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  Learning Mechanism of the Adult Brain Revealed

  April 26, 2012 — They say you can’t teach an old dog new tricks. Fortunately, this is not always true. Researchers have now discovered how the adult brain can adapt to new situations. Their study may be ... > full story
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  Vibrating Steering Wheel Guides Drivers While Keeping Their Eyes on the Road

  April 24, 2012 — A vibrating steering wheel is an effective way to keep a driver's eyes safely on the road by providing an additional means to convey directions from a car's navigation system, researchers have ... > full story
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  Distracted Driving Up Among Students

  April 24, 2012 — According to the California Department of Motor Vehicles (CADMV), distracted driving is on the rise due to an increase in the use of cell phones and other electronic devices and the increasing ... > full story
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  Primary Seat Belt Laws Mean Even High-Risk Teens Stay Buckled Up Into Adulthood

  April 19, 2012 — Teen drivers who live in states with “secondary enforcement” seat belt laws are less likely to stay buckled up than in “primary enforcement” ... > full story
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  MP3 Song-Searching Can Increase Risk for Drivers

  April 16, 2012 — Human factors/ergonomics researchers find that MP3 players might increase driver distraction risk, depending on which devices drivers use and how long they look away from the road while searching for ... > full story
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  Traffic Harms Asturian Amphibians

  April 12, 2012 — Midwife toads and palmate newts are run over and their habitats are fragmented by roads in the Trubia valley (Asturias). According to a Spanish study, alleviating traffic is not enough to minimize ... > full story
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  Can a Standard Vision Test Predict Nighttime Driving Performance?

  April 10, 2012 — Just because a driver has passed the motor vehicle administration's vision test may not mean he or she is safe to drive. A recent study found that the frequency and distance at which drivers with ... > full story
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  Older Drivers at High Crash Risk Are 'More Distractible'

  April 2, 2012 — Older drivers rated at high crash risk on a computerized vision test are more likely to have driving problems related to distractions in the car, reports a new ... > full story
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  NASA Flight Tests New ADS-B Device on Ikhana UAS

  March 26, 2012 — NASA's Dryden Flight Research Center flew its Ikhana MQ-9 unmanned aircraft with an Automatic Dependent Surveillance-Broadcast, or ADS-B, device, for the first time on March 15. It was the first time ... > full story
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  Sleepy Pilots, Train Operators and Drivers

  March 4, 2012 — The people we trust to take us or our loved ones from place to place struggle with sleep, according to an new poll. It is the first poll to ask transportation professionals, including pilots, train ... > full story

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