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DC Circuit Takes Up Push for Rear Seat-Belt Warnings
The fight for car safety landed in the D.C. Circuit on Wednesday as two nonprofits asked the appeals court to force the Department of Transportation to get moving on making seat-belt warning systems mandatory for backseat passengers. In 2012, Congress required the agency to initiate rulemaking on the matter by Oct. 1, 2014, and implement a final rule one year later.
After His Son’s Tragic Death, This Doctor Fought to Put Backup Cameras In Every Car
In 2002, Dr. Greg Gulbransen accidentally backed over and killed his young son. He turned his agony into activism and fought for backup cameras in every car. This month, he won.
Deadly Convenience: Keyless Cars and Their Carbon Monoxide Toll
Weaned from using a key, drivers have left cars running in garages, spewing exhaust into homes. Despite years of deaths, regulatory action has lagged.
It seems like a common convenience in a digital age: a car that can be powered on and off with the push of a button, rather than the mechanical turning of a key. But it is a convenience that can have a deadly effect.
Backup cameras required nationwide
The death of 2-year-old Cameron Gulbransen led his father, Greg, to embark on a crusade to have federal transportation legislation enacted requiring car manufacturers to include backup cameras. The Cameron Gulbransen Kids Transportation Safety Act became law on May 1.A tragic accident inspires mom to get vehicle backup cameras required
More than 200 people are killed every year by a driver backing into them. It happens everywhere, and more often than you think. Because of one local mom's tragedy, there's a new law in place that she hopes will help save lives. It's been seven years since the worst day of Judy Neiman's life.
