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New transportation bill creates safety concerns over bigger big rigs

Washington (CNN) -- Could trucks almost as large as Boeing 737s be driving on a highway near you? If a new transportation bill proposed by House Republicans passes, the answer is yes, and the safety ramifications would be astronomical, say congressional opponents of the bill and the AAA Auto Club. The American Energy and Infrastructure Jobs Act introduced Tuesday by Republicans would authorize about $260 billion over five years to fund federal highway programs. The legislation also contains a controversial provision allowing bigger tractor-trailer trucks on highways by increasing the federal weight limit from 80,000 pounds to 97,000 pounds. In some cases, it would allow 126,000-pound trucks onto highways.

Keeping Yourself Safe on the Cruise

With the unnecessary tragic loss of life in the Costa Concordia disaster near Italy, much attention is now being focused on safety issues for cruise ship passengers. Below are some useful points to keep in mind when deciding to take a cruise. Before Taking a Cruise: Book your cruise through a trusted travel counselor. Should there be an emergency, the travel counselor can be a trusted ally and provide valuable assistance....

Analysis: Italy disaster shows Titanic lifeboat issues linger

The capsizing of the Costa Concordia will pressure the cruise industry to address a safety question that has lingered since the Titanic disaster almost 100 years ago - how to get thousands of people off a giant cruise ship into lifeboats quickly. Carnival Corp, owner of the Concordia, conceded on Thursday that the accident, which has led to the deaths of at least 11 people with another 24 unaccounted for out of its 4,200 passengers and crew, "has called into question our company's safety and emergency response procedures." A Carnival spokesman could not immediately comment on whether the company's safety review would include the lifeboats....

Bullet-train crash raises safety issues

China clamped down on the reporting of safety concerns on Sunday after a crash on its high-speed rail network killed at least 43 people less than a month after the $32-billion line involved opened. The deaths mark the first major accident on the line that opened in a flurry of publicity and whose construction is a matter of national pride. But the wreck seemed sure to add to public suspicions about the scale and speed with which Chinese officials have pushed expansion of high-speed rail. While China's rail boom is frequently seen as a sign of the nation's increasing economic might, plans to lace the country with 16,000 kilometres of high-speed train line by 2020 have been hit with a series of scandals and problems....

NHTSA is addressing bus safety issues

USA TODAY's reports on motor coach fatality data highlights important concerns for America's bus passengers, but your assessment of the data is misleading at best ("Bus crashes, fatalities worse than reported" and "Federal bus fatality count 'just doesn't add up'"). The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration records traffic fatalities involving all types of vehicles — including the accidents cited by USA TODAY — but our current work to improve standards and statistics focuses on the largest buses that account for the largest proportion of the problem....

Residents fear safety problems with new traffic pattern

Residents of Maple Avenue, Margaret Drive, and John Street attended the Montville Township Committee meeting on July 28 to express their concerns on the traffic pattern that will be created by the opening of the new Lowe’s Home Improvement store at the site of G.I. Auto Salvage off of Route 46 in Montville. Traffic, speeding issues, and noise pollution are all concerns of residents. Kevin Boswell, representing Lowe’s as its project engineer, also attended the meeting to give the results of a meeting with the Department of Transportation and to discuss the traffic report. ...

Video: Netherlands' worst driver proves it in graphic video

We've seen some pretty bad ideas for reality TV shows come to fruition, but they all pale in comparison to De Allerslechtste chauffeur van Nederland? (Who Is The Worst Driver In The Netherlands?) – a concept that takes bad drivers and puts them behind the wheel in a series of contests....

Lost your travel documents? How to avoid being grounded

It's one of a traveler's worst nightmares. You're on the road, and your wallet is stolen, your smartphone is lost, or you get to the airport and find your passport has disappeared. At a time of heightened security, how do you get past airport screeners without your driver's license? What if your boarding pass was saved on your missing cellphone? How do you pay your hotel tab with no credit card? USA TODAY Road Warriors, who travel hundreds of thousands of miles a year, have relied on expired driver's licenses and even a library card to help them through security. Others learned the hard way to carry copies of their passport or boarding pass in case of a mishap. And it's not a bad idea to know the location of the nearest U.S. Embassy if you need to replace your passport. ...

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