The Oregon Department of Transportation has announced that $5 million will be distributed to pedestrian and bicycle related projects through a competitive grant program.
OYSTER BAY, N.Y. -- Ten percent of all traffic fatalities in the U.S. are pedestrians. In Europe, the figure is 20%, and in Japan, 30%. Legislation soon to be enacted in Europe and Japan will require that measures to protect pedestrians be introduced to automobiles starting late in 2005. According...
DRAPER, Utah -- Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. (OTCBB:FLXT) today announced that the company's Bend SensorR technology was mentioned as a key technology in Frost & Sullivan's recent analysis of the European Market for Pedestrian Safety Systems. Flexpoint Sensor Systems, Inc. has patented the Bend Sensor technology, which on contact with...
Increased urban sprawl and increased vehicular traffic have resulted in an increased number of traffic fatalities, the majority of which occur near intersections. According to the National Highway Safety Administration, one out of eight fatalities occurring at intersections is a pedestrian. An intelligent, real-time system capable of predicting situations leading...
A GMTex textile-reinforced glass-mat thermoplastic GMT composite pedestrian protection beam that weighs half as much as the steel design and reduces tooling costs by 40% has reportedly been developed by Quadrant Plastic Composites, Northville, Mich A GMTex textile-reinforced glass-mat thermoplastic GMT composite pedestrian protection beam...
At a press conference organised to launch the campaign, Dutch MEP Pam Cornelissen EPP said that making cars safer for pedestrians is the European Parliament's number one priority for EU action on road safety. The Parliament has set the political ta At a press conference organised...
An enclosed pedestrian walkway is being constructed that will connect the Gateway Entertainment Complex to Tower City Center in the commercial center of Cleveland, OH. The walkway will be completely enclosed with glass all along its 1050-foot length. TranAn enclosed pedestrian walkway is being constructed that will connect the Gateway...
The combination of the limited mobility and inaccessible built environments positions disabled individuals at risk of exclusion from the opportunities and activities that many take for granted. While a trip to a store maybe a routine activity for a peripatetic traveling on foot person, for a people who uses a...
City and state officials yesterday announced a vehicle and pedestrian safety plan for Roosevelt Boulevard, on which 55 people have been killed in traffic accidents over the last five years. Mayor Nutter was joined by Rep. Allyson Schwartz (D., Phila.) and others in a City Hall news conference as they...
IT'S dirty work, but all in the name of pedestrian progress. This photograph from the Chronicle archive, was taken in November 1949 and shows workers at the face of the pedestrian Tyne Tunnel. The walls of the tunnel were reinforced with cast iron lining segments, bolted...
WALNUT CREEK -- An accident involving a vehicle and pedestrian has slowed freeway-bound traffic on Treat Boulevard while emergency crews tend to injuries, authorities said. The accident was reported about 8:10 a.m. at Treat Boulevard and Jones Road, near the Pleasant Hill BART station. Further details, such...
HUNDREDS of pedestrians are being killed or injured on the region's roads. Figures accessed by the Chronicle reveal for the first time the tragic toll of non-driver casualties. An average of nearly 800 people are hit by vehicles as they wander on to highways every year...
San Mateo police said Tuesday they discovered the body of an Asian man floating in the water near a pedestrian overpass on the east side of town. Police received a call at about 8:15 a.m. Tuesday from a jogger who reported seeing the body near J. Hart...
A PEDESTRIAN was seriously injured in a hit-andrun crash. The woman, who has not been named, was hit by a car while crossing Hylton Road in Sunderland at 1.20pm on Saturday. Police and paramedics were called to the scene of the crash, where they found the...
ANY thriller which runs almost 20 minutes longer than its title promises clearly cannot be trusted. You'd be right to be wary of director Jon Avnet's second feature in as many weeks with leading man Al Pacino. 88 Minutes is nonsense from pedestrian opening to preposterous...
SAN LEANDRO -- A major downtown San Leandro face-lift is underway. So don't be surprised if traffic downtown is more congested than usual, streets are blocked off, and trees and parking lot pavement are being torn out. Work in and around the San Leandro Plaza shopping area...
BEAR WITH ME for a moment, if you will. Suspend disbelief. Open your mind to the possibilities. And try not to laugh. My spies tell me there is a movement afoot in jolly ole England to make it safer for the common pedestrian. Apparently, they are having...
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic -- Authorities in the Dominican Republic have issued an arrest warrant for New York Mets pitcher Ambiorix Burgos on charges stemming from a hit-and-run accident that killed two women. Prosecutor Raul Quiroz says Burgos is accused of abandoning the victims and fleeing the...
HERE in Honley we have beautiful new pavements laid this time last year with great care, skill and dedication by a team of council workers. Our park is currently undergoing major "remodelling" and we will soon have a park to be proud of. What a shame then that...
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