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Special Reports // 1 decade ago

Pandemic vaccine guidelines released

A vaccine allocation framework was released Wednesday by the U.S. federal government to avert an infrastructure collapse in the wake of a pandemic outbreak.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Runge named Homeland medical chief

Dr. Jeffrey Runge, head of the federal auto-safety agency, is stepping down to become chief medical officer for the U.S. Homeland Security Department.

Business News // 1 decade ago

U.S. warns of tire pressure on big vans

The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is raising an alarm about the need to better monitor tire pressures on 15-passenger vans.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Seat belt use less for pickup occupants

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration says more than 80 percent of occupants of cars use seat belts, but only 70 percent buckle up in pickups.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Seat belts, air bags saved 329,000 lives

Federal auto safety regulators credit seat belts, air bags and other automotive safety features with saving 329,000 lives over the past 40 years.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Alcohol-related U.S. fatalities decline

Tougher laws and their enforcement in many states helped significantly reduce alcohol-related fatalities last year, the government reported Wednesday.

Business News // 1 decade ago

Report: Hands-free cells may be dangerous

U.S. government research on cell phones suggests that using hands-free sets while driving may be more dangerous than just holding a phone as one drives.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Tougher auto safety standards proposed

The U.S. Transportation Department wants automakers to upgrade safety features by providing head protection for all passengers in side-impact crashes.

Top News // 1 decade ago

Feds toughen vehicle side-impact standards

Federal auto safety regulators Wednesday proposed upgrading side-impact crash protection and testing for all passenger vehicles.

Business News // 2 decades ago

APEC meeting opens in Beijing

Aviation safety and satellite navigation were the focus of talks Monday at the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Transportation Working Group in Beijing.

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A severe pandemic has the potential to disrupt our everyday way of life
Pandemic vaccine guidelines released Jul 23, 2008

While overall safety belt use is at an all-time high of 80 percent, 6,000 more lives could be saved each year if everyone buckled up
Seat belt use less for pickup occupants May 16, 2005

Tougher impaired driving laws, and the enforcement of those laws by tens of thousands of dedicated police officers across the country, are saving hundreds of lives nationwide
Alcohol-related U.S. fatalities decline Aug 25, 2004

The thing that disturbs me is that we have states and local municipalities making rules that basically give hands-free phones a free pass as being safe
Report: Hands-free cells may be dangerous Jul 19, 2004

We expect that this rigorous requirement will spur the introduction of a comprehensive array of technologies for side-impact protection
Tougher auto safety standards proposed May 12, 2004