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All New Mexican's need and deserve safe roadways

Because we are people there will always be crashes; as a group we are just not capable of perfect driving all the time. But the kind of crash that claimed the life of one cyclist and left another in very critical condition last week can be made less likely.

One of the first complaints from motorists about cyclists is when they see a cyclist run a red light or commit some other traffic code infraction. While I don’t think that cyclists should run red lights, can anyone site…

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Added by gleejb on May 15, 2011 at 10:21pm — 12 Comments

Recovery Cat 4.2.2011

Radiation hormesis (also called radiation homeostasis) is the hypothesis that chronic low doses of ionizing radiation (in addition to the natural background doses) are beneficial, stimulating hypothetical reserve repair mechanisms that protect against disease, but are not activated in…

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Added by J. Paul Lanier on April 2, 2011 at 6:00am — 3 Comments

Richard Romero wants citizen input on public safety

The recent string of tragic events in our community serve as a sobering reminder of the public safety problems that our city has been plagued with for many years. Its unfortunate that in a city the size of Albuquerque, the current mayor deems it necessary to be accompanied by an armed, three man security detail during his daily and after hours activities.

Richard Romero has a definite… Continue

Added by Richard Romero for Mayor on July 2, 2009 at 8:30am — 6 Comments

A Safety Message to Runners

As a runner, I cringe when I see runners doing certain behaviors that might be harmful to themselves. As I was walking the dog this morning, a runner passed me and I had to hold myself back from giving her unwanted advice. But as I was coming into the house, I had a thought -- why shouldn't I give unwanted advice since I'll feel better for putting it out there and it might just save a runner's life or at least some of their physical well-being.

The advice comes in two parts. First,… Continue

Added by M&M on August 2, 2008 at 9:47am — 12 Comments

DOT commercial

Dear Staff for the Department of Transportation Traffic Safety Bureau,

This evening as I was watching KOAT news, I saw your departments' commercial about drivers looking out (twice) for motorcyclist. FANTASTIC!!!! Your team delivered the message powerfully. I thought it was visually quite influential. I hope that this commercial, and others like it (looking *AND* signaling before changing lanes!) will saturate all of the local network TV stations, airways, newspapers,… Continue

Added by pineapple_yum on June 17, 2008 at 12:30am — 22 Comments

Self Serve Puts Sexy Safety First!

April is Phthalate Awareness Month!

Phtha- what? Right. It’s a scary word. But toxins in sex toys are even scarier!

(http://www.selfservetoys.com) We are putting safety first. We want to raise public awareness about phthalates -- toxins commonly used to manufacture adult toys -- by introducing Phthalate Awareness Month this April. "Self Serve’s all about pleasure, and we don’t think our customers should have to worry about the safety of their sex toys," says Self Serve… Continue

Added by Self Serve on March 26, 2008 at 12:30pm — 2 Comments