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NTSB recommends nationwide ban on personal electronic devices while driving; also calls for modifications to the equipment and the completion of a NHTSA rulemaking on collision warning systems

Green Car Congress

Following a Board meeting on a 2010 multi-vehicle highway accident in Gray Summit, Missouri, the US National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB) called for the first-ever nationwide ban on driver use of personal electronic devices (PEDs) while operating a motor vehicle. —NTSB synopsis. The accident resulted in 11 fatalities.

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NHTSA calculates US motor vehicle crashes in 2010 cost $871B in economic loss and societal harm

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This includes $277 billion in economic costs—nearly $900 for each person living in the United States based on calendar year 2010 data—and $594 billion in harm from the loss of life and the pain and decreased quality of life due to injuries. billion; the current estimate thus indicates an approximately 20% increase. 08 or higher.

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E-Waste is a Cybersecurity Problem, Too

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The conversation has been edited for length and clarity. John Shegerian: When we got into the industry [in 2002], Al Gore had not yet won his awards for “ An Inconvenient Truth.” From those examples you can see how you need to protect your financial and personal data on an individual level too. or hold corporate data for ransom.

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OLA S1 Electric Scooter Ownership Blog

Plug In India

My ramblings on the 2022 EV scene I have an electric cycle, which is an eAdicct conversion kit added to a Schnell 26 inch cycle. It was such an ice breaker and conversation starter. On Feb 28th 2002, i got a message saying the scooter has left the factory. My blog unearthed a lot of the inner workings on that vehicle.

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This Harvard Law Professor is an Expert on Digital Technology

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But when he posted a farewell message on CompuServe, one of the company’s chief system operators offered him free connection time in exchange for becoming an assistant sysop, a person who runs a computer server. “I The case was argued in October 2002 and decided the following January. I gave an enthusiastic Yes! copyrights.

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A Journey From Software Engineering to Product Management

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An interest in space inspired him to enroll in an aerospace engineering course at Tuskegee University , in Alabama, in 2002. A chance conversation with his roommates friend, who was taking computer science, convinced him to give the subject a try.

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EAA National Board nominations from across North America

Electric Auto Association

About Marc: Marc has been a long-time advocate of electric vehicles and drives a 2002 Toyota RAV4 EV, 2011 Th!nk Personally meeting Sandy Munro to exchange ideas of the future of BEVs. In my conversations, I focus primarily on the overall total cost of ownership and I have encouraged some friends to convert.