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Top Stories Consumers Can Sign Up for Free Electronic Vehicle Recall Alerts From NHTSA | Vehicle owners across the nation can be instantly informed of a safety recall under a new automated alert system announced Nov. 7 by U.S. Transportation Secretary Mary E. Peters. The recall alerts can be received via e-mail or RSS-feeds on personal computers, cell phones or PDA devices-automatically and free-of-charge.
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| New Data Show Drinking Age Laws Saved 4,441 Lives Over 5 Years | Minimum 21-year-old drinking age laws prevented an estimated 4,441 drunken driving deaths in the last five years alone, according to a new report released Nov. 6. NHTSA Acting Administrator David Kelly, who presented the report at a symposium on the subject led by Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) said, “Turning our back on these laws would be a deadly mistake. Minimum drinking age laws are among the most effective measures ever used to reduce drunken driving deaths among America's young people.”
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An Examination of the Criticisms of the Minimum Legal Drinking Age 21 Laws in the U.S. from a Traffic-Safety Perspective
| New Federal Rule to Make School Buses Safer, Allow Districts to Use Federal Funds to Pay for Seat Belt Installations |  New federal rules will make the nation’s 474,000 school buses safer by requiring higher seat backs, mandating lap and shoulder belts on small school buses and setting safety standards for seat belts on large school buses, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Mary E. Peters announced Oct. 15. “Even though riding in school buses is the safest form of travel in America today, any accident is still a tragedy,” said Peters. “Taken together, these steps are designed with a single purpose, making children safer.”
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