You\u2019ll Find Safer Cars in Hell<\/h3>\nOf all the U.S. towns sporting odd names (Hooker, ND; Accident, MD; Blue Balls, PA), Hell, Michigan might be the most appropriately titled. The Detroit suburb with a population 72 boasts miles of rugged, winding roads. Because it\u2019s a lot closer than North Carolina, Hell has fast become an industry favorite for test-driving \u2013 there are 376 new models slated for tests by 2015. Hell\u2019s name has also aided the publicity efforts among the auto-industry, which seeks to broadcast their recovery. Read Full Article<\/a>\nSource:<\/strong> Bloomberg Business<\/span>\n

Look Out for Lemons<\/h3>\nRecent floods in Colorado have left countless vehicles water-damaged. As these cars trickle into the used-car market their full background won\u2019t be available on CarFax. That\u2019s because flood branding — a consumer- protection indicator on state title records — is not recognized in Colorado. Consumers are urged to inspect cars for water stains, mud trapped in the hood and the tell-tale smell of mildew. Read Full Story<\/a>\n Source:<\/strong> 9News.com\n

Are we safe yet?<\/h3>\nIn the United States, someone dies in a car accident every 15 minutes. Yet, new surveys by the American Automobile Association Foundation for Traffic Safety<\/a>, indicate our population is gaining a staggering increase in roadway confidence. Across the board, concerns about drivers drinking, texting, and or experiencing fatigue behind the wheel has dropped by 20 percent or more since 2009. Is the impression warranted? Read Full Story<\/a>\nSource:<\/strong> AAA Newsroom\n

Week of Recalls<\/h3>\nBMW just announced a recall effecting 134,000 vehicles whose electrical wiring might not \u00a0connect to the tail-lights. Read Here<\/a>\n\nHonda is recalling 374,000 minivans and Acuras who’s \u00a0drivers and passengers are at risk of having their airbags suddenly deployed. Read Here<\/a>\n\nGeneral Motors just apologized to the government of India for manipulating the engines of their test-cars to meet the legal emission standards. Over 100,000 Taveras could be voluntarily returned to GM India. Read Here<\/a>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

You\u2019ll Find Safer Cars in Hell Of all the U.S. towns sporting odd names (Hooker, ND; Accident, MD; Blue Balls, PA), Hell, Michigan might be the most appropriately titled. The Detroit suburb with a population 72 boasts miles of rugged, winding roads. Because it\u2019s a lot closer than North Carolina, Hell has fast become an industry favorite for test-driving \u2013 … Continue reading “Week In Traffic Safety: September 20, 2013”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":763,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[110,108,109],"class_list":["post-1014","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-traffic-safety","tag-auto-recalls","tag-colorado","tag-aaa"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1014"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1014\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/763"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1014"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1014"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/staging.trafficsafetystore.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1014"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}