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Cyclists are extremely vulnerable on the roads of Minnesota, and their safety is largely dependent on drivers remaining alert and obeying the state's traffic laws. They can be killed or catastrophically injured in a collision with a car, truck or sports utility...
Car owners in Minnesota may have heard about the massive recall of General Motors vehicles that took place in February 2014. Faulty ignition switches in the cars have been blamed for causing 169 deaths and hundreds of injuries. Now, a judge has ruled that victims may...
Minnesota readers may be interested to learn that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration fined Takata Corporation $70 million on Nov. 3 for mishandling the recalls of millions of faulty automobile air bags. The air bags, which were prone to sudden...
Fall is a dangerous time to be a pedestrian in Minnesota. That is because more auto-pedestrian accidents occur during those months than any other time of the year. Pedestrians were involved in 17 fatal accidents and 801 injury accidents in Minnesota in 2014. Some 260...
As Minnesota drivers know, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration compiles statistics on the number of injuries and deaths in motor vehicles to try and reduce accident fatalities caused by safety defects. The number of death and injury claims reported by...
A Wadena pedestrian who was hit by a van on Sept. 23 succumbed to his injuries the next day. The man was struck by the van as he crossed the street. According to the Minnesota State Patrol, the fatal accident took place at about 2 p.m. when the pedestrian, a...
When a pedestrian in Minnesota is struck by a fast-moving vehicle, the chances of the person surviving the accident are slim. In fact, the U.S. Department of Transportation's Federal Highway Administration says that over 80 percent of pedestrians that are hit by...
Brake Safety Week for 2015 runs from Sept. 6 through Sept. 12 across the United States. The main goal is to raise awareness of the importance of properly installed and maintained braking systems on commercial vehicles. To do this, experienced inspectors will examine...
Many people in Minnesota may remember the massive recall that General Motors issued in early 2014 over faulty ignition switches. As of Aug. 3, the settlement fund has concluded its review of the related death claims, many of which were denied.The recall encompassed...
The number of vehicle owners in Minnesota and around the country who received recall notices went up sharply in 2014, and regulators say that the flood of recalls shows no signs of ebbing. The number of safety issues and the volume of cars, pickup trucks and SUVs...