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Michelle Obama's Plane Flew Closer to Big Jet
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON -- A plane carrying first lady Michelle Obama this week came even closer to a big military cargo jet than previously reported, the National Transportation Safety Board said Friday. The distance between the two planes closed to 2.94 miles before air traffic controllers at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington directed the first lady's plane to abort a landing, the board said in a statement. The Federal Aviation Administration had previously said there was more than three miles between the planes, and had ordered controllers' supervisors to oversee flights carrying the first lady ...
US Orders Sweeping Changes to Airline Fees, Tarmac Rules
By not in system - AOL NewsDALLAS -- Federal officials are expanding a tarmac-delay rule to prohibit airlines from holding passengers on stranded international flights for longer than four hours. The change stems from a late-December debacle in which several planes loaded with international travelers were stuck for up to 10 hours on snowy New York runways. That's one provision in a new passenger-protection rule to be issued Wednesday. The rule also will require airlines to refund bag fees if they lose customers' luggage, to include fees and taxes in advertised prices, and to pay passengers more if they get bumped from ...
FAA Gives Tired Air Traffic Controllers an Extra Hour to Rest
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON - The government said Sunday it is giving air traffic controllers an extra hour off between shifts so they don't doze off at work, a problem that stretches back decades. But officials rejected the remedy that sleep experts say would make a real difference: on-the-job napping. "On my watch, controllers will not be paid to take naps. We're not going to allow that," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said. That's exactly the opposite of what scientists and the Federal Aviation Administration's own fatigue working group say is needed after five cases disclosed since late ...
N.C. Gov. Bev Perdue Vetoes Challenge to Health Care Reform Bill
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyNorth Carolina won't be joining the list of states challenging federal health care reform legislation -- not yet, anyway. Over the weekend, Gov. Bev Perdue, a Democrat, vetoed legislation passed by the GOP-controlled state legislature that challenges a provision that would require the purchase of health insurance. In a statement, Perdue called the house bill "an ill-conceived piece of legislation that's not good for the people of North Carolina." She said the state law contradicts federal law, and that since 27 states are already challenging it, "this issue will reach the Supreme Court in a ...
Florida Supreme Court High-Speed Rail Decision Explained
By Steven Hoffer - AOL NewsStop that train! The Florida Supreme Court has slammed the brakes on opposition to Gov. Rick Scott's decision to reject $2.4 billion in federal high-speed rail funding. The court dismissed a bipartisan petition submitted by two state senators claiming that Scott overstepped his power by passing on the stimulus project. "The governor is gratified that the court provided a clear and unanimous decision. He is now focused on moving forward with infrastructure projects that create long-term jobs and turn Florida's economy around," Scott spokesman Brian Burgess said in a statement. Why is Scott ...
Toyota to Pay $32.4M in Extra Fines
By not in system - AOL NewsTOKYO -- Toyota Motor Corp. has agreed to pay the U.S. government a record $32.4 million in additional fines to settle an investigation into its handling of two recalls at the heart of its safety crisis. The civil penalties will settle investigations into how Toyota dealt with recalls over accelerator pedals that could get trapped in floor mats and steering relay rods that could break and lead to drivers losing control. The latest settlement, on top of a $16.4 million fine Toyota paid earlier in a related investigation, brings the total penalties levied on the company to $48.8 million. It ...
Government Offers New Rules for Rear Visibility in Cars
By not in system - AOL NewsWASHINGTON (Dec. 3) - Rearview cameras could become more common in future cars and trucks under new rules the government was proposing Friday to address concerns about drivers unintentionally backing over children. The Transportation Department was offering new requirements to improve rear visibility in cars by the 2014 model year. Most carmakers would meet the requirements by installing rear-mounted video cameras and in-vehicle displays. Targeting so-called blind zones in large sport utility vehicles and pickups, Congress required the safety upgrades in 2008 in response to dozens of cases ...
Federal High-Speed Rail Money Now Up for Grabs, Says Ray LaHood
By Mary C. Curtis - Politics DailyCHARLOTTE, N.C. -- "You all are going to be in the high-speed rail business," U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood said here Wednesday. Political, transportation and business leaders from across the region applauded his statement. Though LaHood was not specific, North Carolina could receive a piece of the $1.2 billion he said would be reallocated after Ohio and Wisconsin decided "no" on rail plans. "The governors-elect in those states decided for whatever reasons that they weren't going to be able to use the money," LaHood said, referring to Republicans Scott Walker of Wisconsin ...
Opinion: Putting a Face on Distracted Driving's Heavy Toll [VIDEO]
By John Merline - AOL News(Nov. 16) -- On this page, we've published several op-eds on the huge toll distracted driving is taking on the country's highways and byways. Traffic safety expert Leonard Evans, for example, noted that "driving while distracted is not like drunk driving -- it is far worse." Drunk drivers tend be on the road at night, when few other people are on the road. But distracted driving is a 24/7 problem, and as a result, "the victims of distracted driving are in all too many cases random road users behaving responsibly." In another piece, Mark Grabowski pointed out how, despite the risks, ...
Campaign Aims to Cut Distracted Driving Crashes
By Lisa Flam - AOL News
(Nov. 16) -- The federal government is putting the faces of deaths from distracted driving crashes on display, hoping a new online video campaign will scare people straight. The Department of Transportation released three videos today in which a mother, a daughter and a father describe the loss of a relative killed in a distracted driving crash. The department says nearly 5,500 people were killed and 500,000 injured in accidents involving drivers talking on a cell phone or texting. "These people have courageously come forward to share their tragic stories in order to warn others against ...
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