Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Since the 1970s, crash engineers have begun to use design principles that have proved successful in protecting car occupants to develop vehicle design concepts that reduce the likelihood of injuries to pedestrians in the event of a car-pedestrian crash, or reduce the likelihood of a car-pedestrian crash in the first place.
Pedestrian barriers to prevent pedestrians crossing dangerous locations; Cycling infrastructure; Protected intersection; American passive traffic safety measures which were adopted in the mid-20th century created roadways which were forgiving to motorists traveling at high speeds but which de-prioritized cycling and pedestrian facilities.
The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said the new rule aims to reduce fatalities for pedestrians who strike the hoods of vehicles, especially in pickup trucks and large SUVs that do ...
Traffic calming uses physical design and other measures to improve safety for motorists, car drivers, pedestrians and cyclists. It has become a tool to combat speeding and other unsafe behaviours of drivers. [1] It aims to encourage safer, more responsible driving and potentially reduce traffic flow.
Guest columnist offers options to improve pedestrian safety on city streets.
New lighting technology and advanced driver assistance systems can play a role in helping to reduce the rising rate of pedestrian fatalities. How technology is addressing a new danger on the roads ...
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has published the results of their tests for pre-collision automated ADAS and determined a 50% improvement with automated braking. They did not provide separate information for pedestrian safety. [10] HLDI, a part of IIHS, provides some evaluations of most of the main pre-collision ADAS. [11]
In the past 25 years, the number of drivers who died in crashes dropped from 80% to 66% of deaths, but pedestrian deaths have climbed from 20% to 34%. Despite vehicle safety improvements, US ...