An article on WRAL.com reports that a federal project will be studying the driving behavior of about 3,100 people in six states, including our own. The goal is to discover the underlying causes of crashes and traffic congestion, and eventually to reduce driving fatality rates. The project, called the Second Strategic Highway Research Program’s Naturalistic Driving […]
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Some Ford pickup trucks are being recalled due to a problem with the way the fuel tanks are attached. Straps that hold the fuel tanks in place can corrode and break, which can cause the fuel lines to separate from the tank, ore for the tank to actually fall to the ground. The most common
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An accident involving a tractor-trailer and numerous passenger vehicles on Interstate 40 left three people dead and the driver of the tractor-trailer behind bars.
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Details are slowly being brought to light by authorities regarding a tour bus accident that occurred Monday, killing the driver, a former North Carolina State University standout.
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A couple from Dunn, North Carolina, was killed while out on a Sunday motorcycle ride by what state troopers believe was a drunk driver.
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According to a report on WRAL.com, a woman driving a 4-door, light brown Honda Accord crashed into a bicyclist in Fuquay-Varina. She stopped to ask “Are you okay?” but sped off without waiting around for an answer. The bicyclist, Joe Natale, was thrown into a ditch by the impact. He was banged up and bruised,
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In May, a bus crash on Interstate 95 resulted in the deaths of four people, with 54 injured. According to the police, the bus ran off the road and overturned, coming to rest upside down on its roof. (Reuters) In March, a bus also traveling on Interstate 95, this one returning to Manhattan from a
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With every year, and every new portable device, the problem of DWD—Driving While Distracted—grows. North Carolina has already enacted a total ban on texting while driving, and on using a cell phone while driving for drivers under age 18. Should the ban on cell phone use while driving be extended to everyone? It’s one thing
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May 19, 2011 A man has been charged with drunken driving in a Raleigh auto accident after he scared nearby neighbors when his passenger knocked on doors seeking help after being shot, according to The News & Observer. The driver was travelling at 80 mph in a 45 mph zone when he struck a Hyundai
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May 12, 2011 An 18-year-old involved in a North Carolina auto accident died from his injuries, according to wcnc.com. According to law enforcement officials, speed played a factor in the North Carolina auto accident. The SUV the teen was riding in flipped when the driver over-corrected. Read more. Do you think SUVs are safer vehicles than
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