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Automotive News Archive07-Sep-2006Consumers Fear Gas Prices Will Continue To Rise More than half of Americans expect gas prices to increase between now and the fall, according to a recent poll by the Gallup organization. Child Safety Seats Reduce Risk of Death in Crashes More Than Seat Belts Alone Young children involved in car crashes may have a greater chance of survival if secured in a child restraint system, such as a safety seat than if buckled only in a seat belt, according to an article in the current issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine. Rising Gas Prices Cutting into Spending, Survey Finds More than half of Americans are driving less and cutting back on household spending because of rising gasoline prices according to a new poll by Quinnipiac University in Hamden, Connecticut. Study Finds Ethanol Cleaner But Not Cheaper Consumer Reports study concludes that E85 ethanol will cost consumers more money than gasoline. Bus Fires May Be Under-Reported Federal accident investigators have concluded that bus passengers may be at more risk than anyone thought. Testifying at a hearing on the bus fire that killed 23 elderly hurricane evacuees last year, the safety experts said fires aboard buses appear to be under-reported.
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