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Survey: Most States Allow 5-10 mph Speeding Cushion for Motorists By KEN THOMAS Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON- Authorities patrolling U.S. highways tend to give motorists a cushion of up to 10 miles per hour above the speed limit before pulling them over, says a survey by a group of state...

BOSTON - Distributing portable defibrillators to restart a quivering heart -- and training the public to use them -- can double the survival rate for people who have collapsed from cardiac arrest, according to a massive North American study. Meanwhile, a second study concluded that rescue...

WHEATLEY, AR—Although reckless driving and minor driver impairment were cited as additional factors, police investigators ruled pure, unadulterated stupidity as the primary cause in the death of an unlicensed motorist involved in a single-car accident Sunday. "We're fairly positive the...

What do you think? Copyright 2005 Blethen Maine Newspapers, Inc. Portland Press Herald (Maine) May 13, 2005 Friday, FINAL Edition EDITORIAL; Pg. A10 422 words Don't make responders liable for civil suits; Instead of suing emergency workers, require that governments...

Are they a good thing or a bad thing? What are your thoughts? Personally, I like 'em, although sometimes I wish they'd be a little less eager