08/19/2008

LaBeouf not to blame for crash

Shia LaBeouf was not to blame for the car crash he was involved in on Sunday.
The Transformers star - who was arrested following the accident - has now been told he will not be charged with the misdemeanour offence of driving under the influence (DUI).
Los Angeles Sheriff's spokesperson Steve Whitmore has confirmed the other driver was at fault for the crash.
He explained: "The other car ran a red light and, if not already, they will be cited.
"They will now be listed as Party One on the report, indicating they were at fault."
Meanwhile, campaign group Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) have written an open letter to the actor, pleading with him to install ignition interlock devices to prevent him making the same mistake again.
The letter reads: "To protect the safety of his family and the citizens of his community, Mothers Against Drunk Driving calls on Shia LaBeouf to voluntarily install ignition interlock devices on all vehicles registered in his name, in addition to completing the official punishment/sanctions that may be levied in the event of his conviction for DUI.
"An ignition interlock is a breath test device linked to a vehicle's ignition system and is normally mandated to convicted drunk drivers as a condition of probation. We hope Mr. LaBeouf will voluntarily use the opportunity of his DUI arrest to educate his fans - and the country - about this life-saving device by installing the device on his vehicles."
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CNG cylinders pulled after blast

All 375 imported cylinders of compressed natural gas (CNG) from the shipment that contained a tank that exploded last week have been removed from the market pending a safety review. Siam Ratchathani Co, the company that imported the cylinders in April, had agreed to the withdrawal, said Norkhun Sitthipong, the deputy permanent secretary of the Energy Ministry. The company would offer free replacement CNG kits to any customers who had purchased the units, he added. The explosion took place on Friday at a PTT service station in Samut Prakan, where a privately owned bus was being refuelled. A pump attendant was injured and seven vehicles damaged. Most of the 145-litre-cylinders with serial numbers from 54187 to 545562 had been installed in trucks and buses and a total of 90 cylinders were in the process of being installed in garages. The importer told the ministry that the 375 cylinders had been manufactured by Fine Tech Co of South Korea with steel from China. Fine Tech executives flew to Thailand shortly after Friday's incident and offered to recall the products and pay compensation to clients itself. Mr Norkhun said the cylinders had received ISO 11439 international certification and had also been installed by certified garages and technicians. ''The material of these tanks might be the main root cause,'' a spokesman for the importer said. ''Normally a CNG cylinder needs a special grade of steel, which should have light weight but be very strong to withstand high pressure of at least 200 bars.'' Representatives of Siam Ratchathani, Fine Tech, PTT and Energy Ministry officials are all co-operating in an investigation to determine the cause and prevent a repeat incident.Mr Norkhun said that while the cylinder was certified, it might have been positioned improperly in the bus during installation. Kasetsart University experts have also agreed to conduct a safety test of the burst cylinder with the results expected within two weeks. PTT has been asked not to refill any vehicles containing cylinders from the affected shipment, said Sirisak Wittaya-udon, the deputy director-general of the Department of Energy Business. More than 100,000 CNG cylinders have been installed in local vehicles and Friday's accident was only the second of its kind, he added.
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Water safety campaign offers virtual jet ski test drive

It may not be in the water, but kids are lining up for this ride.
To help make waters safer, Texas Parks and Wildlife hit the expos and boat shows with a virtual reality game to teach kids how to play it safe on the water.
"We have a variety of people who enjoy using it all the way from the littlest kids who get on there with their families helping them out to the teenager to the young adults," Boating Education Coordinator Brandi Bradford said. "That's our big crowd."
The personal watercraft simulator or jet ski is one of the latest tools used in TPWD's Boating Education Program.
"We teach a lot of different concepts while they're actually on the Jet Ski playing the game," Bradford said. "We talk about wearing your life jacket at all times on a personal watercraft. We talk about taking boater education. We talk about using your safety ignition switch or kill switch to kill the engine. That's also a requirement in Texas. And we really talk about the 50-foot rule and how to follow the rules of the road while you're out there playing safely with other boats."
The department also has help from country music star Kevin Fowler.
"Well Bubba, thanks for coming by and remember 'Nobody's Waterproof,'" Fowler said to a fan while signing autographs. "Be careful, all the freaks are out there on the water."
Fowler is the "Wild Man" and spokesperson for the "Nobody's Waterproof, Play It Safe" campaign.
"Kevin does fit in great with the crowd," Bradford said. "That campaign is aimed at 18 to 34-year-olds; the kind of party crowd."
That is the same crowd that the personal watercraft simulator is directed towards.
The personal watercraft simulator is created from a real jet ski confiscated by game wardens from a previous accident.

"We gutted the engine out of it, put a game controller inside and now it's just a fun game," Bradford said. "We carry it around on a little trailer and can take it to boat shows, to outreach events, to expos; to any number of events to promote boating safety."

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