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Cellphone Bans Associated With Fewer Urban Accidents
November 15, 2012 — Cellphones and driving go together like knives and juggling. But when cellphone use is banned, are drivers any safer? It depends on where you're driving, a new study says. The study found that, ... > full story -
Glaucoma-Related Vision Loss May Increase Risk for Auto Accidents
November 11, 2012 — The first study to compare accident rates for drivers who have advanced glaucoma − an eye disease that affects peripheral vision -- with normal-vision drivers, found that the glaucoma group had ... > full story -
Are High Capacity Vehicles the Future?
November 9, 2012 — Research by a transport and logistics expert has shown that there would be economic and environmental benefits to individual companies and the country if the UK changed the rules to allow high ... > full story -
Vehicles, Roadways 'Talk' in Efforts to Improve Traffic Safety
November 5, 2012 — One day, your auto and the roadway will be in constant communication and able to suggest route changes to avoid accidents, construction, and congestion; coordinate your vehicle with signal lights, ... > full story -
Salting Roads May Damage Steel-Reinforced Concrete Structures
November 5, 2012 — Swedish scientists have studied models to help road and bridge maintenance engineers work out how much damage salting the roads in winter might cause to steel-reinforced concrete ... > full story -
Air Safety and Wake Vortices
November 1, 2012 — Researchers are working on monitoring vortices created by aircraft during take-off and landing. The objective is both to maintain the level of safety and to improve the capacity of ... > full story -
High Capacity Vehicles 'Would Benefit UK'
November 1, 2012 — Research by a transport and logistics expert has shown that there would be economic and environmental benefits to individual companies and the country if the UK changed the rules to allow high ... > full story -
How to Improve High-Speed Rail Ties Against Freezing, Thawing Conditions
October 29, 2012 — Engineers are helping high-speed rail systems handle the stress of freezing and thawing winter weather ... > full story -
Majority of Roadkill Amongst Vertebrates in Catalonia, Spain, Are in Protected Areas
October 24, 2012 — Amphibians are the vertebrate group that is more likely to become roadkill in Catalonia, even more so than reptiles, mammals and birds. This is the case according to an international team of ... > full story -
Making Transport a Driver for Development in Africa
October 23, 2012 — A new report highlights policies to improve air quality road safety and congestion, supporting African ... > full story
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