Tag: Safety
Ford to recall over 650,000 pickups
Ford is recalling over 650,000 F-150 pickup trucks because of a faulty brake hose. "Ford Motor Co is recalling over 650,000 of its top-selling F-150 pickups as well as a Lincoln-branded truck because of a...
Earthquake: China to Probe School Construction Du...
We raised the issue of shoddy construction of buildings within China and government complictity in the posting below:Eyewitness to China’s Earthquake - Spotlight on Shoddy Construction (and Government)By John Carey and Les Lothringer (inside China)We thought, due to the...
Smart Car Receives Top Safety Rating
" The Insurance Institute of Highway Safety reported today that the two door Smart Car, the 2008 ForTwo, received top ratings for front and side crash tests. The "Micro Car" is the smallest car in...
53 Illegal Immigrants Held by Human Smugglers in ...
Fifty-three illegal immigrants being held against their will were found by authorities in Phoenix, Arizona on Sunday after immigration officials received a tip. The immigrants were a group that had been smuggled into the US illegally and were being held in a fortified one...
Shutting Down Future: Beirut Battles Claim TV Sta...
As Hezbollah makes its way through Beirut, some of the victims are local television stations."The violent clashes between Lebanon's pro-government forces and Hezbollah-led opposition have had an immediate impact on...
National park wardens to pack heat
Canadian park wardens will soon have some added leverage in dealing with unruly campers.Funnily, the original headline was "National park wardens to get arms in 2009." Yes, get those people some arms--some legs too...
Top police killed in Mexican assassination wave
One of Mexico City's anti-kidnapping commander was assassinated earlier today, which makes him the fourth top police authority to be killed in 10 days."One day after acting federal police chief Edgar Millan was...
Hiking Tips: River Crossing Safety
River crossings can be deceptively hazardous. Even a very shallow, swiftly-flowing body of water can pack enough force to 'skittle' the unwary. If you cannot walk at the speed of a stick thrown into the river, or if the river is swift and above knee height, then it could be...
Don't Panic! It's Emergency Preparedness Week
May 4-10 is Emergency Preparedness Week--do you know where your three-day supply of Alphaghetti is?According to organizers, there are three steps to not dying in an emergency: know the risks, make a plan, and get a...
British Columbia to question Taser use today
To Taser or not to Taser, that is the question being discussed in British Columbia today."The first phase of a public inquiry into the use of Tasers in British Columbia begins today.This first phase will look at the...
Explosion at Mississippi paper plant kills one
An explosion at a Mississippi plant earlier today has killed one worker and injured 17 others." The blast at the International Paper plant in Vicksburg was caused by a boiler explosion about 3:15 p.m., said Nicole Vera, deputy director of 911 services. Warren County Coroner...
Toyota recalls 90,000 Highlanders over seat belts
Toyota is recalling 90,000 2008 Highlanders and Highlander hybrid sport utility vehicles due to potential problems with securing child safety seats in the third row seats."The locking mechanism on the seat belts...
Volvo Developing an Injury-Proof Car
Volvo is working on a car that will automatically step up when the driver freezes up in the moment before an accident, hoping to deliver by 2020. Personally, I'd love to visit the test site and see the symphony of...
Medical Journal Calls for Taser Safety Review
I don't expect much traction from the opinion piece described below: at issue isn't the lethal potential of Tasers (that's pretty much self-evident at this point). The real issue is that the use of these...
Four Year Old Found Wondering in Orangeburg, SC -...
Update: 948 pm - According to WIS TV and readers of Politisite. The parents have been found. The child has been turned over to Divison of Family Services pending evlauation"Eventually, officers...
