News tagged with cyclist safety

Path to good health, less pollution is the sidewalk: report

US pressure groups joined forces Monday to urge authorities to spend more to improve Americans' health and cut greenhouse gas emissions.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 09, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0




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A bicycle built for you

Recent graduates of the UA McGuire Entrepreneurship Program have launched Velocis, a company that promotes environmental sustainability and healthful living through use of custom-designed electric bicycles.

Technology / Engineering

created Dec 21, 2011 | popularity 2 / 5 (4) | comments 2

Rule-breaking, risk-taking and road safety

Cardiff researchers have discovered that culture and the attitudes of road users towards risk are fundamental in explaining road traffic safety in the UK and around the world.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Nov 25, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

New York City saddles up for cycling

Bicycle lanes, cycling lessons for adults, and soon 10,000 bikes in a sharing program: New York is pedaling hard to join the world's growing love affair with the bicycle.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Oct 01, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 5

ISU study uses iPhone GPS tools to assist 12 Iowa towns with their Safe Routes to School programs

An Iowa State University-Iowa Department of Public Health (IDPH) study uses high-tech devices to encourage low-tech solutions to escalating childhood obesity rates in Iowa. This month the researchers are providing ...

Technology / Software

created Aug 16, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

California dreaming: LA imagines life without cars

Los Angeles is famous for its addiction to cars -- whether cruising in their convertibles, or (more often) sitting in monster traffic jams on the freeway, the car is definitely king for Angelenos.

Technology / Other

created Jul 27, 2011 | popularity 3 / 5 (2) | comments 1

The Medical Minute: March is brain injury awareness month

March is National Brain Injury Awareness Month. Traumatic brain injuries are disruptions or changes in the way the brain functions that occur due to a blow or jolt to the head or penetrating injuries. The severity can range ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Mar 24, 2011 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Invisible helmet for the hair-consious cyclists (w/ Video)

The latest accessory for cyclists comes in the form of an inflatable airbag -- for the head. A Stockholm-based industrial duo by the names of Terese Alstin and Anna Haupt have developed a solution for those ...

Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation

created Oct 22, 2010 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (11) | comments 13 | with audio podcast weblog

New phone apps aim to boost health

The iPhone is proven as a way to fill time, from making posts on social networks to playing silly games. Now, some entrepreneurs hope to add to its more practical uses, enabling it to monitor health and prevent disease.

Technology / Software

created Jun 24, 2010 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0

Crash helmet with a useful smell

(PhysOrg.com) -- Cycle helmets are available in a wide range of types, including foldable models, models fitted with a flashing rear light or featuring an iPhone display. In future, they will start to smell ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jun 02, 2010 | popularity 4.2 / 5 (5) | comments 0 | with audio podcast

Poor suffer disproportionately from road crashes: study

The poor are disproportionately victims of road crashes, with the number of deaths set to nearly double in two decades, according to the first global assessment of road safety released on Monday.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Jun 15, 2009 | popularity not rated yet | comments 0


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