The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration recently announced that the Takata airbag recall expansion has almost doubled the number of vehicles affected to over 32 million. A November New York Times report claimed that Takata was aware of airbag defects for years before filing paperwork with regulators. The NHTSA asked that the recalls be expanded […]
NHTSA Shows Decline in Drunk Driving, Increase in Drug Use
Thanks in large part to anti-drunk driving campaigns and the efforts of law enforcement officials, the number of drivers with alcohol in their system has declined drastically—by three-quarters–since the first Roadside Survey in 1973. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration’s latest survey showed the encouraging statistics; the number of drivers impaired by alcohol has decreased […]