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 "Among the more prominent are the National Highway traffic safety Administration, Amtrak, and the Consumer Product Safety Commission.38
Today there is no matter of any economic or political import that is not regulated by a federal agency or commission. There is also almost no such matter to which the Congress acts unilaterally, rather than by simply affording more power to act to agencies and commissions. The law-making power while vested in an elected Congress by the Constitution is in fact routinely exercised by the appointed heads of the regulatory agencies and commissions."- Jonathan W. Emord, The Rise of Tyranny (Get the book.) |
| "Because of the problem of rollovers in SUVs, in 2005 Congress passed a transportation bill that requires the National Highway traffic safety Administration to establish standards to reduce vehicle rollover crashes for SUVs and other passenger cars.
. . For help in choosing and installing the — right car seat for your child, go to The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia Web site at www.chop.edu. Click on "Specialties and Services" under "Patient Care and Family Services." Partners for Child Passenger Safety can be found under "Programs and Services." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "Bella Dinh-Zarr, national director of traffic safety Policy for the American Automobile Association (AAA), says this study contains new and interesting information. "We've all been curious whether the size and weight of SUVs overcame the rollover risk." "Most previous research on SUV safety was focused on adults, and this [analysis] demonstrates the burden that rollovers have on children," Durbin says." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) "Bella Dinh-Zarr, PhD, national director, traffic safety Policy, American Automobile Association. Pediatrics. Despite the public perception that sports utility vehicles (SUVs) are safer than passenger cars, a new report shows that when accidents happen, the bigger vehicles are no better at preventing injuries to children. THE STUDY In a review of car crashes involving nearly 4,000 children ranging in age from infancy to 15, study coauthor Dr. Dennis R." - Bottom Line Health, Bottom Line's Health Breakthroughs 2007 (Get the book.) |
 "According to the National Highway traffic safety Administration, driver fatigue (due to sleep deprivation) is responsible for an estimated 100,000 motor vehicle accidents and 1,500 deaths each year.31
Though there are tests that doctors use to assess whether a person is meeting their sleep requirements (see "Diagnosing Sleep Disorders," page 32), if you feel alert and emotionally stable with good memory recall and reaction times, you're probably getting enough sleep. Another clue is sleep latency, the normal length of time it takes you to fall asleep from the time you lie down."- Herbert Ross, DC with Keri Brenner, L.Ac., Alternative Medicine Magazine's Definitive Guide to Sleep Disorders: 7 Smart Ways to Help You Get a Good Night's Rest (Get the book.) |
 "A massive study conducted for the National Highway traffic safety Administration discovered that driving while drowsy—no matter what the cause—increased the risk of a crash or near crash by four to six times/
Physicians often think of allergies as more of a nuisance than a life-threatening condition. But we now realize that impairment poses huge risks if people are driving. And allergy symptoms don't just occur in the spring and fall, when pollen is in the air. Nowadays many folks are congested all year long."- Joe Graedon, M.S. and Teresa Graedon, Ph.D., Best Choices From the People's Pharmacy (Get the book.) |
 "National Highway traffic safety Administration: www.nhtsa.dot.gov
• EuroNCAP (European New Car Assessment Programme): www.theaa.co.uk
• Japanese test results: www.crashtest.com
Alcohol-Related Traffic Accidents: Avoidable Deaths and Injuries
According to the National Highway traffic safety Administration:
• There were 15,786 alcohol-related traffic deaths in the United States in 1999, a number that is 38 percent of the total traffic-related deaths for the year.
• The 15,786 represents one fatal crash every 33 minutes."- Deborah R. Mitchell, The Home Healing Almanac: Solutions That Will Help You Make the Best Choices About Your Health and Safety (Get the book.) |
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