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Toyota Adds Child Models to Virtual Crash Dummy Line-up
Jun 29, 2016Toyota Motor has added three new models representing children aged ten, six, and three to Version 4 of its Total Human Model for Safety (THUMS) virtual crash dummy software. THUMS allows injuries sustained by human bodies during vehicle ...
Tags: Toyota Motor, THUMS
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Property Casualty Insurers Association of America Supports Drive Against Distracted Driving
Apr 5, 2016With increase in distracted driving, which is contributing to increase in motor vehicle crashes and fatalities, the Property Casualty Insurers Association of America (PCI) is supporting the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration's ...
Tags: Property Casualty Insurers Association, NHTSA, Distracted Driving
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eDriving Acquires Interactive Driving Systems
Mar 28, 2016eDriving has acquired Interactive Driving Systems, a global provider of fleet driver safety management solutions through its Virtual Risk Manager (VRM) platform and Mentor eData, a consumer-focused telematics app and analytics provider. ...
Tags: eDriving, Interactive Driving Systems, VRM, Mentor eData
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Auckland Rolls Out Massive LED Streetlight Upgrade
Nov 12, 2015Auckland Transport has begun New Zealand’s most ambitious LED replacement program. It is replacing 44,000 high pressure sodium (golden yellow light) street lights with energy efficient LED luminaires. Auckland Transport owns more ...
Tags: Auckland, LED luminaires, LED Streetlight
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Toyota Mirai Makes European Debut
Sep 22, 2015Toyota’s hydrogen-fueled sedan Mirai made its European debut at Frankfurt Auto Show. The car is capable of providing driving range of 312 miles per single fill, and it has an estimated fuel economy of 67 miles per gallon. Mirai ...
Tags: Toyota, hydrogen-powered vehicles, internal combustion engines
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The Number of Serious Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries Is on The Rise in The United States
Feb 8, 2014Rates rising fastest among those over 65, and most injuries now due to falls, not car crashes The number of serious traumatic spinal cord injuries is on the rise in the United States, and the leading cause no longer appears to be motor ...
Tags: changing face, M.D., M.P.H., cord injury
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Traumatic Spinal Cord Injuries Are on The Rise in The United States
Feb 7, 2014Traumatic spinal cord injuries are on the rise in the United States and the leading cause no longer is motor vehicle crashes, but falls, researchers say. Dr. Shalini Selvarajah, a post-doctoral surgical research fellow at the Johns ...
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Many U.S. Physicians Are Loathe to Bring up Drinking During a Doctor's Visit
Jan 9, 2014Drinking too much alcohol hurts health in several ways, but many U.S. physicians are loathe to bring up drinking during a doctor's visit, researchers say. A Vital Signs report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in Atlanta ...
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Doctors Aren't Talking Often with Their Patients About The Harmful Effects of Alcohol
Jan 8, 2014Doctors aren't talking often enough with their patients about the harmful effects of alcohol, even if those patients are binge drinkers, U.S. health officials reported Tuesday. Only one in six adults says a doctor or health professional ...
Tags: Problem Drinking, Alcohol, Harmful Drinking
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Motorcycle Deaths Has a Clearly Increase
May 6, 2013A new study by the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA) reflects a 9-percent increase in motorcycle deaths in 2012 to about 5,000 fatalities for the year. That marks the 14th year out of 15 that deaths have risen. The GHSA report ...
Tags: Motorcycle, Transportation
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New Report Signals a Wake-up Call That Drowsy Drivers Are Making Our Roads Dangerous
Jan 5, 2013Even though today is National Sleep Day, an alarming new report finds many people are falling asleep behind the wheel on a consistent basis. Yes, a lack of sleep is making our roads dangerous. The Center for Disease Control and ...
Tags: sleepy driving, Wake up Call, Drowsy Drivers, driving
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as You Drive Into 2013,Be Aware of These New Laws and How They Could Affect Your Driving
Dec 28, 2012The start of the new year typically means a host of automotive safety and traffic laws being added to the books.As you drive into 2013,be aware of these new laws in your state and surrounding areas and how they could affect your driving. ...
Tags: NHTSA, automotive safety, traffic laws, US
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Who May Use Your Car to Drive?
Dec 17, 2012Far and away the most dangerous part of any car is the pink squishy thing sitting behind the steering wheel.Human error is the cause of almost all vehicle crashes,which according to the World Health Organisation claim the lives of ...
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A New Study Finds That Changing Demographics Won't Cause The Crisis Many Are Predicting
Dec 11, 2012As baby boomers age, there has been a growing concern that traffic fatalities and vehicle crashes will spike especially since older drivers already are a high risk segment, but a new study finds that these changing demographics won't cause ...
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to Improve Car Safety and Aid in Law Enforcement
Dec 11, 2012To improve car safety and aid in law enforcement, New Jersey is set to begin a new program requiring red decals on the front and rear license plates on any vehicle driven by a permit or probationary license holder under age 21. The new ...