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Vehicle Sound for Pedestrians (VSP) is a Nissan-developed warning sound system in electric vehicles. The Nissan Leaf was the first car manufactured by Nissan to include VSP, and the electric car includes one sound for forward motion and another for reverse. [16] [57] The VSP was also used in the Nissan Fuga hybrid launched in 2011. The system ...
A sound truck is a vehicle equipped with a public address system and loudspeakers, typically used to play recorded messages at high volume to the public while driving through residential areas. They are used in many countries by groups to disseminate political messages, such as by candidates during election campaigns , and in some countries for ...
Automatic information – Information (audio/visual) that are triggered automatically by the passenger information system based on the current location, vehicle context, etc. Manual information – Information (audio/visual) that are triggered or executed on-demand by on-board crew (e.g., driver, crew) or remote crew (from the operational ...
Lacking pollution control systems, the rapid rise in car ownership and the longer trips to and from work were causing significant air quality problems. Additionally, movement to the suburbs led to a flight of capital from the downtown areas, one cause of the rapid urban decay seen in the US. Mass transit systems were one way to combat these ...
Vehicular communication systems are computer networks in which vehicles and roadside units are the communicating nodes, providing each other with information, such as safety warnings and traffic information. They can be effective in avoiding accidents and traffic congestion.
Four-way stops are an effective way to keep drivers safe on the road. According to the N.C. Department of Transportation, on average, converting intersections into four-way stops — also called ...
The system is widely used in countries with right-hand traffic, including most European countries. What varies, however, is the prevalence of uncontrolled intersections. In some countries, the right of way at virtually all but the most minor road junctions is controlled by the display of priority vs. stop / yield signs or by traffic lights, while in others (such as France) priority-to-the ...
An autopsy report shows Nichols — the father of a boy who is now 7 — died from blows to the head. The report describes brain injuries, and cuts and bruises on his head and elsewhere on his body.