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Posted March 7, 2013:

• New Flex-Grid System Prevents Optical Network 'Traffic Jams'

Posted March 4, 2013:

• Sometimes, the Rubber Meets the Road When You Don't Want It To: Arresting a Fleeing Vehicle With the Push of a Button

Posted February 28, 2013:

• British Columbia Traffic Deaths Could Be Cut in Half, Study Suggests
• Brain Can't Cope With Making a Left-Hand Turn and Talking on Hands-Free Cell Phone
• Hello Car, What Is the Password?

Posted February 22, 2013:

• Saving Money by Using Electric Vehicles

Posted February 20, 2013:

• Separated Bike Lanes, Slower Vehicle Speeds Greatly Reduce Bicycle Injuries

Posted February 19, 2013:

• It's Off to Work We Go

Posted February 18, 2013:

• Meerkats Use Subordinate Animals as Guinea Pigs When Approaching Novel Threats

Posted February 12, 2013:

• Wireless Power Transfer Technology for High Capacity Transit
• Precision of GPS in Cities Improved by 90 Percent
• Crew Rotation and Passenger Connections Spread Flight Delays, Study Finds

Posted February 7, 2013:

• Satellite Navigation System Avoids Traffic Jams

Posted February 4, 2013:

• Researchers Identify Links Between Visibility and Safety from Roadway Lighting

Posted January 29, 2013:

• Possible Link Between Electronic Billboards and Highway Crashes

Posted January 28, 2013:

• Lane-Swapping Helps Autonomous Vehicles Avoid Collisions

Posted January 25, 2013:

• A Boost to Your Mobile Signal

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
• 'Easy Does It' Gets You Further in Electric Vehicles

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:

• Almost One in Three Pedestrians 'Distracted' by Mobile Devices While Crossing Street; Texting Most Dangerous Distraction
• Intracranial Pressure Monitoring for Traumatic Brain Injury Questioned

Posted December 10, 2012:

• Males Hit by Vehicles Twice as Likely to Die

Posted December 7, 2012:

• Long-Distance Solute Transport in Trees Improved by Intercellular Pathways in Living Woody Tissues

Posted December 5, 2012:

• Cycling Safer Than Driving for Young People, New Study Suggests
• Standardized Road Test Results Differ from Older Adults' Natural Driving

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 28, 2012:

• Human Disturbances Keep Elk on High Alert

Posted November 26, 2012:

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

Posted November 21, 2012:

• Just Ten Minutes in a Car With a Smoker Boosts Harmful Pollutants by Up to Thirty Percent

Posted November 19, 2012:

• Clues to Cause of Hydrogen Embrittlement in Metals: Findings Could Guide Design of New Embrittlement-Resistant Materials

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 13, 2012:

• Grasshoppers Change Their Tune to Stay Tuned Over Traffic Noise

Posted November 11, 2012:

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

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