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  • May 2008

    • Beer Gets Seatbelt, Kid Doesn't

      Brisbane Times (Australia)  |  May 13, 08 5:28 PM CDT

      Beer Gets Seatbelt, Kid Doesn't

      (Newser) - An Australian man has been fined after buckling up his beer but letting a 5-year-old child ride sitting on the floor of his car. "The concern is about people's priorities," a police spokesperson told the Brisbane Times, adding, "It is very unusual to see someone go to the trouble of strapping in a carton of beer instead of a small child. That is the shocking thing." More »

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      Australia  • parenting  • beer  • seatbelts

  • February 2008

    • Hey, 'Hannah': Buckle Up!

      Consumer Reports  |  Feb 12, 08 10:05 AM CST

      Hey, 'Hannah': Buckle Up!

      (Newser) - Miley Cyrus, aka Hannah Montana, is in hot water, but not for breaking curfew or forgetting her homework. Consumer Reports is on the teen superstar's case for setting a bad example: not buckling her seatbelt. A scene in the 3-D blockbuster Hannah Montana/Miley Cyrus: Best of Both Worlds shows Miley and her dad, country singer Billy Ray Cyrus, riding in the back of a Range Rover unrestrained. More »

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      Miley Cyrus  • Hannah Montana  • car safety  • seatbelts

  • May 2007

    • Corzine: Do As I Say, Not As I Did

      Newsday  |  May 25, 07 3:21 PM CDT

      Corzine: Do As I Say, Not As I Did

      (Newser) - Jon Corzine dodged a bullet, and he wants to make sure he isn't alone. The New Jersey governor, gravely injured in an SUV crash last month while not wearing a seatbelt, appears in a new 30-second TV ad that makes it clear he's learned his lesson. Today he joined the secretary of transportation to drive home the message: Buckle up. More »

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      safety  • car accident  • Jon Corzine  • highway safety  • seatbelts

    • Look, Ma. No Seatbelt!

      USA Today  |  May 23, 07 4:07 PM CDT

      Look, Ma. No Seatbelt!

      (Newser) - The annual national campaign to encourage seatbelt use is off to a slow start thanks to a Texas ranch owner whose access to private roads exempts him from the law. President Bush showed the NATO secretary-general around around his spread in Crawford over the weekend, and although he didn't "click it," there's no ticket in his future. More »

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      George W. Bush  • car  • safety  • Tony Snow  • seatbelts

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