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

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

New rule for teen drivers at night cut crashes and deaths

Targeted policies that place limited restrictions on teens' driving behavior, especially at the right time, can improve safety, researchers find.

Brian Huchel-Purdue • futurity
Sept. 15, 2021 ~4 min

Collision avoidance systems affect a driver’s gaze in 4 ways

Reactions to alerts from collision avoidance systems, which are rarely tested in open road scenarios, fall into four categories, researchers say.

Eric Stann-Missouri • futurity
Aug. 6, 2020 ~5 min

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