People who are overweight have always had it tough. Obesity has been linked to a myriad of health problems ranging from asthma to heart disease to cancer. ...
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Every six seconds, someone is killed or seriously injured in a traffic accident. Every day, 3,500 people are killed in car crashes. ...
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A California bicyclist mounted a video camera on his bike to document a training ride with Brazilian racer Bruno Gregory. Instead, the video captured a hit-and-run accident in which the driver of a 1995 Acura slams into both cyclists and then speeds away. ...
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Two New Jersey state troopers have been suspended and more are under investigation after they allegedly led a high-speed procession of luxury cars down the Garden State Parkway last month. ...
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File this one under "test drives gone wrong." A prospective Lamborghini owner took a 2012 Aventador LP700-4 out for a test drive along Highway 73 in Southern California and had nothing to return to the Newport Beach dealership but charred remains. ...
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It's fashion over safety for nearly 8 out of 10 women drivers, a recent survey revealed. Nearly 80 percent of women drivers wear unsafe shoes when they're behind the wheel, a survey conducted by the United Kingdom price comparison website Confused.com says. ...
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Ten years from now, the chairman of the National Transportation Safety Board hopes she's not sitting in another symposium like the one convened Tuesday. ...
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A slick patch of black ice caused five car accidents in 30 minutes Monday morning on the east side of Columbus, Ohio. Nobody was seriously injured in the wrecks, although several drivers recounted harrowing experiences of losing control of their cars. ...
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The number of teen drivers dying behind the wheel is on pace to increase for the first time in more than eight years, according to a study released Thursday. ...
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A rain-slicked open road, a desolate soggy hill and a Dixie horn blast--all the makings of a good car stunt, right? Think again... ...
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Chevrolet earned bragging rights this week when the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration gave the small car a 5-Star crash rating, better than its Ford Fiesta rival and better than Asian competitors in its category. ...
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Heading out for New Year's Eve? Not only should drivers take care not to drive after too many tipples, they should take extra precautions against thieves. The National Insurance Crime Bureau (NCIB) reports January 1 is the most common day for car thefts each year. ...
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That snoring from your spouse may not just be annoying: Sleep apnea, a nighttime breathing disorder often indicated by snoring, is a growing epidemic that has proven to increase fatal accidents two-fold. ...
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Drivers in Prosper, TX may not need to suffer that sinking feeling when a cop approaches their car: the North Texas police department has been doling out $10 gift cards this week to recognize good driving, NBC-DFW reports. ...
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A highway jaunt to Hiroshima for car buffs in Japan over the weekend quickly turned into a costly mash-up, according to the Associated Press: The damage adds up to more than $1 million. ...
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Read & Discuss »Stuntbusters, a show on Speed TV, set out to put a recent IIHS video to the test. The video in question showed an offset frontal crash of a 1959 Chevrolet Bel Air into a 2009 Chevy Malibu, which the Bel Air did not take very well. IIHS taped the crash for its fiftieth anniversary, in order to show ...
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It was the first big snowfall of the season and I was out driving on the freeway when it happened. I had been traveling carefully, unsure that my little sedan would be able to keep traction as the snow kept piling up, when a large SUV came flying out of nowhere, attempting to pass me as if the roads ...
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If the recent East Coast blizzard can teach us one lesson, it's that it's never too early in the season to start thinking about winter tires. ...
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When a woman in Minnesota drove from a highway into Lake Lotoka last week, she lucked out by having the right person behind her for a harrowing rescue--just in the nick of time. ...
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A 16-year-old girl in Sioux Falls, South Dakota crashed through a wall of the local DMW on Wednesday, as Fox reported. She was arriving to take her written driving test when she pushed the gas pedal instead of the brake and sent the car surging into the building. ...
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