Posts Tagged with "Transportation"

Transportation Head Calls for Full Federal Ban on Cell Use In Cars | Tech NEWS

Wednesday, May 2, 2012

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U.S. Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood called for a federal law that would make it illegal for all drivers to use cellular phones in moving automobiles. Calling the problem a national epidemic, LaHood cited 3,000 annual deaths attributable to distracted driving as a reason for adopting such a law. LaHood would build the law such that [...]

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Future Transportation and Mobility Solution Goes Electric | Tech NEWS

Tuesday, April 10, 2012

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Technology has greatly improved our way of life and quality of life over the last 200 years. At the same time this development has designed problems too. As life expectancy has increased in developing countries, the population of the world too has multiplied dramatically over the last century. Urbanisation has become rampant in many continents [...]

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Wireless power could revolutionize highway transportation | Tech NEWS

Sunday, February 19, 2012

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A research team has designed a high-efficiency charging system that uses magnetic fields to wirelessly transmit large electric currents between metal coils placed several feet apart. The long-term goal of the research is to develop an all-electric highway that wirelessly charges cars and trucks as they cruise down the road. ScienceDaily: Computer Science News

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National Transportation Safety Board Wants To Ban All Cellphone Use While Driving – Even When Using Bluetooth | Tech NEWS

Wednesday, December 14, 2011

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The National Transportation Safety Board made a rather extreme recommendation today when they reached out to ALL US states to ban all non-driving related use of “personal electronic devices” even of the hands-free variety. Although they were gorgeous specific about wanting to ban the use of phone calls, text messages and updating Facebook while on [...]

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NTSB Backs Transportation Dept.’s Trucker Phone Ban | Tech NEWS

Wednesday, September 14, 2011

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The National Transportation Safety Board has added its support to a draft measure proposed by the Department of Transportation that would ban commercial truck drivers from using cell phones while on the road. “Distracted driving is becoming increasingly prevalent, exacerbating the danger we encounter daily on our roadways,” said NTSB Chairman Deborah A.P. Hersman in [...]

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