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Investigators seek cause of New York commuter train crash
ReutersBy Greg McCune May 18 (Reuters) - Federal investigators on Saturday searched for the cause of a rush-hour train crash in Connecticut that injured dozens of people commuting home from New York City, three of them critically. More than 60 people were...Tags: Amtrak, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Railway Transportation, New York City, Dannel P. Malloy
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Tougher drunken driving threshold recommended
WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal accident investigators recommended Tuesday that states cut their threshold for drunken driving by nearly half, matching a standard that has substantially reduced highway deaths in other countries. The National...
Tags: Highway Transportation, Washington, DC, Transportation Industry
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Passengers in Wall Street ferry crash file 37 lawsuits
ReutersBy Lisa Barron May 17 (Reuters) - Passengers aboard a high-speed commuter ferry that crashed while docking near Wall Street in January have filed 37 lawsuits against boat owner Seastreak LLC, seeking as much as $45 million each. The 37 claims were filed...Tags: Transportation Industry
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Letters to the editor: Drunken driving, Ramirez, and conspiracy theories
On Tuesday, the National Transportation Safety Board proposed lowering the legal limit for a driver's blood alcohol from .08 percent to .05 percent. This is about two beers in an hour for a 155-pound woman. While one can argue whether or not that is too...Tags: Immigration, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Senate, Government, Bill Clinton
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More than 20 injured as commuter trains collide outside N.Y.
NEW YORK -- A train derailment and collision during evening rush hour injured 20 to 25 people, but none of the injuries are life-threatening, police in Fairfield, Conn., said Friday as emergency workers began scouring the mangled wreckage blocking the...
Tags: Amtrak, New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Manhattan (New York City), Fairfield (Fairfield, Connecticut), Grand Central Terminal
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Official: NTSB proposes lowering blood alcohol limit on drunk driving laws
Autoblog.comFiled under: Government/Legal, Safety In an effort to reduce the number of alcohol-impaired driving crashes, the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) has released a set of recommendations, 19 in total, calling for more stringent laws and... -
LETTER: Any Drinking Is Impairment
The National Transportation Safety Board wants to lower the blood alcohol limit for driving under the influence in an attempt to cut down on driving fatalities [May 15, Page 1, "Feds: Lower DUI Limit"]. An individual usually consumes alcohol to feel the...Tags: Transportation Industry
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Should the legal limit for drinking and driving be lowered?
A federal agency recommends lowering the blood alcohol limit for drivers from 0.08 percent to at least 0.05 percent. Reporters Peter Hall and Colby Itkowitz asked supporters and opponents about their views. YES: The NTSB argues the legal limit should be...
Tags: Drunk Driving, Crime, Law and Justice, Motorvehicle Accidents, Transportation Accidents, Transportation Industry
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NTSB Recommends Lowering BAC to .05
KickingTiresIn all 50 states, driving with a blood alcohol content level of .08 or higher, which reflects the percentage of alcohol, by volume, in the blood, means you're legally drunk ??? but the National Transportation Safety Board is fighting to......Tags: Transportation Industry
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Survivor of 1987 Mich. plane crash breaks silence
DETROIT (AP) — Cecelia Crocker's body provides her with a constant reminder of the most traumatic event of her life — one that she doesn't otherwise remember. At only 4 years old, Crocker was the lone survivor of a 1987 plane crash that...Tags: Movies, Human Interest, Air and Space Accidents, Queens (New York City), Transportation Accidents
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NTSB encourages lower blood alcohol limit for drunken driving
mpettit@kspr.comSPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- Years ago it was .10 percent; today, it's .08 percent. If the National Transportation Safety Board gets its way, the legal blood alcohol content limit for drivers would be .05 percent. Federal crash investigators recommend states...Tags: Transportation Industry
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Alcohol and traffic deaths
The entire undergraduate student bodies of the Johns Hopkins University and the U.S. Naval Academy combined. The population of Bel Air, according to the 2010 U.S. Census. The average attendance at a Hershey Bears hockey game (the highest in the AHL)....
Tags: United States Naval Academy, Government, Public Officials, Maryland State Police, 2010 Census
May 18, 2013
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May 14, 2013
|Story| AP Indiana
May 17, 2013
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May 18, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
May 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
May 16, 2013
|Blog| Autoblog.com
May 16, 2013
|Story| Hartford Courant
May 15, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
May 15, 2013
|Blog| Cars.com
May 16, 2013
|Story| Petoskey News
May 14, 2013
|Story| KSPR-TV
May 15, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
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