This week is National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA)’s Child Passenger Safety Week. The focus of the week is on two important issues: child car seats and leaving kids in hot cars. According to NHTSA, most parents are confident that their child car seats...
Consumer Interest
Lower income, higher car insurance premiums?
Why would people who make less money have to pay more for car insurance? Income should not play a role in auto insurance rates. Unfortunately, a report by the Consumer Federation of America (CFA) suggests it may be true.While investigating car insurance rate increases...
iPhone Shows Cracks in Apple’s Facade?
Samsung made more headlines in 2016 than any digital device company for the Galaxy Note 7's combusting batteries and the subsequent recalls. To add insult to injury, some of Samsung's washing machines made by a different manufacturer were recalled as well. The long...
Is your fitness tracker really helping you?
Wearable fitness trackers are extremely popular, with new models and brands flooding the market. Doctors, professors and researchers, however, are questioning whether the devices help people improve their health and lose weight. This doesn't mean you should stop using...
Precious Cargo
Every hour, at least two children end up i the hospital from injuries in their strollers and carriers. That's according to a study published this week in the journal Academic Pediatrics by researchers from Nationwide Children's Hospital.The study found that between...
Think You’re Seeing More and More Cancer Center Ads? That Would Be a Yes.
Over the last few years, the amount of advertising aimed directly to the consumer by cancer centers has skyrocketed. But are these ads giving consumers the information they need?JAMA Internal Medicine just published a study that looked at spending by cancer centers on...
The “Most Wanted” List
A federal safety watchdog has a "most wanted" list of things it would like to see happen in this country to reduce dangers, whether it be on the road by car, truck, or train, or in the air.The National Transportation Safety Board just issued its 2016 list, emphasizing...
What’s in the New Transportation Bill?
The price tag ($300 billion) may be getting all the attention, but for those of us who represent people who have been hurt or killed on our nation's highways, there are some golden nuggets in the new transportation bill passed overwhelmingly by Congress yesterday and...
Remote Hacking into Keyless Cars
Another auto recall. This times its Fiat Chrysler Automobiles that is recalling 1.4 vehicles because they are vulnerable to remote hacking.Customers affected by the recall will get a USB device that they may use to upgrade their car's software. It provides...
The Price of a Deal
When is a bargain no bargain at all? When it endangers your health and safety.A great many of the products sold on the cheap at Family Dollar and Dollar General (and similar dollar stores) contain toxic chemicals. That's from several studies, including a 2015 study...
