State and federal safety regulators, as well as traffic reconstructionists and insurance companies in Ohio and across the country, call them indispensable. Privacy advocates call them troublesome. That object of both veneration and fear, respectively, is quite nondescript and, based on sheer size alone, hardly seems worth the attention. What fans and foes alike…
Toyota Motor Corporation continues to work its way through a veritable slog of litigation tied to the avalanche of recalls and injuries stemming from its so-called “unintended acceleration” lawsuits in the United States. Tragically, some outcomes of car accidents in which sudden acceleration was at issue resulted in fatal or serious personal injuries. The…
Many consumers might have heard the term “spot welding” before, with a large number of them unfamiliar with the welding industry perhaps thinking that it is something akin to touch-up painting. In other words, a small and isolated problem with a product or manufacturing process can be quickly attended to through a spot weld….
The massive and wide-ranging federal highway bill enacted by President Obama last July came with a large number of amendments and special provisions relating to road safety across the country. In particular, Congress drafted many new provisions tasking the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) to act within specified timeframes in matters relating to…
It has always been problematic for vehicle owners or would-be buyers in Ohio and nationally to know with absolute certainty whether a car or truck has ever been recalled for a dangerous condition. And just as importantly, consumers even having knowledge of a recall sometimes lack assurance that a vehicle has undergone the requisite…
A recent report from WKYC leads off with police officers patrolling Cleveland’s Glenville neighborhood and randomly pulling over cars at an OVI (operating a vehicle impaired) checkpoint. That activity serves as the backdrop for a discussion of Ohio’s real and persistent problem with what are deemed “serial drunk drivers.” Those motorists, who are stopped…
Maybe you’re one of those people who truly can walk, talk and chew gum at the same time. Even if that’s the case, though, health experts and researchers strongly advise that a cell phone not feature in that equation, and certainly not in any area where cars are whizzing by. A new study just…
As was widely reported in news outlets in recent months, safety officials in every state, including Ohio, have been on the receiving end of a strong federal push to change their drunk driving laws. At the center of recommendations has been the stated need for uniformity across the country in adjusting the current DUI…
If you know you’re a good Ohio driver and that nothing quite disturbs you so much as seeing a vehicle rapidly pull up behind you and subsequently follow you so closely that it fully occupies your rear-view mirror, know that your fears about that driving behavior are well-grounded. In fact, states the Ohio State…
If you became enamored last autumn with the newly redesigned Ford Fusion, you might be altogether happy with it. Alternatively, chances are you’ve undergone more than a modicum of frustration, along with worries stoked by the auto maker itself that problems with the vehicle could contribute materially to car accident risks. Some Fusion owners…