Archive for Category: "Safety & Security"
Ask a Pilot’s Patrick Smith on JetBlue Pilot Clayton Osbon
Last week everyone was talking about JetBlue pilot Clayton Osbon. With limited accounts of the incident released, Peter sat down with Ask a Pilot‘s Patrick Smith to sort out the truth from the rumor and to see what this incident says about today’s commercial pilots. Peter Greenberg: We see stories all the time about passengers [...]
Icarus Award:TSA Trouble & Mid-Air Madness
It’s time for our weekly roundup of travel failures. Of course, we have the latest updates on Clayton Osbon and JetBlue Flight 191, but he’s not the only Icarus nominee. Nor is he the only nominee to be restrained midair. There’s madness up in the sky as well as several high profile TSA incidents on [...]
Travel Tip: Avoid Distracted Driving
Even with sky-high gas prices, Americans are still planning to road trip this summer. But before you get behind the wheel, pay attention to these safety tips. The Department of Transportation has issued new guidelines to prevent distracted driving. Why? Well, according to government studies, distracted driving claimed 3,000 lives in 2010 alone. And in 18 [...]
Travel Tip: New TSA Rules
It seems like every every few months, the TSA tests out another policy or procedure. But this time, there are some positive changes coming. You may have heard that children under 12 no longer have to remove their shoes when going through security. They may receive what’s called a “modified pat-down” and might have to [...]
Six Life-Saving Tips for Safe Driving in Bad Weather
Winter may have been mild this year, but in parts of the U.S. and Canada, the snowfall is continuing. And as spring approaches, wet, slippery conditions continue to be a risk. And that’s when driving can at its most dangerous. According to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, an average of 184,000 automobile crashes is [...]
Travel Detective Blog: Why I Travel to Mexico
This past week Peter was down in Ixtapa, Mexico to prepare for his upcoming radio broadcast. Even passing through Mexico City’s 7.0 earthquake on Tuesday didn’t to dampen his enthusiasm for travel within the country. Read his latest blog to find out why he is still traveling to Mexico and you should too. Let me [...]
The Travel Detective Blog: Earthquakes, Unscheduled Landings and Checked Bags
Peter earned his moniker the Travel Detective by flying over 400,000 miles a year, so he’s no stranger to earthquakes, unscheduled landings and checked (or lost) bags. But what happens when all three hit on one day? Read his latest blog to find out. Spoiler alert: this is a story with a happy ending. It’s [...]
Travel Tip: Hotel Safe Safety
When it comes to leaving behind valuables, is it safe to rely on that hotel room safe? Not really, so here’s what you need to know… Here’s the deal: the innkeeper liability laws limit how much the hotel is responsible for items left in your hotel room–even if it’s in the safe. Even worse, they’ll [...]
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