
According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, Mercedes-Benz has recalled over 136,000 of its popular M-Class SUV’s due to complaints that the cruise control was not disengaging when average pressure was applied to the brake pedal. According to the agency, an “unusually high” amount of force is required to disengage the throttle control that [...]
Continue reading Unsafe Cruise Control Leads to Mercedes RecallThursday, December 23, 2010
Most Americans enjoy celebrating the winter holidays and decorate their homes accordingly. Whether you prefer special candles, trees, baked goods or wrapped presents, you need to keep safety issues in mind when planning each event. Before noting some of this season’s special dangers, our firm wants to remind you to be sure all of the [...]
Continue reading Special Holiday Safety IssuesSaturday, April 4, 2009
Many of us use ladders around our homes so often that we rarely think twice about carefully positioning and climbing them. Instead, we often just pull one out of our garage or borrow one from a neighbor so we can quickly repair roof shingles, paint the upstairs window shutters or clean the leaves out of [...]
Continue reading Observing Ladder Safety Precautions to Avoid InjuriesSaturday, April 4, 2009
If you walk your children to the school bus stop and wait until they’re safely seated before leaving, you may think you’ve done your job. In fact, school buses are almost eight times safer for children than privately driven vehicles. Nevertheless, other accident statistics indicate that we must take a closer look at the school [...]
Continue reading Keeping Your Children Safe from School Bus InjuriesSaturday, April 4, 2009
Introduction Every month, the United States Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) issues product recall lists to help protect the public from allegedly unsafe products. Frequently, further testing must be completed or design changes made before some of the products can be sold again. Most companies agree to “voluntarily” recall their products. However, when it’s necessary, [...]
Continue reading U. S. Consumer Product Safety Commission Product Recalls: January 2009
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