Transportation Science News

Posted October 12, 2010:

• Computer Model to Calculate Noise Levels Along the Swiss Rail Network

Posted October 7, 2010:

• Surprise: Two Wheels Safer Than Four in Off-Road Riding and Racing, Study Finds
• Risk Factors That Lead to Bicycling Injuries in City Traffic

Posted October 6, 2010:

• Air Pollution Linked to Breast Cancer, Study Suggests
• Consistent Evidence: Speed Cameras Do Reduce Injuries and Deaths, Australian Study Finds

Posted October 4, 2010:

• An Intelligent System for Maritime Surveillance Has Been Created

Posted September 27, 2010:

• Let Your Fingers Do the Driving: If You Don't Hear Directions, You Can Feel Them

Posted September 23, 2010:

• Does Race Plays a Factor in Accident Survival? Black Motorcyclists -- Even in Helmets -- More Likely to Die in Crashes, Study Finds

Posted September 21, 2010:

• Silent Electric Vehicles Made Safer

Posted September 15, 2010:

• Self-Organizing Traffic Lights

Posted September 8, 2010:

• Critical 'Traffic Engineer' of the Nervous System Identified

Posted September 1, 2010:

• Airline Passengers in Developing Countries Face 13 Times Crash Risk as US
• Ten Minutes Could Prevent One-Third of Road Deaths, Spanish Study Finds

Posted August 23, 2010:

• More Than 20,000 Sledding Injuries Each Year, According to New Study

Posted August 16, 2010:

• Car Lighting Makeover Impacts Feel of Safety and Style

Posted August 12, 2010:

• Off to the Office Aboard the AutoTram

Posted August 11, 2010:

• Distracted Drivers Benefit from in-Car Driving Coach

Posted August 10, 2010:

• Micromachines for a Safer World

Posted August 4, 2010:

• Americans Take More Risks When They Drive the Nation's Rural Highways, New Study Says

Posted July 28, 2010:

• Penalty Points System Driver's License Reduces Accidents on a Temporary Basis, Spanish Study Finds

Posted July 23, 2010:

• Investigations Into Unintended Car Acceleration Should Include Engineers, Experts Argue

Posted July 20, 2010:

• NOAA Ship Fairweather Maps Aid Shipping Through Bering Straits

Posted July 19, 2010:

• Work-Related Deaths in England and Wales Have Almost Halved in 20 Years, Study Finds

Posted July 7, 2010:

• New System Helps Locate Car Park Spaces

Posted July 6, 2010:

• Eye Movements and Sight Distance Reveal How Drivers Negotiate Winding Roads

Posted June 28, 2010:

• Drivers Mistakenly Believe Winter Is Most Dangerous Travel Time, Survey Shows

Posted June 22, 2010:

• Turning Off the Air Conditioning Helps Save Fuel, Swiss Study Finds

Posted June 9, 2010:

• Teen Automobile Crash Rates Are Higher When School Starts Earlier

Posted June 8, 2010:

• Stop or Speed Through a Yellow Light? That Is the Question
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles: Traffic Noise Disturbs Sleep, Affects Morning Performance

Posted June 3, 2010:

• An Extra Driver Behind the Wheel

Posted May 31, 2010:

• Alcohol-Related Traffic-Risk Behaviors Among College Students Become Worse at Age 21

Posted May 26, 2010:

• Air Traffic Poised to Become a Major Factor in Global Warming, Scientists Predict
• Elderly Drivers' Ability to Detect Hazards Doesn't Degrade With Age, Study Suggests

Posted May 11, 2010:

• Caffeine Reduces Mistakes Made by Shift Workers, Study Finds

Posted May 5, 2010:

• 'Oil Spill, Flooding Create Perfect Storm' for Commerce, Shipping, Says Supply Chain Professor

Posted May 4, 2010:

• Drivers Who Delay License Reinstatement After Suspension Are Often High Risk

Posted April 23, 2010:

• Car Steered With Eyes, Computer Scientists Demonstrate
• Eyjafjallajokull's Global Fallout: Airports Affected Are Not Necessarily the Ones You Would Think

Posted April 22, 2010:

• The Internet of Cars

Posted April 20, 2010:

• An Artificial Eye on Your Driving

Posted April 16, 2010:

• Traffic Mining Firewall Logs Could Improve Network Security

Posted April 15, 2010:

• Older Drivers Often Involved in Daytime Crashes More Severe Than Younger Drivers' Crashes, Study Finds

Posted April 13, 2010:

• Deciphering the Movement of Pedestrians in a Crowd

Posted April 12, 2010:

• 'Intelligent' Transport Project Under Way for Driverless Vehicles

Posted April 9, 2010:

• Traffic-Related Pollution Near Schools Linked to Development of Asthma in Pupils, Study Suggests

Posted April 6, 2010:

• Computer Program Allows Car to Stay in Its Lane Without Human Control

Posted April 5, 2010:

• Aging Motorcyclists Hit the Road, but at Greater Risk of Injury, Death, Study Finds

Posted March 31, 2010:

• Improving Fuel Economy of Tractor-Trailers, Buses, Work Trucks

Posted March 29, 2010:

• Preventing Road Deaths: New Research Focuses on Worldwide Problem

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