Report: Ray LaHood doesn’t back NTSB push to ban hands-free calls in vehicles
A week ago, states were asked by the National Transportation Safety Board to bar phone calls from drivers using any
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NHTSA chief promises to fight distracted driving, says Google driverless car is not foolproof
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration administrator David Strickland said last week that he will fight unsafe infotainment technology that is
Read MoreLaHood: Obama wants to offer electric-car rebate on day of purchase
Earlier this week, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood took a tour of the construction site where Nissan is building
Read MoreAutomakers ask White House to say no to 62 fuel-economy standard
Earlier this week, we wrote that federal regulators were considering imposing incrementally increasing minimum fuel-efficiency standards over the next few
Read MoreInvestigation finds no evidence of misconduct for ex-NHTSA workers
The Transportation Department’s Office of Inspector General led a probe into the conduct of private sector automotive industry employees who
Read MoreU.S. DOT says traffic fatalities fell to lowest level in 2010 since 1949
U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced today that the number and rate of traffic fatalities in 2010 fell to the
Read MoreLaHood: No restrictions on hands-free infotainment… for now
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said today that he won’t be calling for restrictions on hands-free systems, such as Ford’s SYNC,
Read MoreNever giving up: LaHood promises to keep focus on distracted driving
Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has been heavily criticized for his focus on distracted driving, but says that he will keep
Read MoreRay LaHood says high-speed rail system will be our generation’s legacy
Despite the resistance seen from many politicians and pundits, US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood is sticking to his guns and
Read MoreU.S. DOT proposes banning cell phones for commercial truck, bus drivers
In the latest move in Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood’s campaign against distracted driving, his agency proposed on Friday, prohibiting commercial
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