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Official: NTSB proposes lowering blood alcohol limit on drunk driving laws
Autoblog.comFiled under: Government/Legal, Safety In an effort to reduce the number of alcohol-impaired driving crashes, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a set of recommendations, 19 in total, calling for more stringent laws and... -
EDITORIAL: Drinking even a little still kills a lot of people
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.There are no two ways about it: People do drive in an increasingly distracted manner. Cellphones and navigation systems with screens and plummy voices take attention from the road. Add alcohol to the picture, even a little bit, and all of this...Tags: Government, National Government, Transportation Industry, Car Safety Tips and Advice
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EDITORIAL: The menace on the roads
Daily Camera, Boulder, Colo.A few recent tragedies have spurred conversations about dangerous habits behind the wheel, and their terrible consequences. On Saturday, Boulder cyclist Michel Van Duym was struck and killed by a SUV driver in Lyons. The driver, Patrick Ward, is...Tags: Justice System, Safety of Citizens, Judges, Government, National Highway Traffic Safety Administration
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LETTER: Any Drinking Is Impairment
The National Transportation Safety Board wants to lower the blood alcohol limit for driving under the influence in an attempt to cut down on driving fatalities [May 15, Page 1, "Feds: Lower DUI Limit"]. An individual usually consumes alcohol to feel the...Tags: Transportation Industry
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EDITORIAL: New DUI proposal ignites anger, debate
Northeast Mississippi Daily Journal, TupeloA proposed nationwide lowering of the legal alcohol driving limit from 0.08 percent to 0.05 percent raised the ire from the usual sectors this week when the idea was publicized by the National Transportation Safety Board. The liquor and beverage...Tags: U.S. Department of Transportation, Mothers Against Drunk Driving, John D. Rockefeller IV, Beverage Industry, Transportation Industry
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State officials react to recommendations by NTSB to lower BAC driving threshold
The Register-Herald, Beckley, W.Va.Is legislation for a lower blood alcohol content to ascertain if a motorist is considered drunk in the offing in the West Virginia Legislature? Already, a push is on by the National Transportation Safety Board to lower the BAC from .08 to .05, and for...Tags: Punishment, Justice System, West Virginia Legislature, Government, National Government
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Rep. Faison says he'll push for lowering DUI level to 0.05
Knoxville News SentinelState Rep. Jeremy Faison says he will sponsor legislation next year to lower the legal standard for a presumption of drunken driving in Tennessee from 0.08 blood alcohol content to 0.05 as recommended by the National Transportation Safety Board. "I...Tags: Highway Transportation, Transportation Industry
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Survivor of 1987 Mich. plane crash breaks silence
DETROIT (AP) — Cecelia Crocker's body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life — one that she doesn't otherwise remember. At only 4 years old, Crocker was the lone survivor of a 1987 plane crash that...Tags: Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Flight (movie), Movies, Transportation Industry
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Doomed copter fell apart in sky
The Honolulu Star-AdvertiserWitnesses saw pieces of a sightseeing helicopter fall from the aircraft moments before it crashed on Molokai in 2011, killing all five aboard. The accounts were included in documents released late Tuesday by the National Transportation Safety Board....Tags: Air Transportation Industry, Marketing, Air and Space Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Accidental Death
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Fractured rail possible cause of Connecticut train crash
Ruling out foul play, federal investigators were looking at a fractured rail as the possible cause of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured and is expected to disrupt travel in and out of New York City for weeks to come. Earl...
Tags: Railway Accidents, Manhattan (New York City), Transportation Accidents, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Transportation Industry
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Investigators examine fractured rail in Connecticut train crash
ReutersBRIDGEPORT, Connecticut (Reuters) - A fractured segment of track has been found on the rail line of a Metro-North passenger train from New York that derailed in Connecticut and struck another commuter train, injuring more than 70 people, investigators...Tags: Government, FBI, Dannel P. Malloy , Transportation Industry, Connecticut Department of Transportation
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Local passengers affected by New York-New Haven Amtrak service suspension
The Day, New London, Conn.Amtrak service between New York and New Haven will not operate at least through Sunday, Amtrak announced this morning. Service was disrupted after two commuter trains collided Friday near Bridgeport, injuring 70. "The damage and destruction at the...Tags: New London (New London, Connecticut), New Zealand, Government, Dannel P. Malloy , Transportation Industry
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