airlines
The Daily Beast says it has determined which airlines in the U.S. are the safest by comparing the global statistics for the 25 airlines with the best
safety records and those with the worst. Which is the safest? The answer may come as a surprise, since this methodology showed that AirTran is the safest national carrier.
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limousines
Who wouldn't want to start their prom by watching a stretch limo cruise down their street an hour and a half late before crashing into their parent's car? Apparently a bunch of
high school students in Washington state, that's who. And they're not the only ones angry that they booked with
Blessed Limo. The notorious local operator apparently has a knack for showing up late and then stranding kids at prom. Complaining to state authorities only goes so far because these guys don't even bother with bureaucratic backaches like "operating licenses."
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baggage
Though it probably couldn't be farther from their minds, at some point after many hugs and hot chocolates, the passengers of U.S. Airways flight 1549 are going to wonder what happens next to their baggage.
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us airways
So, that plane floating in the Hudson near the Intrepid, it's U.S. Airways flight 1549. Nobody is really sure why the plane is floating in the Hudson, but CBS speculates that "a bird strike may have caused the plane to go down, meaning a bird may have entered the engine, causing a malfunction." The flight carrying 148 passengers and 5 crew members was destined for Charlotte, North Carolina. Everyone is reported to have survived, and a photo uploaded to Twitter shows people evacuating the A320 onto the plane's wings and inflatable rafts. The AP reports that New York City firefighters are on the way to pluck the passengers out of the river.
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minivans
Minivan bumpers may not protect much, but they sure do
cost a lot to repair, according to the Insurance Institute For Highway Safety. The IIHS smashed six minivans to test their bumpers and found that all racked up repair bills exceeding $5,000. The Nissan Quest was singled out as a "miserable failure," costing $8,000 to patch-up.
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history
Today marks the 20th anniversary of the "Black Monday" crash of '87, in which the stock market lost 22.6% in one day, the second largest one day percentage drop in history and one we're not likely to see again any time soon.
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safety
Ever wanted to see what your car would look like if a dummy drove it into a wall (a dummy other than the cousin who borrowed your car for a joyride)? Admit it, you think about it when you get a lousy trade-in price. Thankfully, there's the Consumer Reports Crash Test
videos, where you can see how your car will hold up against things like short concrete walls and other typical objects found along a highway.
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safety
distracted driving
Turns out they won't have to file written requests after all, each passenger of US Airways Flight 1549 that downed in the Hudson River last week got a $5k check from the airline to compensate them for lost baggage.
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