Transportation Science News

Posted January 29, 2013:

• Possible Link Between Electronic Billboards and Highway Crashes

Posted January 28, 2013:

• Progressive Optics for Side Mirrors Ends Automobile Blind Spots Without Distorting View, Experts Say

Posted January 23, 2013:

• Attitudes to Speed Among Learner Drivers Predict Unsafe Driving Once Qualified
• Motion Control Keeps Electric Car's Four Wheels -- And Four Motors -- On the Road
• Slippery Surface? Ice Detector Warns Drivers in Advance

Posted January 22, 2013:

• Lower Drinking Ages Can Have an Impact on Later Drinking Patterns

Posted January 21, 2013:

• Obese Much More Likely to Die in Car Crashes Than Normal Weight Drivers, U.S. Study Finds

Posted January 14, 2013:

• U. S. Federal Safe Routes to School Program Reduces Child Injuries by More Than 40 Percent in New York City

Posted January 11, 2013:

• Clamorous City Blackbirds: Birds Can Sing Louder at Higher Frequencies to Make Themselves Heard Over Traffic Noise

Posted January 10, 2013:

• Cutting in and Weaving Irritate Drivers the Most, New Study on Road Rage Shows

Posted December 20, 2012:

• Traffic Congestion Can Be Alleviated Throughout a Metropolitan Area by Altering Trips in Specific Neighborhoods, Model Shows

Posted December 19, 2012:

• The Life-Saving Real World Results of Intelligent Vehicle Systems

Posted December 17, 2012:

• Resident Fatigue, Stress Trigger Motor Vehicle Incidents

Posted December 14, 2012:

• Improved Techniques May Help Recovery and Prevent Incidents of Missing Drivers With Dementia
• Variable Congestion Charges May Yield More Stable Air Quality and Improved Health

Posted December 13, 2012:

• Intense Mind Wandering Could Account for 'Substantial Proportion' of Road Crashes

Posted December 12, 2012:

• Intracranial Pressure Monitoring for Traumatic Brain Injury Questioned

Posted December 10, 2012:

• Males Hit by Vehicles Twice as Likely to Die

Posted December 5, 2012:

• Cycling Safer Than Driving for Young People, New Study Suggests

Posted December 4, 2012:

• Driverless Vehicles Expected to Navigate Intersection of Safety, Speed

Posted December 3, 2012:

• Biophysicists Unravel Cellular 'Traffic Jams' in Active Transport

Posted November 30, 2012:

• Less Than 25 Percent of Americans Walk for More Than Ten Minutes Continuously in a Typical Week

Posted November 26, 2012:

• Autism Risk for Developing Children Exposed to Air Pollution: Infant Brain May Be Affected by Air Quality

Posted November 15, 2012:

• Innovative Sobriety Project Reduces DUI and Domestic Violence Arrests, Study Finds
• Technology Harvests Energy from Railroad Train Vibrations
• Cellphone Bans Associated With Fewer Urban Accidents

Posted November 11, 2012:

• Glaucoma-Related Vision Loss May Increase Risk for Auto Accidents

Posted November 9, 2012:

• Are High Capacity Vehicles the Future?

Posted November 5, 2012:

• Vehicles, Roadways 'Talk' in Efforts to Improve Traffic Safety
• Salting Roads May Damage Steel-Reinforced Concrete Structures

Posted November 1, 2012:

• Air Safety and Wake Vortices
• High Capacity Vehicles 'Would Benefit UK'

Posted October 29, 2012:

• How to Improve High-Speed Rail Ties Against Freezing, Thawing Conditions

Posted October 24, 2012:

• Majority of Roadkill Amongst Vertebrates in Catalonia, Spain, Are in Protected Areas

Posted October 23, 2012:

• Making Transport a Driver for Development in Africa
• New Jersey's Decal for Young Drivers Reduced Crashes, Study Suggests

Posted October 22, 2012:

• Injuries, Manufacturer Warnings Do Not Deter ATV Use by Children Under Age 16

Posted October 18, 2012:

• Bicycle Infrastructure Can Reduce Risk of Cycling Injuries by Half, Canadian Study Finds

Posted October 15, 2012:

• Bicycle Helmets Prevent Fatal Head Injuries, Study Finds

Posted October 12, 2012:

• What Do Cyclists Need to See to Avoid Single-Bicycle Crashes?
• Exposure to Traffic Air Pollution in Infancy Impairs Lung Function in Children

Posted October 9, 2012:

• A System to Automate Traffic Fines

Posted October 8, 2012:

• Every Third Child Incorrectly Restrained in Cars, Study Suggests

Posted October 5, 2012:

• How Will Smart Cars Affect the Future of Driving?

Posted October 2, 2012:

• Warning, Automatic Braking Systems on Autos Will Help Save Lives, Researchers Predict

Posted September 28, 2012:

• 'Carmaheaven': Closure of 405 in 2011 Improved Los Angeles Area Air Quality Up to 83 Percent

Posted September 25, 2012:

• Medical Screening for Older Drivers Is Misguided, Argues Senior Doctor

Posted September 24, 2012:

• Near-Roadway Air Pollution a Major Contributor to Asthma in Los Angeles County, Research Finds

Posted September 21, 2012:

• Time to Change an Led Light? Researchers Design System to Tell
• Suicide Leading Cause of Injury Mortality in U. S.

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