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A doughnut or donut is a maneuver performed while driving a vehicle. Performing this maneuver entails rotating the rear or front of the vehicle around the opposite set of wheels in a continuous motion, creating (ideally) a circular skid-mark pattern of rubber on a carriageway and possibly even causing the tires to emit smoke from friction. [1]
The Smith System is a defensive driving strategy [1] created in 1952 by Harold L. Smith. [ 2 ] [ 3 ] Smith's goal was to increase the safety of commercial drivers . [ 2 ] After he opened the Safeway Driving School in Detroit in 1948, [ 4 ] Smith established the Smith System Driver Improvement Institute in 1952.
Haptic technology (also kinaesthetic communication or 3D touch) [1][2] is technology that can create an experience of touch by applying forces, vibration [broken anchor] s, or motions to the user. [3] These technologies can be used to create virtual objects in a computer simulation, to control virtual objects, and to enhance remote control of ...
Drownproofing was developed by swimming coach Fred Lanoue, known to students as Crankshaft because of his limping gait. It was first taught in 1940. [ 1 ] His method was so successful that it gained national recognition, and Georgia Tech soon made it a requirement for graduation, until 1988. [ 2 ] The US Navy also took interest, and adopted it ...
Defensive driving describes the practice of anticipating dangerous situations, despite adverse conditions or the mistakes of others when operating a motor vehicle. [1][a] It can be achieved by adhering to general guidelines, such as keeping a two- or three-second gap between the driver's vehicle and the vehicle in front to ensure adequate space ...
Roadcraft is the UK's police handbook that outlines a system of car and motorcycle control split into four phases represented by the acronym IPSGA: Information is not a phase in itself but is received from the outside world by observation, and given by use of signals such as direction indicators, headlamp flashes, and horn; is a general theme ...
There is a subfield within computer vision where artificial systems are designed to mimic the processing and behavior of biological system, at different levels of complexity. Also, some of the learning-based methods developed within computer vision have a background in biology.
Slippery road training is the driving on a closed area with a slippery surface as a part of training road users in driving on slippery roads. It is used in some countries as a mandatory prerequisite for a driving test, or by drivers who wish to practice their maneuvering skills in slippery conditions. Such training can also detect faults in the ...