News tagged with road
Technology to 'watch over' vulnerable road users
(PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed a new system to protect vulnerable road users. The technology comes in two versions: a pre-crash system and a warning system.
May 18, 2009 |
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Ground Control to Major Tom: London ISA Catches Speeders
An Intelligent Speed Adaption (ISA) system is being tested by the London for Transport (TfL). The eye-in-the-sky ISA system relies on a computer installed in the vehicle with pre-loaded speed limit road data ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
May 11, 2009 |
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Global health experts release new guidance on malaria elimination
Countries and policy leaders gain new guidance today on how and when to eliminate malaria, paving the way for the potential global eradication of the deadly disease. The announcement is being made on behalf of the Malaria ...
Medicine & Health / Diseases, Conditions, Syndromes
Apr 24, 2009 |
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China's Great Wall far longer than thought: survey
The most comprehensive and technologically advanced survey of China's Great Wall has discovered the ancient monument is much longer than previously estimated, state media reported Monday.
Other Sciences / Archaeology & Fossils
Apr 20, 2009 |
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On gravel roads, people drive at speed they are comfortable with, regardless of posted limit
Kansas gravel roads have varying speed limits, but a study by Kansas State University researchers shows that instead of abiding by those limits, people are more likely to use their own judgment to gauge how ...
Apr 10, 2009 |
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Statistical road safety: 18th century math, 21st century road safety
What possible connection could there be between an eighteenth century British Presbyterian minister and preventing road traffic accidents in Hartford, Connecticut. Everything, according to a report in the International Jo ...
Mar 27, 2009 |
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Codeine use and accident risk
The risk of being involved in a traffic accident with personal injury is significantly higher among codeine users than non-users. However, sporadic or moderate use of codeine alone does not carry an increased risk, according ...
Mar 24, 2009 |
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Brighten up! Paint study could save states millions
A new study from North Carolina State University shows that painted road markings, such as the lines separating traffic lanes, are significantly better at reflecting headlights in the direction that the paint was applied. ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Mar 10, 2009 |
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Research: Most road salt is making it into lakes and rivers (Video)
Research at the University of Minnesota has revealed that road salt used throughout the winter is making the state's lakes and rivers saltier, which could affect aquatic life and drinking water. The research indicates that ...
Feb 10, 2009 |
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Snow slackers can be found around the world
The streets were strangely quiet as I walked my daughter to school Tuesday morning. Baby stroller traffic jams are the norm in our south London neighborhood, nicknamed the "Nappy Valley" for its prodigious birthrate. But ...
Feb 04, 2009 |
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Slow Down -- Those Lines On The Road Are Longer Than You Think
Take a guess -- how long are the dashed lines that are painted down the middle of a road? If you're like most people, you answered, "Two feet."
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Feb 02, 2009 |
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Stop traffic crashes: Switch on the lights
Street lighting provides a simple, low cost means of stemming the global epidemic of road traffic death and injury. Low income countries should consider installing more lights, and high income countries should think carefully ...
Jan 21, 2009 |
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The when, where, why of road accidents
(PhysOrg.com) -- Who knows what 'aetiology' means? It's a branch of science dedicated to finding the causes of something. European researchers have been busy updating the aetiology of road accidents and studying ...
Jan 14, 2009 |
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