Joan Lowy

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This photo taken Aug. 11, 2011, provided by the National Transportation Safety Board (NTSB), shows damage to wrong-way vehicle from the Dallas. Hundreds of people are killed each a year when drivers turn the wrong-way into the face of oncoming traffic on high-speed highways, and a majority of the crashes involves drivers with blood alcohol levels more than twice the legal limit, a federal accident researcher said Tuesday. (AP Photo/NTSB)

NTSB: Use ignition locks for all drunken drivers

Joan Lowy · December 11, 2012 8:09 pm

Bike, large truck deaths soar, bucking trend

Bike, large truck deaths soar, bucking trend

Joan Lowy · December 10, 2012 7:59 pm

FILE - This July 16, 2003, file photo shows emergency officials assisting injured pedestrians after a car plowed through a crowded farmers market in Santa Monica, Calif. Many motorists don't know it, but it's likely that every time they get behind the wheel there's a snitch along for the ride. In the next few days, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is expected to propose long-delayed regulations requiring auto manufacturers include event data recorders, better known as "black boxes," in all new cars and light trucks. The NTSB has been pushing for recorders in all passenger vehicles since the board's investigation of the 2003 accident in which an elderly driver plowed through an open-air market in Santa Monica. Ten people were killed and 63 others injured. The driver refused to be interviewed and his 1992 Buick LeSabre didn't have a recorder. (AP Photo/Nate Rawner, File)

Black boxes in cars raise privacy concerns

Joan Lowy · December 7, 2012 7:32 pm

Motorcycle deaths, injuries cost $16 billion

Motorcycle deaths, injuries cost $16 billion

Joan Lowy · November 27, 2012 10:55 pm

Amtrak to restore service from NYC to Boston

Amtrak to restore service from NYC to Boston

Joan Lowy · November 2, 2012 1:41 am

Gov’t to warn motorists about counterfeit air bags

Gov’t to warn motorists about counterfeit air bags

Joan Lowy · October 10, 2012 4:30 am

Amtrak ridership hits record high amid GOP attacks

Amtrak ridership hits record high amid GOP attacks

Joan Lowy · October 10, 2012 4:20 am

Report: More fees, less choice for air travelers

Report: More fees, less choice for air travelers

Joan Lowy · September 26, 2012 3:13 am

Obstacles may delay drones’ access to US skies

Obstacles may delay drones’ access to US skies

Joan Lowy · September 19, 2012 12:15 am

FILE - In this Feb. 9, 2012, file photo, a Southwest Airlines Boeing 737 waits to take off at Chicago's Midway Airport as another lands. The government can require airlines to show consumers a total ticket price that includes taxes and fees in print and online ads, the U.S. Court of Appeals said Tuesday, July 24, 2012, rejecting an industry challenge to a series of consumer protection regulations. The Department of Transportation, which issued the regulations last year, has the authority to regulate "unfair and deceptive" airline industry practices, the three-member panel said in its ruling. The ruling also covers two other regulations: A requirement that airlines allow consumers who purchase tickets more than a week in advance the option of canceling their reservations without penalty within 24 hours after purchase, and a ban on airlines increasing the price of tickets or baggage fees after tickets have been bought. The rules had been challenged by Spirit and Southwest airlines, with the support of two major airline industry trade associations. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast, File)

Airline bid to block consumer protections rejected

Joan Lowy · July 24, 2012 4:00 am

Report: Federal air safety program falling short

Report: Federal air safety program falling short

Joan Lowy · July 24, 2012 4:00 am

Congress passes bill boosting pilots’ rights

Congress passes bill boosting pilots’ rights

Joan Lowy · July 23, 2012 11:20 pm