Posts Tagged ‘driving’
Middle-lane driving keeps seniors safe
U. LEEDS (UK) —Driving in the middle lane is a built-in mechanism older adults use to stay safe behind the wheel. Continue…
Thursday, January 5, 2012 12:57 - 1 Comment
Society & Culture - Dec 8, 2011 11:32 - 0 Comments
Dry roads most risky for young male drivers
PURDUE (US) — A study of Indiana drivers shows heightened risk of serious injury and death for men 45 and older driving on snow and ice, women driving on rain-slick highways, and younger men driving on dry roadways. (more…)
Society & Culture - Jan 26, 2011 13:26 - 3 Comments
Think teen drivers are bad? Add ADHD
U. BUFFALO (US) — A simulator is making better drivers of the most risky motorists on the road: teens with attention deficit hyperactivity disorder. (more…)
Society & Culture - Oct 11, 2010 10:16 - 1 Comment
Teen drivers: Proceed with caution
U. TEXAS-AUSTIN (US) — Teenagers driving a pickup truck are 100 percent more likely to be severely injured during a crash than a teen of the same age driving a car. (more…)
Science & Technology - Aug 16, 2010 14:17 - 3 Comments
Designing safer drivers
U. WASHINGTON-SEATTLE (US)—There may be good news for drivers swerving while sending one last text message—not to mention those worried about ending up in their path. Early research shows an in-car coach has the strongest effect on drivers most prone to distraction. (more…)
Society & Culture - May 28, 2010 15:27 - 13 Comments
Should cell phone bans apply to passengers?
CORNELL (US)—Overhearing people chatting on mobile phones can be more than annoying. It’s so distracting that it affects cognitive performance, new research shows. (more…)
Science & Technology - Jan 20, 2010 10:02 - 8 Comments
Driving completely wrecks conversation
U. ILLINOIS—Adding to the body of research on distracted driving is a new report showing that driving impairs our ability to comprehend and produce language. (more…)
Health & Medicine - Oct 28, 2009 19:36 - 7 Comments
Bad driving may be in the genes
UC IRVINE (US)—Bad drivers may in part have their genes to blame. A recent study found that people with a particular gene variant performed more than 20 percent worse on a driving test than people without it—and a follow-up test a few days later yielded similar results. About 30 percent of Americans have the variant. (more…)
