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The head of memory chip maker Micron, long known for taking risks in stunt piloting, died Friday when a small experimental plane he was piloting steeply banked, stalled and crashed near an Idaho runway.

Steve Appleton, the chief operating officer and chairman of Micron, died Friday morning in a small plane crash in Boise, the company said. He was 51.
A small experimental plane piloted by the chief executive and chairman of Micron Technology Inc. crashed after take-off Friday at the Boise airport, killing the head of the Idaho memory chip maker who survived a similar crash eight years ago.

A Federal Aviation Administration official said Tuesday that there likely will be no significant changes to air-show and air-race safety rules despite an accident last year that killed 11 people and injured about 70 others.

Officials are moving ahead with plans for this year's National Championship Air Races despite a tragic crash at September's event that killed 11 and injured more than 70, the head of the Reno Air Races said Wednesday.
A heart surgeon from the Mayo Clinic in Florida flying across the northern corner of the state to retrieve a heart for transplant was killed Monday when his helicopter crashed, officials said.

The Federal Aviation Administration on Wednesday issued new rules aimed at preventing airline pilots from flying while dangerously fatigued, a move safety advocates have been urging for more than two decades.
A driver in the next lane is moving his lips. Is he on a hands-free cellphone? Talking to someone in the car? To himself? Singing along to the radio?

When someone is talking to you, your brain is listening, processing and thinking about what's being said — even if you're in the driver's seat trying to concentrate on traffic. That's why drivers get distracted during cellphone conversations, even when using hands-free phones, researchers say.
A driver in the next lane is moving his lips. Is he on a hands-free cellphone? Talking to someone in the car? To himself? Singing along to the radio?
Ren Bishop is one of many American drivers who texts, tweets and talks on her cellphone while she's behind the wheel _ and thinks it should be up to drivers to use their discretion when it comes to safety.

Ren Bishop is one of many American drivers who texts, tweets and talks on her cellphone while she's behind the wheel — and thinks it should be up to drivers to use their discretion when it comes to safety.
Ren Bishop is one of many American drivers who texts, tweets and talks on her cellphone while she's behind the wheel _ and thinks it should be up to drivers to use their discretion when it comes to safety.

Texting, emailing or using a cellphone while driving is simply too dangerous to be allowed anywhere, federal safety investigators declared Tuesday, recommending that all states impose a total ban except for emergencies.

Texting, emailing or using a cellphone while driving is simply too dangerous to be allowed anywhere, federal safety investigators declared Tuesday, recommending that all states impose a far-reaching total ban except for emergencies.

By Rowan Scarborough - The Washington Times
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