U.S., Canada Traffic Deaths Decline
The number of people killed in traffic crashes in the U.S. is expected to reach a new record low in 2008, with early projections showing an almost 10% drop in highway traffic deaths in the first 10 months of this year.
Tyre Chain Hopes to Make a Killing with Sudden Death Insurance
Think those worn tyres will do you for a few more months? Perhaps, but in New Zealand a fast fit chain has introduced a product that should make motorists reluctant to fork out for replacement tyres think again.
Coroner Says Goodyear Worker Death was Accidental
KSNT-TV reported that the Shawnee County (Kan.) Coroner ruled as accidental the death of the Goodyear Topeka tire plant employee who died Mar. 29 after being tasered by police.
Road Deaths in Canada Continue Decline
Transport Canada reported that road fatalities fell in that country in 2006, even as the number of drivers increased.
Workers Blame Solvent for Hankook Factory Deaths
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) South Korea’s Ministry of Labour is investigating the relationship between the working environment at two of Hankook’s factories and the sudden deaths of 14 plant employees over a 17-month period.
Injury and Death Rates for Mechanics Exceed National Average
(Akron/Tire Review) The Bureau of Labor and Statistics (BLS) has released an article in Compensation and Working Conditions Online that concludes automotive technicians are more likely to be killed or injured on the job than the average U.S. worker.
≤124,000 Fine for Tyre Fitter’s Death
(Staffordshire, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) The managing director of a Lanarkshire tyre firm was the recipient of fines totalling ≤124,000 after a ruling on Mar. 14 decreed he was at blame for the death of a teenage employee.
Tyre Dealer Faces Negligence Charge Over Explosion Death
(Clacton, U.K./Tyres & Accessories) Auchinlea Tyres boss John Wallace has been charged over the death of a teenage trainee who was killed as he inflated a JCB tyre.
Police Investigating Driver Death After Wheels Strike Car
(Akron/Tire Review – Toronto Sun) A mother of three just minutes from her home was killed when two massive truck tires, weighing up to 450 kg, slammed into her Mercedes.
AACF launches anniversary fundraising initiative
Running through July 1, this campaign aims to raise $65,000 through 1,000 donations of $65 each.
