News articles tagged with 'traffic'
MIT: New algorithm may improve defensive driving
— 2 Dec 2011 10:38 | TechnologyIn 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…
Petrol stations pollute their immediate surroundings
— 5 Feb 2011 14:27 | EnvironmentIn Spain it is relatively common to come across petrol stations surrounded by houses, particularly in urban areas. Researchers from the University of Murcia (UM) have studied the effects…
Consistent evidence: Speed cameras do reduce injuries and deaths
— 6 Oct 2010 04:44 | HealthPlacing 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…
New system helps locate car park spaces
— 8 Jul 2010 08:09 | TechnologyA research group from the UAB Department of Telecommunications and Systems Engineering at the School of Engineering, led by Jose Lopez Vicario and Antoni Morell, took part in the development…
Eye movements and sight distance reveal how drivers negotiate winding roads
— 7 Jul 2010 11:54 | HealthIt is well-documented that when negotiating winding roads, drivers tend to look at a specific, well-defined point on the lane marking - referred to as the tangent point. New research…
Supply chain professor: 'Oil spill, flooding create perfect storm' for commerce, shipping
— 6 May 2010 14:20 | EnvironmentThe oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and epic flooding in Tennessee have created a 'perfect storm' for businesses that rely on an efficient supply chain, according to a University of…
Older drivers often involved in daytime crashes more severe than younger drivers' crashes
— 16 Apr 2010 01:53 | HealthKansas State University researchers are discovering the challenges ageing creates for drivers. To help improve traffic safety, K-State engineers identified the characteristics of older…
Preventing road deaths - new research and magazine articles from PLoS Medicine
— 30 Mar 2010 10:29 | HealthA recent WHO report on inadequate road safety opened with some stark figures: 1.2 million deaths and up to 50 million nonfatal injuries occur every year on the world's roads. In keeping…
Confronting infectious disease threats at large-scale international events
— 25 Feb 2010 12:16 | HealthIntegrating real-time Internet-based infectious disease surveillance with knowledge of worldwide air traffic patterns could help in confronting infectious disease threats at mass gatherings,…
Climate change will lead to fewer traffic accidents
— 16 Feb 2010 11:35 | EnvironmentClimate change will lead to fewer traffic accidents in West Midlands, UK. Research from the University of Gothenburg estimates climate change to decrease the number of days with temperatures…