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Driving is the controlled operation of a land vehicle, such as a car, truck or bus. Although direct operation of a bicycle, a mounted animal (not including chariot operation) or a motorcycle (at least in the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Australia) is commonly called riding, such operators are usually legally considered to be drivers and are required to obey the rules of the road which apply to all drivers.

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Major drop in traffic deaths: It's more than high gas prices

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 28, 2008 | popularity 4.3 / 5 (21) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Rising fuel prices, resulting in less driving, may very well be a reason for the decline in traffic deaths, as recent reports have suggested. But a new report by the University of Michigan shows that som ...


A Key to Block Cell Phone Use by Teen Drivers

Car key jams teen drivers' cell phones

Technology / Hi Tech

created Dec 11, 2008 | popularity 3.3 / 5 (12) | comments 10

University of Utah researchers have developed an automobile ignition key that prevents teenagers from talking on cell phones or sending text messages while driving.


Declining road fatalities: Less driving not the only cause

Declining road fatalities: Less driving not the only cause

Other Sciences / Other

created Jun 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (7) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Fewer Americans are dying on our nation's roads, not only because they are driving less, but also because the type of driving has changed, says a researcher at the University of Michigan Transportation ...


Antidepressants may impair driving ability, new research finds

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Aug 17, 2008 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

People taking prescription antidepressants appear to drive worse than people who aren't taking such drugs, and depressed people on antidepressants have even more trouble concentrating and reacting behind the wheel.


A woman dials a cell phone in her car

Study shows cell phone users miss the obvious, like a unicycling clown

Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry

created Nov 04, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (5) | comments 0

How blind to their surroundings can people be when they're talking on their cell phones?


Eco-Friendly SUV Gets a Hydrogen Mileage Boost

Eco-Friendly SUV Gets a Hydrogen Mileage Boost (w/ Video)

Technology / Energy

created Nov 17, 2009 | popularity 4.8 / 5 (4) | comments 2

(PhysOrg.com) -- Driving hydrogen fueled SUVs for 431 miles per fill-up is no longer a California dream. Researchers from NREL and Toyota recently completed a 331 mile round trip drive between Torrance and ...


Study finds cannabis use, dangerous driving behaviors interrelated

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Mar 11, 2009 | popularity 2.4 / 5 (7) | comments 10

Thrill-seeking young men are more likely to drive under the influence of cannabis (DUIC) and engage in reckless driving, according to a new Université de Montréal study. As reported in the journal Accident An ...


A woman dials a cell phone while driving in California in 2003.

US quashed report on dangers of phone use while driving

Other Sciences / Other

created Jul 21, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (3) | comments 3

The federal agency tasked with keeping US roadways safe suppressed research seven years ago on the dangers of cellphone use while driving, fearing political fallout from the study, The New York Times reported ...


Bad driving may have genetic basis, study finds

Bad driving may have genetic basis, study finds

Medicine & Health / Neuroscience

created Oct 28, 2009 | popularity 3 / 5 (4) | comments 1

Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame, suggests a new study by UC Irvine neuroscientists.


Teens with own cars have more crashes, study finds

Medicine & Health / Health

created Sep 25, 2009 | popularity 1.8 / 5 (5) | comments 8

(AP) -- Parents beware: Giving in to teens' demands for their own cars can have dangerous consequences, new research suggests.


Free Spirit: Third Extrication Drive Ends With Wheel Stall

Free Spirit: Third Extrication Drive Ends With Wheel Stall

Space & Earth / Space Exploration

created Nov 23, 2009 | popularity 4 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Spirit experienced a wheel stall with the right-rear wheel during the second step of a two-step drive on Sol 2092 (Saturday, Nov. 21). This is not the same wheel that stalled on Sol 1899 (May ...


Professor recommends changing drivers' perceptions of law enforcement to deter drunk driving

Medicine & Health / Other

created Dec 22, 2008 | popularity 2.5 / 5 (2) | comments 0

(PhysOrg.com) -- Recent data from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) revealed that an estimated 2 million drunk drivers with three or more convictions will be on the roads this holiday season. In 2007, ...


Fall driving more hazardous than summer or winter

Other Sciences / Social Sciences

created Jul 14, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(PhysOrg.com) -- While many believe summer is the most dangerous season on U.S. roads because motorists tend to drive faster, drink more alcohol and drive more often for leisure, a new report by the University of Michigan ...


LaHood calls summit on distracted driving

Technology / Other

created Aug 04, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 0

(AP) -- Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood said Tuesday he will convene a summit of experts to figure out what to do about driver cell phone use and texting, practices that studies - and a growing number of accidents - ...


Ford backs bill to ban texting while driving

Technology / Other

created Sep 11, 2009 | popularity 5 / 5 (1) | comments 1

(AP) -- Ford said Thursday it backs federal legislation pressuring states to ban texting while driving in an effort to reduce driver distractions that could lead to accidents.