News tagged with pedestrian safety
Walking hazard: Cell-phone use -- but not music -- reduces pedestrian safety
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Nov 16, 2009 |
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Two new studies of pedestrian safety found that using a cell phone while hoofing it can endanger one's health. Older pedestrians, in particular, are impaired when crossing a busy (simulated) street while speaking ...
Cell phone studies: While walking or driving, cell phones increase traffic, pedestrian fatalities
Mar 04, 2009 |
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Cell phones are a danger on the road in more ways than one. Two new studies show that talking on the phone while traveling, whether you're driving or on foot, is increasing both pedestrian deaths and those of drivers and ...
Hybrid cars too quiet for pedestrian safety? Add engine noise, say human factors researchers
Nov 17, 2008 |
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Important pedestrian safety issues have emerged with the advent of hybrid and electric vehicles. These vehicles are relatively quiet—they do not emit the sounds pedestrians and bicyclists are accustomed to hearing as a vehicle ...
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Caffeine doesn't reverse the negative cognitive impact of alcohol, study shows
Medicine & Health / Psychology & Psychiatry
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People who drink may want to know that coffee won't sober them up, according to new laboratory research. Instead, a cup of coffee may make it harder for people to realize they're drunk.
Facebook creates online safety board
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(AP) -- Social networking site Facebook on Monday said it is creating a global safety advisory board to protect its users against online predators such as sex offenders.
Virgin Galactic unveils commercial spaceship
Space & Earth / Space Exploration
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(AP) -- A spacecraft designed to rocket wealthy tourists into space as early as 2011 was unveiled Monday in what backers of the venture hope will signal a new era in aviation history.
Group contends popular Zhu Zhu Pets toys unsafe
Dec 06, 2009 |
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(AP) -- A consumer group contends one of the holiday season's must-have toys is unsafe.
New drug shows promise for those with clotting disorders
Dec 06, 2009 |
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A new study provides welcome news for patients with a common clotting disorder known as venous thromboembolism (VTE).
Stopping rape as an object of war
Other Sciences / Social Sciences
Dec 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- It is a disturbing truth that sexual- and gender-based violence (SGBV) is used as a war tactic in developing nations. Silvia Dominguez, assistant professor of sociology at Northeastern University, ...
Severity of Injury, Not Legal Fees, Drives Cost of Workers' Compensation
Dec 04, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- The severity of injury and level of impairment -- not the workers' legal fees -- have the most effect on payout for workers' compensation claims among Illinois construction workers, researchers at the University ...
Popular diabetes drugs linked to increased risk of heart failure and death
Medicine & Health / Medications
Dec 04, 2009 |
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Sulphonylureas, a type of drug widely used to treat type 2 diabetes, carries a greater risk of heart failure and death compared with metformin, another popular antidiabetes drug.
Computer model reveals where food pathogens grow
Dec 03, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- An outbreak of food-related illness, such as E. coli-tainted spinach, often leaves food safety experts scratching their heads over the source of the contamination.
Murders, Traffic Deaths Connected
Dec 03, 2009 |
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If you want to know how many people are killed in car accidents in a particular U.S. state, look to its prisons. Regions with higher murder rates also tend to have a greater number of traffic fatalities, according to a new ...
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