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House Energy & Commerce Committee To Hold Hearing On Toyota Recall

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January 29, 2010 – Chairman Henry A. Waxman and Subcommittee Chairman Bart Stupak yesterday announced the Committee will be holding a hearing on February 25, 2010, to examine the persistent consumer complaints of sudden unintended acceleration in vehicles manufactured by the Toyota Motor Corporation. “Like many consumers, I am concerned by the seriousness and scope […]

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Toyota Claims Fix to Sticky Accelerator Pedals

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January 29, 2010 – Toyota Motor Corp. has told employees that it has figured out how to fix a problem with sticking accelerator pedals. The company said in an e-mail to employees obtained by The Associated Press that it presented the remedy to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration. The memo did not say when

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Cribs Recalled Due to Strangulation and Suffocation Hazards

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January 19, 2010 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Dorel Asia SRL, of Barbados, is announcing a voluntary recall to replace drop side and non-drop side cribs that pose suffocation and strangulation hazards to infants and toddlers. The drop side hardware can fail causing the drop side to detach from

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14 Killed, 21 Injured in Baja Bus Crash

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January 4, 2010 – 14 people died and 21 others were injured early Saturday when a bus carrying agricultural workers and their families plunged more than 300 feet down an embankment off a curving mountain road about 70 miles east of Tijuana. The fatalities were 11 adults, 2 children and an infant, according to the

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New Study: Drivers Who Text Are Six Times More Likely To Crash

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December 22, 2009 – Be it hands-free or hand-held, talking on a cell phone while driving undoubtedly spells danger…and we all know that. But did you know that keying in a mobile phone text message while behind the wheels of a car is even more risky? According to a recent study by researchers at the

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2001 Recall of Cribs Due to Entrapment and Strangulation Hazards Reissued – Recalled Cribs Could Now Be At Second Hand or Thrift Stores

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December 2, 2009 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with LaJobi Inc., of Cranbury, NJ, today announced a voluntary recall of their “Molly” and “Betsy” style wooden cribs. The end panels on the “Molly” style cribs are made of solid wood with openings on both sides, with the following model numbers: 

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More Than 2.1 Million Drop-Side Cribs Recalled due to Infant Entrapment and Suffocation

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November 23, 2009 – The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC), in cooperation with Stork Craft Manufacturing Inc., of British Columbia, Canada, today announced the voluntary recall of more than 2.1 million Stork Craft drop-side cribs, including about 147,000 Stork Craft drop-side cribs with the Fisher-Price logo. The recall involves approximately 1,213,000 units distributed in

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Study concludes San Diego roads dangerous for pedestrians

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November 11, 2009 – San Diego has been named one of the most dangerous cities to walk in, according a national survey released Tuesday by the group Transportation for America. The report, Dangerous By Design: Solving the Epidemic of Preventable Pedestrian Deaths (and Making Great Neighborhoods), ranks the 10 most dangerous metropolitan areas for pedestrians. 

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Bicyclist Killed in Collision with Police Car

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Updated November 10, 2009 – A 63-year-old man was killed Monday when the bicycle he was riding collided with a police car on a University City street during the morning rush hour. Walter Freeman of San Diego pedaled out of a gas station in the 3800 block of Governor Drive shortly before 7:30 a.m., crossed the

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