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Government May Use Tech To Stop Cell Phone Use In Cars
People are so insistent on driving while using their cell phones that only death in a car accident will stop them from doing so. Spurred by the prevalence of fatal accidents caused by distracted...
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No Electronic Cigarettes Allowed On Flights, Rules The DOT
Looks like cigarette smokers will have to keep furiously chewing nicotine gum on U.S. flights, as the Department of Transportation has said “nope, not gonna do it,” to allowing smokeless electronic...
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DOT Investigates Airlines For Not Disclosing Fees On Their Websites
Starting August 23rd, airlines were supposed to start being more upfront on their websites about the fees they charge you. Guess what? They didn’t. The new rule requires that there be a very visible...
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One In Three Teens Admits To Texting Or E-Mailing While Driving
As the evidence piles up showing that teens are still distracted behind the wheel to an unsafe degree, Department of Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has introduced a new initiative aimed at ending...
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TripAdvisor Smacked With $80K Fine For Violating Fare Advertising Rule
TripAdvisor has fallen afoul of the U.S. Department of Transportation’s rule about fare advertising, resulting in a fine of $80,000. The rule went into effect in January, and stated that ticket agents...
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JetBlue Fined For Not Telling Passengers They Can Exit A Plane Stuck...
Know your rights, airplane passengers! If you’re stuck at the gate waiting to take off, you do not have to just sit there and take it, according to the Department of Transportation’s rules. JetBlue is...
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Toyota Will Pay A Record Fine Of $17.35M Over Delay In Reporting Safety Defects
(stellarviewer) Toyota says it will be paying out a record $17.35 million — the maximum fine allowably by law — after the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety...
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Transportation Secretary: Dreamliners Won’t Fly Again Until They’re Deemed...
(cag2012) Just one week after he said he would be comfortable taking a spin in a Boeing 787 Dreamliners, Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood has changed his tune. After numerous reports of problems...
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Airlines Mishandled Fewer Bags Last Year Maybe Because We Hate Paying To...
(TheeErin) The good news is that the Department of Transportation says airlines are mishandling fewer bags than before, with a nice little 8% drop in the amount of “lost, damaged, delayed or pilfered”...
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Supreme Court Denies Airline Industry Challenge To Price Advertising Rules
(bravoinsd) Ever since the Transportation Department told U.S. airlines they’d have to advertise the total cost of a ticket when touting their fares, the industry has been fighting back. Back in July a...
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DOT Fines Delta $750,000 For Breaking Rules On Passenger-Bumping
(m01229)Delta isn’t great about letting passengers volunteer to be bumped off an oversold flight instead of just bumping them by force. The company just doesn’t have enough CEOs to go around and offer...
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The DOT Wants To Know: Should Cell Phone Calls Be Allowed On Planes?
(John Kittelsrud) Back in December when the Federal Communications Commission announced it would start investigating whether or not it’s a good idea to lift the ban on cell phone calls on planes — from...
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Even Business Travelers Don’t Want Anyone Yakking Away On The Phone In Mid-Air
(Flying Photog) Who do you think of when you imagine the chatty kind of person who might want to make phone calls in the middle of a crowded airplane, mid-flight? While your mental picture might land...
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Congress Wants To Restore Glory Days Of Misleading Airfares And Hidden Fees
(Paul Thompson) Remember what it was like to book air travel way back in ye olden days of three years ago? You’d spot a really excellent online deal on a flight, only to discover at checkout that after...
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GM To Pay $35 Million Fine For Botched Ignition Switch Recall
(paul bica) GM will be paying a record-setting $35 million fine over its completely botched decade-long ignition-switch defect and subsequent recall, the Department of Transportation announced today....
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Proposed Rule Means Airlines Would Have To Be More Forthcoming With Fee...
(David Transier) Purchasing plane tickets can be a painstaking task. First, you comb through options to see what fits your schedule, then you search high and low for a price that meets your travel...
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Feds Update, Expand Rules Covering How Airlines Report Their Animal-Safety...
(CarbonArc)When you’re flying with your pet, sometimes it’s not possible to keep your beloved Mr. Saucypants in the plane cabin with you. But banishing him to the cargo hold below can be a daunting...
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Report: Envoy Air, ExpressJet More Likely To Lose Your Bags; Virgin, Frontier...
(TheeErin)Each time I check my suitcase before hopping a flight, I say a little prayer that my things will make to my final destination. Luckily for me, I’ve had few issues with checked baggage (knock...
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Airlines Hopefully To Break Guitars Less Often As Rule About Instruments As...
(John Hanley) A musician’s instrument is a precious thing, in both senses of the word: they can be both riotously expensive, and also deeply loved. Airlines, however, have a bad track record of...
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Southwest Fined $1.6M For Lengthy Tarmac Delays
(Douglas Muth) Southwest Airlines is once again feeling the ire of federal regulators, as the Department of Transportation on Thursday imposed a $1.6 million fine against the airline for forcing...
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