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FILE - This Oct. 1, 2016, file photo, provided by the National Transportation Safety Board shows damage done to the Hoboken Terminal in Hoboken, N.J., after a commuter train crash. President Donald Trump is putting the brakes on attempts to address dangerous transportation safety problems from speeding tractor-trailers to sleepy railroad engineers as part of his quest to roll back regulations across the government.(Chris O'Neil/NTSB photo via AP, File)

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AP Exclusive: Transport safety rules sidelined under Trump

by Joan Lowy Associated Press, and Tom Krisher Associated PressFebruary 26, 2018

On a clear, dry June evening in 2015, cars and trucks rolled slowly in a herky-jerky backup ahead of an Interstate 75 construction zone in Chattanooga, Tenn. Barreling toward them: an 18-ton tractor-trailer going about 80 mph.Despite multiple signs…

FILE - In this Dec. 29, 2011 file photo, a car approaches a sobriety checkpoint set up along a busy street in Albuquerque, N.M. A prestigious scientific panel is recommending that states significantly lower their drunken driving thresholds as part of a blueprint to eliminate the “entirely preventable” 10,000 alcohol-impaired driving deaths in the United States each year. (AP Photo/Susan Montoya Bryan)

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Science panel backs lower drunken driving threshold

by Joan Lowy Associated PressJanuary 17, 2018

Jake Nelson, AAA’s director for traffic safety advocacy and research, drives one of the test vehicles used in the study.

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Technology crammed into cars worsens driver distraction

by Joan Lowy Associated PressOctober 6, 2017

FILE - In this Aug. 29, 2017 file photo, Interstate 69 is covered by floodwaters from Harvey, in Humble, Texas. Just two weeks ago, President Donald Trump rolled back an order by his predecessor that would have made it easier for storm-ravaged communities to use federal emergency aid to rebuild bridges, roads and other construction so they can better withstand future disasters. That decision is now being questioned with the Texas Gulf Coast and much of Houston under water in the wake of Harvey. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

Trump makes it more difficult to rebuild for future floods

by Michael Biesecker Associated Press, and Joan Lowy Associated PressAugust 30, 2017

Emergency personnel work at the scene of a fatal multi-vehicle crash on the eastbound side of the Bronx Expressway in the Bronx section of New York. The government says traffic fatalities surged about 8 percent in the first nine months of last year, continuing an alarming upward spiral that began in late 2014.

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Surge in traffic deaths outpaces increase in travel

by Joan Lowy Associated PressJanuary 13, 2017

FILE - In this April 28, 2016 file photo, a wrecker crew prepares to flip over a Ford Bronco that was involved in an accident in Brownsville, Texas. Traffic fatalities were up 9 percent in the first six months of this year compared to the same period last year, continuing a surge in deaths that began two years ago as the economy improved and travel picked up, according to preliminary estimates released Tuesday, Aug. 23, 2016, by the National Safety Council. (Jason Hoekema/The Brownsville Herald via AP, File)

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Traffic fatalities continued to surge in first half of 2016

by Joan Lowy Associated PressAugust 24, 2016

Police cars block access to the site where a hot air balloon crashed early Saturday, July 30, 2016, near Lockhart, Texas. At least 16 people were on board the balloon, which Federal Aviation Administration spokesman Lynn Lunsford said caught fire before crashing into a pasture shortly after 7:40 a.m. Saturday near Lockhart. No one appeared to survive the crash, authorities said. (AP Photo/James Vertuno)

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FAA warned of potential for many hot air balloon deaths

by Joan Lowy Associated PressJuly 30, 2016

In this 2015 photo provided by his neighbor, Krista Kitchen, Joshua Brown stands by his new Tesla electric car near his home in Canton, Ohio. Brown died in an accident in Florida on May 7, 2016 in the first fatality from a car using self-driving technology. According to statements by the government and the automaker, his vehicle's cameras didn't make a distinction between the white side of a turning tractor-trailer and the brightly lit sky while failing to automatically activate its brakes. (Krista Kitchen via AP)

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Death sparks ‘Autopilot’ car probe

by Joan Lowy Associated Press, and John Seewer Associated PressJuly 2, 2016

A demonstrator waves a flag with marijuana leaves on it during a protest calling for the legalization of marijuana outside of the White House, in Washington, Saturday, April 2, 2016. During the rally protesters demanded President Obama use his authority to stop marijuana arrests and pardon offenders. ( AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana)

Study: ‘No scientific basis’ for marijuana impairment tests

by Joan Lowy Associated PressMay 10, 2016

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Air bag recall doubles in size, taxes overloaded industry

by Tom Krisher Associated Press, and Joan Lowy Associated PressMay 4, 2016