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Worker on Alaska Airlines Flight ‘Knowingly Violated’ Policy With Nap

A contract worker who fell asleep Monday in the cargo hold of a departing Alaska Airlines jetliner “knowingly violated” the policies and procedures of his employer, Menzies Aviation, the company said Tuesday. Menzies, a global provider of airline handling, said the worker “hid in the hold of an aircraft to take a nap,” forcing the plane the turn around and make an emergency landing. The matter remains under internal investigation, the company added.

'10 and 2' steering wheel position is dangerously outdated

When I took Drivers Ed in the late 90s, the "10 and 2" position was hammered into my brain by instructors as the only way to safely grip a steering wheel. According to this video by AAA, though, not only is that position wrong, it's dangerous.

Earth Day lets us remember who owns the environment

"In 1970 when Wisconsin Sen. Gaylord Nelson invented Earth Day, we were groggy, but starting to awaken about rescuing the environment from ourselves. Only two years earlier, the pollution-gagged Cuyahoga River in Ohio actually caught fire, giving another reason why living in Cleveland was depressing. It was as if a higher power was suggesting a final warning. Fix yourselves soon or else.

Shocking study: Walking faster increases chances of tsunami survival

A groundbreaking new study suggests what some scientists have long-suspected: walking faster makes you move faster, and this is helpful in disaster situations.

Totally reasonable bed bug solution: Soak car in alcohol, set on fire

Well, that escalated quickly.

The American Job: 3 British men drive Mini Coopers across U.S. to raise money for boy's surgery

Today at Accident Data Center, we're wishing safe travels to three men riding in tiny cars for a good cause.

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Which state really has the worst drivers?

I’ve lived in five different states, and in each one there is at least one designated bad-driving scapegoat. In Wisconsin, it’s Illinois drivers (and Minnesota in the northern part of the state). In Minnesota, it’s Wisconsin. In Massachusetts, Rhode Island drivers are the worst. Both Washington and Idaho hate Californians generally--especially their driving.

The world's first self-driving semi hits the road: Is it safe?

Earlier today in Nevada, the world's first self-driving semi-truck crossed the Hoover Dam. Freightliner was given a license to test out its autonomously driving tractor trailer in the Silver State, which has legislation allowing self-driving vehicles, and today's was the first test of the (sort of) driverless truck on public roads.