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Scent of Danger: Is 'New-Car Smell' Responsible for Accident?

By Ben MuessigDec 17th 2010 – 11:58PM

Car crashes can be blamed on any number of factors, from mechanical malfunction to driver error. But what about new-car smell? An accident expert investigating a hit-and-run in Edwards, Colo., says a collision between a driver and a bicyclist may have been caused, in part, by the fresh scent inside a month-old 2010...

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