News tagged with congestion
Intelligent Traffic System Predicts Future Traffic Flow on Multiple Roads
Oct 12, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- In urban areas, there’s almost always more than one way to get somewhere, but often it’s difficult to predict which road will be fastest. In an attempt to improve traffic flow and decrease ...
Air pollution from freeway extends further than previously thought
Jun 10, 2009 |
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Environmental health researchers from UCLA, the University of Southern California and the California Air Resources Board have found that during the hours before sunrise, freeway air pollution extends much further than previously ...
Study links gridlock to slow job growth
Jan 26, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- Commuters well versed in the physical and psychological tolls of traffic congestion can now add an economic effect to the list. A new UC Irvine study found that places with sluggish commutes ...
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New study examines traffic congestion on a university campus
Mar 25, 2008 |
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Some researchers believe that the United States is in a “congestion crisis”. Indeed, national transportation statistics indicate that 42 percent more vehicles used each urban lane mile in 2000 than in 1980, tripling the number ...
Congestion pricing may boost NYC health
Apr 03, 2008 |
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Health officials said New York City's decision to charge a fee to drive in parts of Manhattan could mean less asthma, heart disease and higher IQs.
Congestion Charge: potentially unsafe for motorcyclists, claim researchers
Aug 17, 2007 |
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The London congestion charge may be having an adverse effect on motorcyclist and cyclist casualties, according to research now published online in the journal Transportation.
Importance of preventing congestion in heart failure
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Preventing vascular congestion is an important mediator in heart failure, reports a study in the June issue of the Journal of Cardiac Failure.
If it works in London's streets, it can work in our skies
Apr 22, 2009 |
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In London, motorists pay a fee to drive into certain parts of the city during peak traffic hours, and the idea has been considered for implementation in New York as well. Now Dr. Itai Ater, an economist from Tel Aviv University's ...
India frets mobile-phone congestion
Oct 07, 2005 |
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Indian officials are warning that the boom in the cell-phone market may be too much for the nation's infrastructure to handle.
In Brief: Thai wireless rate hikes on horizon
May 12, 2006 |
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A Thai telecom expert says the days of rock-bottom wireless phone rates in his country are probably about over.
Cartographic treasures show little change in city life
Jun 24, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- A unique collection of rare Manchester maps reveals how worries about congestion and binge drinking were just as prevalent 100-years-ago as they are today.
Maths Research Tackles Problems of Bike + Car
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Oct 16, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The efforts to get more people out of cars and on their bikes in the UK could be being hampered by Governments' own transport strategies, claims new research from the University of Derby.
Misuse of Vicks VapoRub may harm infants and toddlers
Jan 13, 2009 |
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Vicks® VapoRub®, the popular salve used to relieve symptoms of cough and congestion, may be harmful for infants and toddlers. New research appearing in the January issue of Chest, the peer-reviewed journal of the American Colleg ...
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