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Good News About $4 Gas? Fewer Traffic Deaths
July 10, 2008 — An analysis of yearly vehicle deaths compared to gas prices found death rates drop significantly as people slow down and drive less. If gas remains at $4 a gallon or higher for a year or more, ... > full story -
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New Car Navigation System Monitors Traffic To Avoid Traffic Jams
July 2, 2008 — Researchers are developing a new in-car navigation system which informs motorists about traffic jams ahead and advises the driver of the best route for their journey before they reach the congestion. ... > full story -
Minimum Drinking Age Of 21 Saves Lives, Study Finds
July 1, 2008 — One of the most comprehensive studies on the minimum drinking age shows that laws aimed at preventing consumption of alcohol by those under 21 have significantly reduced drinking-related fatal car ... > full story -
Love Thy Neighbor? States That Lower Drinking Age Hurt Others
June 30, 2008 — States currently considering reducing the drinking age aren't doing their neighbors any favors. While opponents contend that dropping the minimum legal drinking age from 21 to 18 or 19 will lead to ... > full story -
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Cooperative System Could Wipe Out Car Alarm Noise
June 24, 2008 — The persistent, annoying blare of an ignored car alarm may become a sound of the past if a cooperative, mutable and silent network of monitors proposed by Penn State researchers is deployed in ... > full story -
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Study: Higher Interstate Speed Limit Proves Safe For Indiana
June 23, 2008 — Researchers at Purdue University have determined that raising the speed limit from 65 to 70 on Interstate 65 in Indiana has not increased the probability of fatalities or severe ... > full story -
Severe Retinal Hemorrhaging Is Linked To Severe Motor Vehicle Crashes
June 23, 2008 — The severity of retinal hemorrhaging for young children in motor vehicle crashes is closely correlated to the severity of the crash, according to a new study by researchers at the Medical College of ... > full story -
A Plane With Wings Of Glass?
June 22, 2008 — Imagine a plane that has wings made out of glass. Thanks to a major breakthrough in understanding the nature of glass by scientists at the University of Bristol, this has just become a ... > full story -
Road Pollution Blamed For Higher Allergy Risk In Kids
June 13, 2008 — New evidence blames traffic-related pollution for increasing the risk of allergy and atopic diseases among children by more than fifty percent. What's more, the closer children live to roads, the ... > full story -
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Head Injuries Increase Dramatically After Motorcycle Helmet Law Repeal
June 12, 2008 — Large increases in head injury deaths and hospitalizations occurred in Pennsylvania in the two years following the repeal of the motorcycle helmet law in 2003, says a new study in the American ... > full story
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