safety

A friend of mine has an allergy to latex. Because of this I have found out that latex is in a lot of things most of us don’t even think about.

Really good video about Ralph Nader. He was thrust into national prominence after GM tried to smear his character through "dirty tricks" - which all came out in congressional hearings. Nader assumed the mantel of "white knight" and became very powerful.

No product can be made completely safe - but the cars built before 1965 paid little attention to passenger safety. Is there a point at which we can say that government is overstepping it's role and actually causing more harm than good in the regulation of an industry? I've long held a suspicion that the wide deployment of airbags has been a net harm to the American consumer rather than a needed safety feature (air bags largely are there to protect people who DON'T use safety belts).

Crash test information - for front, side & rear impacts - rated Poor, Marginal, Acceptable & Good. Use drop-down list for information from tests of specific vehicle models(pics included).

Quoted: The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety is an independent, nonprofit, scientific and educational organization dedicated to reducing the losses — deaths, injuries, and property damage — from crashes on the nation's highways.

This bike helmet freaking rules.

Quoted: Une boutique entièrement dédiée aux riders qui pratiquent les sports alternatifs dont le VTT, le Cross Country, la Descente, le Free Ride, le BMX, l'Enduro, la Moto Tout Terrain, la gliss sous toutes ses formes...

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As a parent, you'll often hear how important it is to keep your child in a rear-facing car seat for as long as possible -- no matter how old or tall they are. This video is very informative and has some great crash-test clips to really drive home why it's so important! Hopefully Cadence's growth rate will slow down soon so she can stay rear-facing well beyond her first birthday. Yikes.

Quoted: www.childrestraintsafety.com/rear-facing.html

This is to give people an idea of items/products to pick up when they are expecting a baby, or are looking for a baby gift.

It is so scary how many children are harmed by being in a non-child proof home. There are a lot of things people just don’t think about until it is to late.

Harvard Center for Risk Analysis did a cost-benefit analysis of airbags. Despite the fact that the public overwhelmingly believes airbags to be a safe and cost-effective enhancement to a modern vehicle, this study found that driver's side airbags cost $70,000 per "year of life saved" and passenger side airbags cost $400,000 per year of life saved.

The latter figure is one that obviously is not one that could be economically justified for the general population. Even for the driver's side airbag, I think the cost seems to be much higher than other life-saving expenditures we can be making.

Why did Nader believe so strongly that air bags needed to be installed in cars? It seems irrational to me. At this point, I think his ego is so tied up with airbags that he would never come out against them no matter how detrimental or expensive they turn out to be.

Quoted: air bags kill more children than they save according to the "best available evidence,"

Quoted: Parents need to know how to train their children in child safety, they need to know what to do in case a Stranger approaches them. We learn by doing, this is why parents need to go over these 3 simple rules that will help protect their kids...