A suggestion for configuring the outside mirrors (figures 1, 3 and 4) of your car so as to eliminate blind spots… be aware though it may take some getting used to.
The Society of Automotive Engineers (SAE) published a paper in 1995 suggesting how outside mirrors could be adjusted to eliminate blind spots. The paper advocates [...]
A better way to eliminate driving blind spots
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 17 February, 2010 to the comment subset
We are being driven to distraction by our digital devices
Posted by John Lampard on Tuesday, 2 February, 2010 to the comment subset
A study which has found driving impedes our ability to understand and use language – that is, talk – also shows the use of GPS devices, and mobile phones – even when used in hands free mode – can have the same impact on a driver’s judgement as a blood alcohol concentration of 0.08 grams [...]
It’s the final countdown, ten seconds until the light turns green
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 2 December, 2009 to the design and art subset
Useful or not? A red traffic light with a ticker counting down the time until the light changes to green.
Stankovic promotes this stoplight as an eco solution in the following ways: If you’ve got the amount of time you’ve got to stop in front of you, you can shut your engine off, wait, be [...]
Online and on the road, provided you don’t exceed 5km per hour
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 28 May, 2009 to the technology subset
BWM plans to include inbuilt internet access in some of its cars. Should the driver however travel faster than five kilometres per hour access will be automatically disabled, though passengers seated in the back of the vehicle would still remain online. I’m not sure there is any safe speed limit, no matter how low it [...]
Bicycle helmets, good for your head, but bad for your heart?
Posted by John Lampard on Wednesday, 29 April, 2009 to the comment subset
Laws requiring cyclists to wear safety helmets may be deterring those wishing to partake, in turn resulting in increased health problems due to reduced exercise, according to some contentious Australian research.
Helmet laws like those in effect in Australia levy a substantial cost on healthcare systems because savings from fewer head injuries pale in comparison to [...]
Mobile phone calls in cars as dangerous as drink driving
Posted by John Lampard on Thursday, 4 December, 2008 to the comment subset
Talking on a mobile phone while driving, even if using a hands-free kit, has proved to be more distracting than having a chatty passenger in the car .
Lee Strayer of the University of Utah and colleagues have found in a series of experiments using driving simulators that hands-free mobile phones are just as distracting as [...]
Study finds that red light cameras cause crashes
Posted by John Lampard on Monday, 24 March, 2008 to the comment subset
Study finds that red light cameras cause crashes
Does this surprise anyone?
Researchers at the University of South Florida found that cameras increased crashes and related injuries because drivers were slamming on their brakes to avoid fines, causing rear-end accidents. They also claim that some red light camera operators in the US have shortened the time that [...]
