News tagged with traffic accident
At a crossroads: New research predicts which cars are likeliest to run lights at intersections
In 2008, according to the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration, 2.3 million automobile crashes occurred at intersections across the United States, resulting in some 7,000 deaths. More than 700 of ...
Nov 30, 2011 |
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University of Brighton design students makes biking safer with BLAZE projection system
(PhysOrg.com) -- Emily Brooke, a design student at the University of Brighton, may just be the best friend that a biker has ever had. Anyone who has tried to ride a bike on crowded city streets knows how much ...
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jun 13, 2011 |
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Toyota's new pre-crash technology directs steering
Toyota is developing a safety technology that takes control of the steering so the vehicle can veer away when it isn't able to stop before impact.
Technology / Hi Tech & Innovation
Jul 21, 2011 |
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Visions of a 'car-free future'
City centers could become virtually car-free over the next 20 years under new plans proposed by University of Leeds transport researchers.
Technology / Energy & Green Tech
Oct 20, 2011 |
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Smarter cars are gaining traction (w/ Video)
(PhysOrg.com) -- Lives can depend on a vehicle's moment-by-moment traction. New European technology promises to make cars as good as experienced, alert drivers at sensing and adjusting to wet, snowy or icy ...
Dec 21, 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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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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'Iron' fist proposed for Miami's giant snail problem
Huge, slimy snails from Africa have overrun a Miami-area town and the US government said Tuesday a potent pesticide is the best way to get rid of their exploding numbers.
Oct 12, 2011 |
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Drafting without drivers
Fewer accidents, less fuel consumption, and fewer traffic jams: Autonomous, computer-controlled vehicles have many advantages in road traffic. In particular, if many cars join to form long convoys. On May ...
May 11, 2011 |
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Engineers test smart traffic systems to reduce first responder deaths
Thugs and fires are obvious threats for police and firefighters, but traffic accidents also pose a serious danger for first responders.
Mar 23, 2011 |
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Accident protection in the windshield
Driver-assistance systems help prevent accidents. Quite simply, the more a car knows about its surroundings, the more intelligently it can respond to them. Researchers have now developed an optical sensor ...
Jul 19, 2011 |
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UK police force publishes all incidents to Twitter
(AP) -- From stolen cars to suspicious smells, one of Britain's biggest police forces is posting every incident it deals with over 24 hours to micro-blogging site Twitter.
Oct 14, 2010 |
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Big games, close scores lead to more auto fatalities for winning fans
Closely contested major sporting events are followed by a significant increase in traffic fatalities for fans of the winning team, according to new research from North Carolina State University. It turns out there may be ...
Other Sciences / Economics & Business
Mar 08, 2011 |
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Researchers apply fatigue model to fatal commuter air crash
Washington State University sleep researchers have determined that the air traffic controller in the crash of a Lexington, Ky., commuter flight was substantially fatigued when he failed to detect that the plane was on the ...
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Jan 20, 2011 |
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Virtual solution to driving phobias
(PhysOrg.com) -- Nervous drivers are being helped to overcome their road phobias by donning Cyclops-style goggles that transport them to a three-dimensional virtual world.
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Oct 19, 2009 |
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