http://www.physorg.com/ en-us Physorg.com internet news portal provides the latest news on science including: Physics, Nanotechnology, Life Sciences, Space Science, Earth Science, Environment, Health and Medicine. (PhysOrg.com) -- Road trains linking vehicles together in a traveling convoy are planned for Europe. With only the lead vehicle being actively driven, the road trains would allow commuters to sleep, read a book or watch TV, or anything else they fancy as they drive to work. http://www.physorg.com/news177316622.html Technology Fri, 13 Nov 2009 07:10:01 EST news177316622 (PhysOrg.com) -- Nervous drivers are being helped to overcome their road phobias by donning Cyclops-style goggles that transport them to a three-dimensional virtual world. http://www.physorg.com/news175184920.html Medicine & Health Mon, 19 Oct 2009 15:31:11 EST news175184920 A team of engineers from the University of Almería (UAL, Spain) has developed a methodology to help meet the EU objective of cutting road deaths by 50% between 2000 and 2010. The researchers have calculated the relevant amount for each country according to its starting point, and have done the same for each of the Spanish provinces. http://www.physorg.com/news174821155.html Other Sciences Thu, 15 Oct 2009 11:00:02 EST news174821155 (PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed promising approaches to a long-neglected aspect of car-to-car and car-to-infrastructure communications: fault-tolerance and resilience. The technology is a vital component of emerging applications in such communication scenarios. http://www.physorg.com/news174290152.html Technology Fri, 09 Oct 2009 06:58:02 EST news174290152 Area-wide traffic calming schemes that discourage through-traffic from using residential roads are effective at reducing traffic-related injuries in high-income countries and may even reduce deaths. However, more research needs to be carried out to see whether these interventions will work in low- and middle-income countries, according to a Cochrane Systematic Review of the available evidence. http://www.physorg.com/news174112115.html Medicine & Health Wed, 07 Oct 2009 06:40:01 EST news174112115 (PhysOrg.com) -- Stop signs are supposed to be traffic safety tools, but how effective are they? According to one Ryerson University researcher, intersections with stop signs can be some of the deadliest places on the road. http://www.physorg.com/news173454547.html Other Sciences Tue, 29 Sep 2009 15:10:03 EST news173454547 Every year roads are built and repaired to the tune of several billions. Intensive efforts are underway all over the world to get 'more road for your money' by developing better methods for both design and quality control of materials. One problem is that today there are no good methods for checking how robustly and safely the roads were built. Therefore they often don't last as long as they were supposed to and more money has to go to road construction. http://www.physorg.com/news172915466.html Technology Wed, 23 Sep 2009 09:20:02 EST news172915466 The 2009 National Signage Research and Education Conference, to be hosted by UC, will include presentation of a model signage code for the United States. In order to see what a community might look like if the code is adopted, UC planning students actually applied it to a Cincinnati community. http://www.physorg.com/news171894885.html Other Sciences Fri, 11 Sep 2009 13:37:08 EST news171894885 A toxic cocktail of ultrafine particles is lurking inside road tunnels in concentration levels so high they have the potential to harm drivers and passengers, a new study has found. http://www.physorg.com/news170585437.html Space & Earth Thu, 27 Aug 2009 09:57:14 EST news170585437 (PhysOrg.com) -- Robots are whirring away in factories all over the world, building cars, phones and cookers. Yet they can do so much more. Robotics for healthcare has been tipped as the next big wave, and Europe should be poised to ride it, according to a European road-mapping study. http://www.physorg.com/news168698587.html Electronics Wed, 05 Aug 2009 14:00:01 EST news168698587 We've all experienced it after long hours driving, the eyelids getting heavy, a deep yawn, neck muscles relaxing, the urge to sleep, the head nodding down... But, you're hands are still on the wheel and you only just stopped yourself nodding off in time to avoid the oncoming traffic. http://www.physorg.com/news167907595.html Technology Mon, 27 Jul 2009 10:10:01 EST news167907595 Australia's largest study of young drivers has shown that risky driving habits are putting young drivers at a significantly increased risk of crashing, irrespective of their perceptions about road safety. The study surveyed 20,000 young drivers and examined their crashes reported to police. Young drivers involved in the study who said they undertook risky driving were 50% more likely to crash. http://www.physorg.com/news167563517.html Other Sciences Thu, 23 Jul 2009 10:25:56 EST news167563517 The repeal of the federal speed control law in 1995 has resulted in an increase in road fatalities and injuries, according to researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago School of Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news166980974.html Medicine & Health Thu, 16 Jul 2009 16:38:24 EST news166980974 sand or gravel or snow -- develops ripples that make driving a very shaky experience. A team of physicists from Canada, France and the United Kingdom have recreated this "washboard" phenomenon in the lab with surprising results: ripples appear even when the springy suspension of the car and the rolling shape of the wheel are eliminated. The discovery may smooth the way to designing improved suspension systems that eliminate the bumpy ride. http://www.physorg.com/news166192085.html Physics Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:40:06 EST news166192085 Controlling road traffic in congested areas is difficult to say the least, a point to which any drive-time urban commuter might testify. An organic approach to traffic lights, might help solve the problem and avoid traffic jams and gridlock, according to research published this month