The tragic and puzzling wreck of the Costa Concordia is examined by Boston.com and several Reuters photographers.
Archive for the ‘Distracted Driving’ Category
Costa Concordia in Pictures
Thursday, January 19th, 2012The Science of Intoxication
Friday, September 9th, 2011The Wall Street Journal and Melinda Beck look at the effects of alcohol on individuals.
Many people figure a few beers at a ballgame or a couple of glasses of wine with dinner won’t put them over the legal limit for driving. But how alcohol affects people is highly individual, with a number .Read more...
Discussing ‘Drugged Driving’
Thursday, August 25th, 2011USA Today examines the issues surrounding drugged driving and decriminalizing illicit drugs.
Drivers who die in crashes test positive for drugs 25% of the time, a new study finds.
Researchers examined data on more than 44,000 drivers in single-vehicle crashes who died between 1999 and 2009. They found that 24.9% tested positive .Read more...
Screens to Improve Safety, Reduce Rubbernecking
Wednesday, August 10th, 2011Eric A. Morris from Freakonomics looks at the effects of rubbernecking and the possible solution in safety screen.
As we all know, terrific jams can be caused even when the wreck(s) is moved out of the traffic lanes, as passing drivers gape at the carnage. It’s been quite a long time .Read more...
Sprint Adds Distracted Driving Features
Thursday, April 14th, 2011Sprint and Location Labs announced the introduction of Sprint Drive First, a new safe-driving solution designed to help eliminate distracted driving. A Sprint press release explains the details.
Sprint plans to make Drive First available in the third quarter of 2011 on AndroidTM mobile phones for Sprint customers and will require .Read more...
iPad in the Cockpit?
Monday, April 11th, 2011Wired magazine reports on the latest developments regarding tablet devices in cockpits of America’s planes:
The Federal Aviation Administration is allowing charter company Executive Jet Management to use Apple’s tablet as an approved alternative to paper charts. The authorization follows three months of rigorous testing and evaluation of .Read more...
‘Sidewalk Rage’ as an evolution of Road Rage?
Wednesday, March 9th, 2011‘Road Rage’ and aggressive drivers are generally accepted components of the transportation landscape, but do the same behaviors translate to the sidewalks?
Is our tacit acceptance of anonymous misbehavior in the privacy of our SUV or sedan now finding its way off the road and into daily life? Is our dependency .Read more...
Removing the Hazard of Road Debris
Thursday, March 3rd, 2011Guest Post by Pat Brownlee, Blog4Safety
Do you ever wonder who picks up the trash along the highways? There are many thoughtless travelers who toss out items too numerous to mention. Because of litterbugs, unsecured items being transported, or accidents, our roads become both unpleasant to look at, and dangerous, as .Read more...
Debating New Auto Safety Technologies
Monday, February 7th, 2011The Wall Street Journal looks at issues facing the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration:
Specifically, the agency will be looking at technology that could make cars capable of preventing accidents and technology that tempts drivers to take their eyes off the road. “One thing we are really focused .Read more...
Debating Bike Lanes in New York City
Monday, January 24th, 2011The New York Times debates car culture and bike lanes in New York City. Robert Sullivan writes:
On the argument that bike lanes should be eliminated given that they are not used during the winter, which I guess means no one noticed me biking around all this week, trying .Read more...
Older Drivers, CarFit, and Driving Safety
Wednesday, January 19th, 2011CarFit is a new program funded, in part, by the AARP that seeks to improve safety among senior drivers.
David S. Loughran and The New York Times debate traffic safety and senior drivers:
It is undeniable that physical and cognitive degeneration at older ages compromises driving ability. Research conducted by .Read more...
Researching the Decline in Car Crash Deaths
Monday, January 10th, 2011Joseph B. White at the Wall Street Journal looks at the decline in car crash deaths:
The number of drivers involved in fatal accidents who were eating, talking on a phone or otherwise distracted rose 42% from 2005 to 2008. But that’s just one way to read a new .Read more...
