Motorcycle safety advocates and health professionals worry that motorcyclists who fail to wear helmets while riding on NJ roadways are exposing themselves to significant physical injuries. Beyond that, say some auto safety experts and emergency room doctors in South Jersey, these motorcyclists are putting their lives at risk every time they hop on a bike …
General Motors (GM) recently announced that it will be issuing a product recall of approximately 308,000 vehicles due to an air bag inflator issue in the cars. The problem is that the vehicle air bags may not inflate properly during a serious car accident, resulting in significant injuries to vehicle passengers and drivers. The global …
Anton Yelchin, a popular Hollywood film actor perhaps best known for playing Chekov in the recent Star Trek movies, died in a tragic car accident. Friends of the celebrity found him pinned against a brick mailbox pillar by his 2015 Jeep Grand Cherokee. It is believed that the Jeep rolled down the driveway of Yelchin’s …
The Center for Auto Safety, a nonprofit organization that informs consumers about car safety issues, has asked the federal government to reopen its investigation into deadly crash-related fires occurring in older-model Jeep SUVs. Rear-crash fires in these vehicles, which were recalled in June 2013, have reportedly resulted in a number of deaths since the recall …
Several major car companies have recently issued massive recalls of vehicles containing potentially defective parts, including airbag components. The most recent airbag safety issue revolves around airbags installed by German-based Continental Automotive Systems into U.S. cars manufactured by Fiat Chrysler, Honda and Mercedes-Benz. Vehicles containing airbag control units supplied by Continental were found to be …
As set forth by a New Jersey law, motorists must take care to remove ice and snow from their cars before driving. This includes snow and ice that might have accumulated on the vehicle’s hood and roof, as well as all windows. The law allows NJ police to issue traffic tickets and impose serious fines …