in the International Journal of Autonomous and Adaptive Communications Systems. http://www.physorg.com/news165567793.html Technology Tue, 30 Jun 2009 08:03:40 EST news165567793 The poor are disproportionately victims of road crashes, with the number of deaths set to nearly double in two decades, according to the first global assessment of road safety released on Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news164291927.html Medicine & Health Mon, 15 Jun 2009 13:39:04 EST news164291927 (AP) -- The Obama administration is ordering a one-year moratorium on most road-building and other development on about 50 million acres of remote national forests. http://www.physorg.com/news162795495.html Space & Earth Fri, 29 May 2009 05:59:24 EST news162795495 The thought of a car or truck that can drive itself is at once both exciting and frightening. Autonomous vehicle navigation, as the technology is known, may make life more convenient if it allows people to kick back and enjoy a good book or movie while their cars guide themselves through rush-hour traffic. But what happens if it starts to rain or if traffic suddenly picks up? If the technology is to work at all, it will have to be completely safe on all roads, under all speeds, and in all weather. Therein lies the challenge: if cars and trucks are to drive autonomously, they will need futuristic sensors and advanced computing capabilities to respond to ever-changing road conditions. http://www.physorg.com/news162573964.html Technology Tue, 26 May 2009 16:26:30 EST news162573964 (AP) -- An organization rooted in 20th century car culture is joining 21st century smartphone culture. AAA has introduced a free iPhone application called AAA Discounts, which uses GPS technology to instantly identify nearby businesses offering deals for AAA members. http://www.physorg.com/news162564742.html Technology Tue, 26 May 2009 13:53:18 EST news162564742 (PhysOrg.com) -- European researchers have developed a new system to protect vulnerable road users. The technology comes in two versions: a pre-crash system and a warning system. http://www.physorg.com/news161872259.html Technology Mon, 18 May 2009 13:32:16 EST news161872259 An Intelligent Speed Adaption (ISA) system is being tested by the London for Transport (TfL). The eye-in-the-sky ISA system relies on a computer installed in the vehicle with pre-loaded speed limit road data that is monitored from a satellite. Initially, the test run will be limited to a cab, public buses and government cars overseen by the TfL. Testing will begin this Summer and run for six months. http://www.physorg.com/news161264762.html Technology Mon, 11 May 2009 12:46:46 EST news161264762 Countries and policy leaders gain new guidance today on how and when to eliminate malaria, paving the way for the potential global eradication of the deadly disease. The announcement is being made on behalf of the Malaria Elimination Group, a global body of researchers, policy experts and country program managers, by the Global Health Group of UCSF Global Health Sciences. http://www.physorg.com/news159776879.html Medicine & Health Fri, 24 Apr 2009 07:29:39 EST news159776879 The most comprehensive and technologically advanced survey of China's Great Wall has discovered the ancient monument is much longer than previously estimated, state media reported Monday. http://www.physorg.com/news159425818.html Other Sciences Mon, 20 Apr 2009 05:57:26 EST news159425818 Kansas gravel roads have varying speed limits, but a study by Kansas State University researchers shows that instead of abiding by those limits, people are more likely to use their own judgment to gauge how fast they should drive on the roads. http://www.physorg.com/news158582974.html Other Sciences Fri, 10 Apr 2009 11:50:14 EST news158582974 What possible connection could there be between an eighteenth century British Presbyterian minister and preventing road traffic accidents in Hartford, Connecticut. Everything, according to a report in the International Journal of Intelligent Systems Technologies and Applications. http://www.physorg.com/news157369297.html Other Sciences Fri, 27 Mar 2009 10:42:10 EST news157369297 The risk of being involved in a traffic accident with personal injury is significantly higher among codeine users than non-users. However, sporadic or moderate use of codeine alone does not carry an increased risk, according to a newly published study from the Norwegian Institute of Public Health. http://www.physorg.com/news157128071.html Medicine & Health Tue, 24 Mar 2009 15:47:42 EST news157128071 A new study from North Carolina State University shows that painted road markings, such as the lines separating traffic lanes, are significantly better at reflecting headlights in the direction that the paint was applied. This finding will help determine how states comply with new federal safety regulations and save money on painting their roadways. http://www.physorg.com/news155908465.html Other Sciences Tue, 10 Mar 2009 12:55:09 EST news155908465 Research at the University of Minnesota has revealed that road salt used throughout the winter is making the state's lakes and rivers saltier, which could affect aquatic life and drinking water. The research indicates that better training of snow plow drivers and more judicious use of road salt could help lessen the impact and save the state money. http://www.physorg.com/news153492603.html Space & Earth Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:50:32 EST news153492603 Take a guess -- how long are the dashed lines that are painted down the middle of a road? If you're like most people, you answered, "Two feet." http://www.physorg.com/news152809087.html Medicine & Health Mon, 02 Feb 2009 14:58:50 EST news152809087 Street lighting provides a simple, low cost means of stemming the global epidemic of road traffic death and injury. Low income countries should consider installing more lights, and high income countries should think carefully before turning any off to reduce carbon emissions, is the advice from a new Cochrane Review. http://www.physorg.com/news151737429.html Other Sciences Wed, 21 Jan 2009 05:17:39 EST news151737429