...greatest danger among all sources of driver distraction. In an interview last year with The Associated Press, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said that in 2010, 3,092 lives "could have been saved if someone had the sense to put down their...
...Department will be left to manage the decline of the system, the department's chief says.That assessment from Transportation Secretary Robert St. Onge is part of a report by an infrastructure task force that studied the issues for a year...
...find out what caused a fire, a fuel leak and other worrisome incidents this week.Despite the incidents, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood declared, "I believe this plane is safe, and I would have absolutely no reservations about boarding...
...Airlines is the only U.S. carrier with 787s. It has six.Only days ago, FAA Administrator Michael Huerta and Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood declared the plane safe.But after an emergency landing in Japan early Wednesday, two Japanese airlines...
...safety is a two-way street that requires effort on the part of motorists and pedestrians alike," said U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood.The national figures identify clear dangers: city streets, areas between intersections, night...
...That will rise to 2,800 in about six weeks, officials said Tuesday."This is a big day for safety," Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said at an event at the university kicking off the experiment. "We'll use this information to decide...
...fatal results. But the agency dropped requirements that would have extended the new rules to cargo carriers.Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has urged cargo executives to voluntarily comply with the new rules, but so far he's had no takers...
...better fuel efficiency -- even higher than hybrid car purchases, which rose 25 percent in the same period.Transportation Secretary Ray La- Hood said at the grand opening that consumers are seeking cars that not only save them money on fuel...
...Sarah Nuckles of Rock Hill said she will not attend the dinner Wednesday night at Lake Murray at the home of Transportation Secretary Robert St. Onge. The meeting comes the night before the board's meeting.Nuckles says she thinks the gathering...
...47 million grant available to Atlanta to carve a 2.6-mile streetcar route through the heart of the city.Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood announced last week that the Federal Transit Administration would make the money available, allowing...
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