News tagged with passengers
Dragon expected to set historic course
(Phys.org) -- The upcoming launch of a SpaceX spacecraft and rocket on a demonstration flight to the International Space Station is expected to cross a key milestone on the path to operational, commercial ...
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
Apr 12, 2012 |
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Risk-based passenger screening could make air travel safer
Anyone who has flown on a commercial airline since 2001 is well aware of increasingly strict measures at airport security checkpoints. A study by Illinois researchers demonstrates that intensive screening ...
Jan 31, 2012 |
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Engineers devise shoe sampling system for detecting trace amounts of explosives
The ability to efficiently and unobtrusively screen for trace amounts of explosives on airline passengers could improve travel safety – without invoking the ire of inconvenienced fliers. Toward that end, mechanical engineer ...
Nov 21, 2011 |
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EU adopts guidelines on airport body scanners
(AP) -- The European Union adopted new guidelines Monday on using body scanners at airports, hoping to address the privacy concerns that have delayed their implementation across the continent.
Nov 14, 2011 |
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Study aims to improve fuel economy by 30 percent
Researchers at the University of California, Riverside along with their research partners have received a $1.2 million grant from the Department of Energy to study and evaluate technologies that provide feedback to drivers ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Aug 17, 2011 |
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Obama to announce new car efficiency standards
US President Barack Obama will later this week unveil new fuel efficiency standards for passenger cars and light trucks for the 2017-2025 period, the White House said Wednesday.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 27, 2011 |
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How algae could change your world (or at least your car)
Will we soon be fueling our cars, applying cosmetics and eating food - all made from algae? That's the rather science-fiction-y premise of the new cluster of companies (many of them based in San Diego, home of the San ...
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Jul 13, 2011 |
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Did colossal WWII bombing raids alter weather?
On May 11, 1944, a warm and cloudless spring day, U.S. Army Air Force B-24 Liberators, B-17 Flying fortresses and their fighter escorts lifted off from airfields across southeast England. They climbed, circled, ...
Space & Earth / Earth Sciences
Jul 08, 2011 |
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3Q: Airline regulations should be grounded
In August, new airline regulations from the U.S. government will go into effect. They include refunding passengers checked bag fees if luggage is lost, increasing the compensation bumped passengers receive ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
May 03, 2011 |
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Fatal crashes fall among teen drivers
Programs that create some common-sense restrictions when young drivers get behind the wheel have helped cut the rate of deadly crashes by more than half. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) looked at fatal ...
Apr 07, 2011 |
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Running on a faster track: Researchers develop scheduling tool to save time on public transport
What matters for commuters is not just if the train will be on time, but how long the journey will take. It's an important factor in public transportation and can make the difference in helping commuters choose mass transit ...
Feb 16, 2011 |
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Liquids scanner for airport security
(PhysOrg.com) -- Air passengers one day may be able to carry their soaps, shampoo and bottled water onto the plane again, thanks to technology originally developed at UC Davis to check the quality of wine.
Feb 08, 2011 |
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Have we reached peak travel?
(PhysOrg.com) -- Since the 1970s, passenger travel by vehicles and airplanes has grown rapidly in industrialized countries, and the International Energy Agency has predicted steady, though slower, travel growth ...
Jan 03, 2011 |
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China passenger train hits 300 mph, breaks record
(AP) -- A Chinese passenger train hit a record speed of 302 miles per hour (486 kilometers per hour) Friday during a test run of a yet-to-be opened link between Beijing and Shanghai, state media said.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Dec 03, 2010 |
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Sniffing out shoe bombs: A new and simple sensor for explosive chemicals
University of Illinois chemists have developed a simple sensor to detect an explosive used in shoe bombs. It could lead to inexpensive, easy-to-use devices for luggage and passenger screening at airports and elsewhere.
Chemistry / Analytical Chemistry
Oct 19, 2010 |
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Passenger
A passenger is a term broadly used to describe any person who travels in a vehicle, but bears little or no responsibility for the tasks required for that vehicle to arrive at its destination.
Passenger is one who is carried by a public carrier from one place to another, whether for consideration or without it.
Crew members (if any), as well as the driver or pilot of the vehicle, are usually not considered to be passengers. For example, a flight attendant on an airline would not be considered a "passenger" while on duty, but an employee riding in a company car being driven by another person would be considered a passenger, even if the car was being driven on company business.
For more information about Passenger, read the full article at
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