A unique highway interchange called the Diverging Diamond Interchange is currently attracting interest in the United States with a host of new projects under consideration. The only current examples of this exist in France and one instance in Missouri.
The Utah Department of Transportation (UDOT) is currently constructing a new interstate .Read more...
Autopilot is the norm for planes, but are we ready for autopilot in the family sedan?
Wired Magazine profiles Ford Motor Company’s new radar-based adaptive cruise-control system (ACC). A driver can set a speed limit and then focus on steering while the car monitors surrounding traffic and then adjusts velocity.
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A BBC Report explains possible reasons why more women cyclists are killed by ‘heavy goods vehicle’ (or ‘lorries’) in the United Kingdom.
This year, seven of the eight people killed by lorries in London have been women. Considering that women make only 28% of the UK’s cycling journeys, this seems extremely .Read more...
Will allowing people to drive faster actually encourage them to slow down?
The Salt Lake City newspaper The Deseret News is reporting that by raising the speed limit to 80 m.p.h. on certain stretchs of I-15 in southern Utah, it actually led to reduced over-all speeds among 85% of the drivers.
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