Dec 08 GOP, industry defeat safety rules that would have kept tired truckers off road By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The trucking industry's latest triumph has caused concern among safety advocates that it may signal the start of a broad rollback of transportation safety regulations once there's no longer a Democratic president to check the tendency of Republican lawmakers to… Continue reading
Nov 14 Quiet hybrid and electric cars must make noise under new U.S. safety rule By Associated Press New hybrid and electric cars are required to make noise when traveling at low speeds so that pedestrians, especially those who are blind or have poor eyesight, will hear them coming, under a new rule released Monday by the Obama… Continue reading
Oct 21 Packed Cameroon train derails, killing at least 53 people By Emily Wishingrad Rail officials said the train was carrying 1,300 passengers instead of the usual capacity of 600. Continue reading
Oct 14 Samsung Galaxy Note 7 phones banned from airliners over fire hazard By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Passengers and flight crews will be banned from bringing Samsung Galaxy Note 7 smartphones on airline flights under an emergency order issued Friday by the Department of Transportation. Continue reading
Sep 28 Air rage is taking off around the world, say airlines By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Incidents of unruly passengers on planes are increasing, and more effective deterrents are needed to tackle the problem, a global airline trade group said Wednesday. Continue reading
Aug 30 600,000 commercial drones may soon fill the sky. Here are the FAA's new drone rules By Joan Lowy, Associated Press There will be 600,000 commercial drone aircraft operating in the U.S. within the year as the result of new safety rules that opened the skies to them on Monday, according to a FAA estimate. Continue reading
Aug 17 Progress slow on installing key safety technology on railroads, report says By Joan Lowy, Associated Press The Federal Railroad Administration report shows that while some railroads have made substantial progress, others have yet to equip a single locomotive or track segment with the technology, or install a single radio tower. Continue reading
Jul 28 Traffic deaths rise when cities remove red-light cameras, study says By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Red-light cameras are widely hated, but a new study says getting rid of them can have fatal consequences. Continue reading
Jun 23 People want self-driving cars to value passenger safety over pedestrians, study says By Julia Griffin Researchers find a moral inconsistency around self-driving vehicles that could present roadblocks to greater public safety. Continue reading
Jun 07 TSA chief: Progress being made on shortening airport lines By Joan Lowy, Associated Press Significant progress has been made on shortening screening lines since earlier this spring when airlines reported thousands of frustrated passengers were missing flights, the head of TSA said Tuesday. Continue reading