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US Transportation Secretary LaHood issues “Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving”; $2.4M for California, Delaware pilot projects

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US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood released a “Blueprint for Ending Distracted Driving” that offers a strategy to address the growing and dangerous practice of driver’s use of handheld cell phones behind the wheel. While unveiling the plan, Secretary LaHood also announced $2.4 —US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.

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Toyota faces maximum civil penalty

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US Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has announced that the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration will seek the maximum civil penalty against the company [.].

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US cash for clunkers scheme ends

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Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced on Thursday that after a successful run, the cash for clunkers program will come to a close on Monday, August 24th at 8 p.m. This program has been a lifeline to the automobile industry, jump starting a major sector of the economy and putting people back to work,” Secretary LaHood said. “At

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Cash for clunkers enjoys early success

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Since then, US Transport Secretary Ray LaHood has pressed the Senate for a further $2billion to replenish the scheme - this has already received approval from the House of Representatives. . Officially called the Car Allowance Rebate Scheme (CARS for short), it has proved so popular that public funding of $1billion dried up after one week.