4th traffic light would benefit pedestrians and drivers

Adding a fourth light to traffic signals would not only be good for autonomous vehicles and human drivers, it would also benefit pedestrians.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
March 12, 2024 • ~5 min

Driver’s license laws may improve health for undocumented immigrant moms and babies

Laws that allow undocumented immigrants to get driver's licenses boost the overall health and well-being of immigrant moms and their babies.

Sara Savat-WUSTL • futurity
Feb. 26, 2024 • ~8 min

Focus on choice may get drivers to quit texting

Focusing on the deadly consequences of texting and driving but avoiding making people feel like they have no choice could change behavior.

Sara Diedrichs-U. Missouri • futurity
Aug. 10, 2023 • ~6 min

Do traffic signals need a fourth light for self-driving cars?

An extra light on traffic signals could let self-driving cars control traffic flow and give a heads up to human drivers.

Matt Shipman-NC State • futurity
Feb. 7, 2023 • ~8 min

Study: Many Drivers Treat Driving Assist Tools as Fully Self-Driving
VOA Learning English • voa
Oct. 16, 2022 • ~5 min

Drivers and hand-held mobile phones: extending the ban won't solve the problem – here's why

Many drivers still use mobile phones despite the fact that it’s illegal.

Helen Wells, Senior Lecturer in Criminology, Keele University • conversation
Nov. 24, 2021 • ~6 min

Another problem with daylight saving time: The time change raises your risk of hitting deer on the road

Dusk is a dangerous time of day for hitting wildlife on the road, and the one-hour time change means more drivers are out while deer are at their most active and visibility is dropping.

Tom Langen, Professor of Biology, Clarkson University • conversation
Nov. 4, 2021 • ~7 min

Another problem with daylight saving time: It raises your risk of hitting deer on the road

Dusk is a dangerous time of day for hitting wildlife on the road, and the one-hour time change means more drivers are out while deer are at their most active and visibility is dropping.

Tom Langen, Professor of Biology, Clarkson University • conversation
Nov. 4, 2021 • ~7 min

Traffic tickets can add up to killer debt

Nationwide, millions of people, disproportionately poor and people of color, are saddled with unaffordable criminal legal debt. A new report offers fixes.

Duke University • futurity
Oct. 11, 2021 • ~8 min

HGV driver shortage: remote-controlled lorries could prevent future logistical nightmares

‘Teleoperated’ HGVs combine the efficiency of automation with the safety of human oversight.

Giedre Sabaliauskaite, Associate Professor, Institute for Future Transport and Cities, Coventry University • conversation
Sept. 28, 2021 • ~7 min

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