Feds Tighten Up Agency-Level Fleet Management Practices

Manheim’s June Index Down From May but Still Up From Year Ago

NY Vicarious Liability Law Drives Out 19 Lessors; Other States Cap Lessor Liability

Railroads Chastised for Missing Evidence, Reporting Failures in Crossing Fatalities

Mandated 20 Years Ago, Air Bags Have Saved 15K Lives, Claimed 242 Victims

Following 15 years of debate, in July 1984, then then-Transportation Secretary Elizabeth Dole required driver’s side air bags or automatic seat belts on all vehicles. At the time, the auto industry objected to the cost and warned that the bags could harm children. The rule subsequently saved 15,000 lives, but killed 242 others: 149 kids, 82 drivers, and 11 adult passengers.