News tagged with traffic crashes

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 ...

Other Sciences / Mathematics

created Mar 27, 2009 | popularity 4.4 / 5 (8) | comments 0

Teens with own cars have more crashes, study finds

(AP) -- Parents beware: Giving in to teens' demands for their own cars can have dangerous consequences, new research suggests.

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (5) | comments 8

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 ...

Technology / Engineering

created Nov 30, 2011 | popularity 4.5 / 5 (2) | comments 9 | with audio podcast

Older drivers often involved in daytime crashes more severe than younger drivers' crashes

Kansas State University researchers are discovering the challenges aging creates for drivers.

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Apr 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Prescribed medicines are responsible for over 3 percent of road traffic crashes in France

To mark The World Day of Remembrance for Road Traffic Victims, which takes place on Sunday November 21st, PLoS Medicine publishes two research articles on Road Traffic Crashes.

Medicine & Health / Other

created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Research warns drivers about most deadly, accident-prone intersections

(PhysOrg.com) -- The difference between an intersection controlled by flashing lights and one controlled by a stop sign can play a big role in accident prevention, according to a new study by researchers at The University of Texas at Austin. ...

Other Sciences / Other

created Dec 20, 2011 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

No method in traffic madness

Tourists often assume the chaos on Vietnam's roads does not translate to a high crash rate. Nothing could be further from the truth, writes Anna Hollows.

Other Sciences / Other

created Mar 01, 2012 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Disruptive behaviour disorders in male teenagers associated with increased risk of road crashes

Disruptive behaviour disorders in male teenagers, such as attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, conduct disorder, and oppositional defiant disorder are associated with about a one-third increase in the risk of being seriously ...

Medicine & Health / Health

created Nov 15, 2010 | popularity 4 / 5 (1) | comments 0

Yawn alert for weary drivers

We've all experienced it after long hours driving, the eyelids getting heavy, a deep yawn, neck muscles relaxing, the urge to sleep, the head nodding down... But, you're hands are still on the wheel and you only just stopped ...

Technology / Engineering

created Jul 27, 2009 | popularity 2 / 5 (1) | comments 0

GM says electric Volt is safe despite fires

General Motors insisted Monday that its Chevrolet Volt is safe to drive despite the launch of a government probe after three of the Volt's electric batteries caught fire following safety tests.

Technology / Energy & Green Tech

created Nov 28, 2011 | popularity 1 / 5 (2) | comments 14

Consistent evidence: Speed cameras do reduce injuries and deaths

Placing speed cameras on roads reduces the number of road traffic injuries and deaths, concludes a team of researchers from The University of Queensland, in Brisbane, Australia. Their findings are published this month in ...

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Oct 06, 2010 | popularity 1 / 5 (1) | comments 1