Air Travel Getting Safer and Safer
Despite the likely recent bombing of a Russian jet.
Safety
Task Force Will Hammer Out Who Will Have to Report Their Drones to the Government
Can we start with the CIA?
Michigan Cops Plan to Pull Teenagers Over for Obeying the Law
A Macomb County program aimed at "rewarding" good drivers casually violates their constitutional rights.
Energy Drinks: Safe As Coffee But Somehow Lethal
An alarmist Washington Post story conflates Red Bull with pure caffeine powder.
Self-Driving Cars Dodging Deer and Regulators So Far
Self-driving vehicles are legal in most states.
Is Marijuana Causing More Car Crashes in Washington?
The presence of THC does not necessarily indicate impairment.
Ruby, Don't Take Your Drone to Town
Private surveillance by unmanned aircraft causing headaches.
Defining Drugged Driving by THC Levels Makes Little Sense, Heritage Foundation Concedes
Paul Larkin suggests states should reduce BAC levels instead.
Google's Robot Car Cuts Off Delphi's Robot Car: No Road Rage Ensues
What is the self-driving equivalent of flipping the bird?
Government Study Casts Doubt on Legal Definitions of Stoned Driving
Simulator tests also confirm that marijuana impairs drivers less than alcohol.
Washington Driver Gets Six Months for 'Marijuana-Related' Crash That May Have Had Nothing to Do With Marijuana
The state's new standard for stoned driving can make innocent people guilty.
Classical Mythology Too Triggering for Columbia Students
Roman and Greek mythology "contains triggering and offensive material that marginalizes student identities in the classroom," students say.
What a Suicidal Pilot Can Teach Us About Trying to Predict All Risk
Watch out when folks play the "safety card." Consider what we might lose in its pursuit.
Who Will Be Screwed Over by the FAA's New Drone Rules?
The precautionary principle strikes again.
'Drugged' Drivers Who Aren't
One reason a link between marijuana and car crashes is hard to verify
If Marijuana Causes Lots of Crashes, Why Are They So Hard to Count?
A major study finds no link between pot and car accidents.
Landmark Study Finds Marijuana Is Not Linked to Car Crashes
USA Today nevertheless perceives a "new driving threat from dopers."
HPV Vaccination Does Not Increase Promiscuity Among Adolescents
It's a vaccine against sexually transmitted cancer
Vaccines and Autism: Rand Paul Please Say It Ain't So!
Let's hope that the senator misspoke and will soon clarify his remarks
Colorado's Mysterious Marijuana DUID Numbers
With one year of data, it's hard to perceive a trend.
BPA Safe: Yet Another Scientifically Unfounded Environmentalist Scare Bites the Dust
European Food Safety Authority finds "no consumer health risk from bisphenol-A exposure."
Contra the Media, We're Safer Now Than Ever Before
We wax nostalgic about the past, but the past was much nastier than today.
Stoned Drivers: The Case Against Panic
Pot prohibitionists undermine their own warnings about legalization and car crashes.
Applied Philosophy: Who Do We Program This Car To Hit?
The ethics of autonomous vehicles.
Friday A/V Club: The Legend of Action Park
It was the '80s. It was New Jersey. It was another place and time.
