brother’s comments came as federal safety regulators called current methods of alerting consumers about vehicle safety recalls inadequate.
GM settles ignition-switch case before third trial
Reuters
4/7/16
G
M has admitted that some of its employees knew about the problems for years, and it has already paid roughly $2 billion in settlement and penalties. It continues to face 235 injury and death lawsuits consolidated before a federal judge in Manhattan.
Two San Francisco pedestrians injured, after driver collides
KRON 4
3/7/16
The driver, who also had a green light but failed to yield to the pedestrians, was not arrested, police said.
U.S. Safety Agency Advocating Stronger Truck Rear-Impact Guards
Insurance Journal
December 15, 2015
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is proposing that trucking companies be required to install stronger guards on their trailers to reduce deaths caused when cars rear-end tractor trailers. […]
Uber bans driver suspected of vehicular manslaughter
Cnet
1/2/14
[…] Police have arrested Syed Muzzafar, 57, of Union City, Calif., on suspicion of vehicular manslaughter with gross negligence and failure to yield to pedestrians in a crosswalk. He was reportedly driving the car that struck a woman and two children at about 8 p.m. […]
Indian Wells ordered to pay $5.8M for cyclist’s death
Desert Sun
11/18/15
[…] Davis noted that Indian Wells had once posted a “bike route” sign that pointed cyclists toward this particular section of Fred Waring. The city took the sign down in 2011, after deeming the road too dangerous for cyclists, but didn’t do anything to actually discourage riders from using the road. […]
GM Ignition-Switch Review Complete: 124 Fatalities, 274 Injuries
Car and Drier
8/3/15
[…] The actual number of deaths attributable to the flaw could be much higher as pending cases outside the settlement fund get underway. GM is currently facing 172 lawsuits alleging injury or death relating to some of the 26.8 million vehicles GM recalled in 2014. […]
Honda confirms first California death from faulty Takata air bag
LA Times
June 19, 2015
Honda confirmed the first California death caused by exploding Takata airbags. […] Honda said the Takata Corp. driver’s air bag inflator ruptured in the crash of a rented 2001 Honda Civic […]
