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Idea to cut BAC limit fuels talk
South Bend TribuneLowering the threshold for what is considered impaired driving is a good idea on principle, a host of local and state officials said. Whether any such lowering of the threshold becomes reality in Indiana, however, is far less certain, they said. The...Tags: Government, Politics, Transportation Industry, Executive Branch, Mike Pence
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Getting drunken drivers off road
From the St. Louis Post-DispatchWhen bundled with a host of other suggestions aimed at curbing drunken driving, the National Transportation Safety Board's proposal that state governments should reduce the allowable blood-alcohol concentration to 0.05 percent is reasonable. If the...Tags: Highway Transportation, Transportation Industry, Ronald Reagan, Bill Clinton
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A sober approach to drunk driving
In its new report on how to reduce drunken driving deaths, the National Transportation Safety Board states its goal in the title: "Reaching Zero." The agency thinks it is irreproachable to try to ensure that no one ever dies in an alcohol-related...
Tags: Crime, Law and Justice, Drunk Driving, Transportation Industry, Mothers Against Drunk Driving
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David Zwick: Lowering alcohol limit makes sense
The National Transportation Safety Board recently recommended all 50 states reduce the legal blood alcohol limit for driving from the existing .08 to .05. Their reasoning is the level is too high and leaves some drivers still impaired even though they are...Tags: Transportation Industry, Criminals, Mardi Gras
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Commuter plane makes emergency landing on belly in Newark
A commuter plane with 31 passengers aboard was forced to make an emergency belly landing in Newark, N.J., early Saturday morning when the aircraft’s landing gear failed to fully deploy. After circling Newark Liberty International Airport several...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Transportation Accidents, Air and Space Accidents, U.S. Airways
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Fake prom crash brings home lesson of drinking and driving
Beneath a cloudless blue sky, a simulated fatal car crash was depicted in horrifying detail at Lake Zurich High School. The deadly post-prom tragedy included a lifeless teenage girl wearing a blood-splattered dress splayed over the hood of a...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Human Mishaps, Accidental Death, Car Safety Tips and Advice, U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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NTSB: Trains were moving 70 mph before Connecticut collision
About 30,000 commuters in Connecticut and New York braced for a sluggish trek to work on Monday -- and for the rest of the week -- as officials continued to investigate why two trains slammed into each other in Bridgeport, Conn., on Friday evening. An...
Tags: Transportation Industry, Connecticut Department of Transportation, New York City, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut), Transportation Accidents
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Fractured rail possible cause of Connecticut train crash
Ruling out foul play, federal investigators were looking at a fractured rail as the possible cause of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured and is expected to disrupt travel in and out of New York City for weeks to come. Earl...
Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Bill Finch, New York City, Car Repair and Maintenance Tips, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Damaged trains being removed from wreck site
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. (AP) — Commuter trains damaged in a crash in Connecticut were being removed Sunday in the first step to making repairs and restoring service, the agency that runs Metro-North said. Aaron Donovan, spokesman for the Metropolitan...
Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Metro-North Railroad, Connecticut Department of Transportation, New York City, Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Lowering the limit: Yea or nay?
Change of SubjectBy Jessica Reynolds The National Transportation Safety Board wants the legal blood alcohol limit lowered to 0.05 percent, down from the current level of 0.08 percent, according to Reuters. As the story explains, blood alcohol limits are set by each...... -
Amtrak crash limits service between New York and Boston
Amtrak service between New York and Boston was limited Saturday as investigators gathered evidence from Friday's collision between two Metro-North Railroad commuter trains in. The crash involving about 700 passengers in Bridgeport, Conn., injured...Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Metro-North Railroad, New York City, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut), Bridgeport (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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Investigators probe Connecticut train crash
Federal investigators gathered Saturday at the site of the Connecticut train crash that left dozens of commuters injured Friday evening. Eight people remained hospitalized, three in critical condition, officials said. As many as 70 people were injured...
Tags: New Haven (New Haven, Connecticut), Transportation Industry, New York City, Bill Finch, Norwalk (Fairfield, Connecticut)
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