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Universal Helmet Laws For Motorcycling Most Important Policy For Saving Lives Of Motorcyclists
Researchers conducted one of
the first longitudinal
analyses of the effect of
public policies to reduce
motorcycle injuries and
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Color Sensors For Better Vision
CMOS image sensors in
special cameras – as
used for driver assistance
systems – mostly only
provide monochrome images
and have a limited
sensitivity to light. Thanks
... > full story
'Intelligent Car' Able To Learn From Owner’s Driving And Warn In Case Of Accident Hazard
Scientists from six European
countries have developed a
new computer system, called
DRIVSCO, that allows
vehicles to learn from the
... > full story
Find Local Rideshares Quickly Via Mobile Phone
In spite of rising energy
prices, many car drivers in
large cities still ride
alone. The OpenRide mobile
ridesharing service aims to
save them money while
... > full story
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Creating Resilience For Vehicular Applications
October 9, 2009 — European researchers have developed promising approaches to a long-neglected aspect of car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communications: fault-tolerance and resilience. The technology is a vital ... > full story -
Keeping Children Safe: Rethinking Design
October 6, 2009 — Injury is the leading cause of death for children over the age of one in industrialized countries and improving the safety of artificial environments will benefit children's health, according to a ... > full story -
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Area-wide Traffic Calming Improves Safety -- But Will It Work In Low- And Middle-income Countries?
October 6, 2009 — Area-wide traffic calming schemes that discourage through-traffic from using residential roads are effective at reducing traffic-related injuries in high-income countries and may even reduce deaths. ... > full story -
On The Road To Secure Car-to-car Communications
September 28, 2009 — A new research project works out how to keep car-to-car data transmissions private and secure from malicious ... > full story -
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Rural Roads Dangerous For Young Drivers
September 24, 2009 — Results from Australia's largest study of young drivers have shown that they are at significant risk of crash on rural roads. According to researchers from The George Institute, young drivers living ... > full story -
Premium Info For Car Drivers
September 10, 2009 — What will the weather be like over the next few hours on the A3 between Nuremberg and Würzburg? Could fog be a problem? A new system will enable automakers to offer their customers additional ... > full story -
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Accurate Predictions In A Limited Calculation Time
September 9, 2009 — Air, road traffic and water flows can only be accurately predicted with computer simulations if the computers can automatically focus on important changes in an area, say ... > full story -
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Cities Less Dangerous Than Rural Regions, Traffic Accident Study Shows
September 8, 2009 — Transportation researchers in Germany analyzed traffic accident statistics and came to a surprising result: city dwellers have less severe traffic accidents than rural inhabitants. This invalidates ... > full story -
Designing Cars For Expectant Mothers
September 5, 2009 — Researchers have developed a new computer model that can be used as a design tool for automotive designers to help ensure that vehicle designs can accommodate the safety needs of pregnant ... > full story -
Tunnels Concentrate Air Pollution By Up To 1,000 Times
August 30, 2009 — A toxic cocktail of ultrafine particles is lurking inside road tunnels in concentration levels so high they have the potential to harm drivers and passengers, a new study has ... > full story
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