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Saving on fuel and safeguarding the environment with smart driving
Feb 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A new system is using satellite navigation data to help car drivers develop smart, smooth and safe driving techniques that can help save an average of 15-25% in fuel, as well as contribute ...
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Australian kangaroo cull prompts outrage
Oct 02, 2009 |
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The culling of some 140 kangaroos on one of Australia's most famous race car tracks prompted outrage Friday from environmentalists and animal rights activists.
Racing car powered by chocolate and steered by carrots takes to the track at Goodwood
Jul 03, 2009 |
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A racing car created from potatoes and carrots and powered by chocolate will be put through its paces this weekend at the world’s largest celebration of motorsport.
Warning signals for drivers who like to listen to music
Nov 26, 2007 |
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Listening to the radio can make it hard for drivers to hear the collision avoidance warning signals that are increasingly being introduced into new cars. Oxford University experimental psychologists have analysed ...
Mandatory alcohol testing for truck and bus drivers reduces alcohol involvement in fatal crashes
Sep 11, 2009 |
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Mandatory alcohol testing programs for truck and bus drivers have contributed to a significant reduction in alcohol involvement in fatal crashes, according to a new study by researchers at the Mailman School of Public Health ...
Drivers make more errors when talking on cell phone than to a passenger
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
Dec 01, 2008 |
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Drivers make more mistakes when talking on a cell phone than when talking to passengers, new research shows.
Yawn alert for weary drivers
Jul 27, 2009 |
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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 ...
Older Drivers Recognize Their Shortcomings, Except One
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Aug 18, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Many drivers over age 70 realize that their reaction time is slower so they naturally compensate by driving more carefully, says Matthew Romoser, who studies age-related physical and cognitive ...
A new software to assess driving behaviour and driving risks
Jul 16, 2009 |
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One of the aims imposed by the European Union in 2004 is to reduce the number of traffic accidents. However, despite the measures taken by the different administrations and the consequent decrease in the number ...
Using your car key as a credit card?
Oct 22, 2008 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- BMW Group Research and Technology and NXP Semiconductors, the independent semiconductor company founded by Philips, have unveiled a prototype of the world’s first multifunctional car key. The prototype features ...
Safe driving education should be part of routine teen physicals, experts say
Mar 24, 2009 |
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The "are you driving yet?" talk should become part of every pediatrician's regular physical exam for teenagers, Hopkins Children's experts say.
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