Traffic Accidents and Safety – Page 15

Outdated Headline in Las Vegas Paper Unleashes ‘Fire Hose of Hatred’

Social media users seized on a weeks-old story in The Las Vegas Review-Journal to falsely accuse it of lying about the death of a retired police chief who was killed by a hit-and-run driver.

By Michael Levenson

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NHTSA Seeks to Recall 52 Million Airbag Inflaters by ARC and Delphi

The action covers airbags made by two companies and used by 12 automakers from 2000 to 2018. The parts were linked to seven injuries and one death.

By J. Edward Moreno and Neal E. Boudette

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Driverless Taxis Blocked Ambulance and Patient Later Died, San Francisco Fire Dept. Says

Two Cruise taxis delayed an ambulance carrying a car accident victim to a hospital, a department report said. The company said it was not at fault.

By Yiwen Lu

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Paris Becomes the First European Capital to Ban Rented Electric Scooters

But the city is adding bike lanes, and scooter companies are shifting their focus to electric bikes. E-scooters killed three people and wounded 459 others in Paris last year.

By Juliette Gueron-Gabrielle

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