He wasn’t wearing a seat belt. Oregon State Police report that a 65 year old Rockaway Beach man was killed Friday night while driving his sports car northbound on Highway 101 near Rockaway Beach. Troopers say Joseph Abeln went out to pass another car at a high rate of speed, lost control of his 1998 Corvette, went off the southbound shoulder and hit a hillside.
Oregon State Troopers say a Toledo man was lucky he was wearing his seat belt because he could have been badly injured in what was described a very violent rollover accident on the Siletz Highway Friday afternoon. Troopers say Jimmy Short of Toledo was northbound on 229, just west of Siletz, when his 3/4 ton pickup left the right shoulder of the road, continued down the shoulder, came back up onto the pavement, careened across the highway, plowed into the... Short was given a field sobriety test which troopers say he passed.
Lincoln is hoping that the padded seatbelt will cause more people to wear a seatbelt, especially in the backseat, because the padded belt will be more comfortable to wear. The 2011 Ford Explorer is the only vehicle that currently offers the inflatable seatbelt, and research shows that 40 percent of people that bought a 2011 Ford Explorer were parents that chose to get the optional rear inflatable seatbelts. The new belt will help to prevent injury to backseat passengers by spreading out the crash pressure over a larger area. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, in the United States, only 61 percent of rear passengers wear a seatbelt, while 82 percent of front seat passengers use a seatbelt. The belt works very simply. Sue Cischke, Ford group vice president of Sustainability, Environment and Safety Engineering explains, “This advanced restraint system is designed to help reduce head, neck, and chest injuries for rear-seat passengers, often children, and older...
managed speed was fans from the amazingly interesting MKZ idea that came out in Detroit Auto Show 2012, and luckily very little is different for that production model, that can bring the vehicle more using the recent design upgrades for this... The choices list includes a 700 watt, 14 speaker audio system and seat belts with built in airbags for rear passengers. It is the type of feature Lincoln must help set apart the MKZ in theFord Fusion 2013, that the Lincoln gives it’s standard system. Another interesting touch may be the Lincoln MKZ 2013 gear selector, featuring five drive control keys around the left hand side of the middle stack, together with paddle around the controls. Standard around Lincoln MKZ 2013 is has a system known as Active Noise Cancellation, which operates like noise eliminating earphones to lessen unpleasant sounds within the cabin. Essential to redoing the exterior was revamping the Lincoln MKZ 2013 interior, that also closely resembles the handsome and understated style of the Detroit concept car. The 15,2 square foot glass panel slide back significantly to create a large roof opening up. Lincoln also pronounces the glass offers the same defense against dangerous sun rays as SPF 100 sun screen. However, if Lincoln MKZ 2013 set hitting the stand in Ny auto show 2012 is every suggestion, it appears as if situations are finally beginning to relocate the best direction for that storied American luxury manufacturer.
