News tagged with road safety
Seoul roads to be repaved for radioactivity
Two sections of road in the South Korean capital Seoul are to be repaved after they were found to be radioactive, officials said Saturday.
Nov 06, 2011 |
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Parents moving kids into booster seats too early
(Medical Xpress) -- A Queensland University of Technology (QUT) evaluation of the recent changes to car child restraint laws has found almost a quarter of children up to seven years of age weren't wearing the right type of ...
Nov 03, 2011 |
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Cameras at intersections save lives, dollars
A landmark study has found that despite the public's perception that road safety cameras are merely revenue raising devices, they significantly reduce road accidents and so save Victoria millions of dollars ...
Sep 08, 2011 |
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2008 crisis spurred rise in suicides in Europe
The financial crisis that began to hit Europe in mid-2008 reversed a steady, years-long fall in suicides among people of working age, according to a letter published on Friday by The Lancet.
Jul 08, 2011 |
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The impact of compulsory cycle helmet legislation on cyclist head injuries
Bicycle-related head injuries fell significantly in the months after mandatory helmet legislation came into effect in NSW, and recent calls for a repeal of the laws should be rejected, new research based on hospital admissions ...
Jun 22, 2011 |
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Young drivers who take risks on the road have a greater risk of mental health problems
Young adults who take risks when driving are more likely to experience psychological distress, including mental health problems such as anxiety and depression, reveals research published ahead of print in Injury Prevention.
May 16, 2011 |
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Livestock also suffer traffic accidents during transport
A Spanish study has analysed traffic accidents involving cattle being transported for human consumption in the country for the first time. Despite the "relatively" low mortality rate, animals suffer high-risk ...
May 13, 2011 |
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Without driver or map, vans go from Italy to China
Across Eastern Europe, Russia, Kazakhstan and the Gobi Desert - it certainly was a long way to go without getting lost.
Oct 28, 2010 |
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Survey finds drivers mistakenly believe winter is most dangerous travel time
Most Americans interviewed in a national poll believe winter is the most dangerous time for driving, but the truth is that summer is the most dangerous time with Fourth of July weekend being the deadliest.
Jun 28, 2010 |
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Creating resilience for vehicular applications
(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 ...
Oct 09, 2009 |
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Driver misjudgment and landscape variations cause collisions at stop sign intersections
(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 ...
Sep 29, 2009 |
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Poor suffer disproportionately from road crashes: study
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.
Jun 15, 2009 |
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Declining road fatalities: Less driving not the only cause
(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 ...
Jun 04, 2009 |
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Ground Control to Major Tom: London ISA Catches Speeders
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 ...
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May 11, 2009 |
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The when, where, why of road accidents
(PhysOrg.com) -- Who knows what 'aetiology' means? It's a branch of science dedicated to finding the causes of something. European researchers have been busy updating the aetiology of road accidents and studying ...
Jan 14, 2009 |
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