Pedestrian
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Researchers in Spain have developed and tested a new system to improve safety around buses. With cameras, software, a lock mechanism and an image bank, it issues a warning when a potential risk to pedestrians is detected so the driver can react accordingly, or brings the bus to a stop if they don't.
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Transport for London (TfL) has announced upcoming trails of an "intelligent" pedestrian crossing. Called the Pedestrian Split Cycle Offset Optimisation Technique (SCOOT), the system is part of a program to decrease traffic fatalities in the capital by 40 percent by the year 2020.
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Germany's Technische Universitaet Muenchen has developed a system that alerts drivers to the presence of pedestrians and cyclists, even when they aren't within line of sight of the car.
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Volvo has announced a partnership with fellow Swedish company POC, which specializes in helmets and other protective sports gear. The first order of business is a car-to-cyclist communications system designed to increase cooperation between two- and four-wheelers.
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Three guess how this novel footbridge design got its name: the O. Its distinctive ring supports the walkway it surrounds. In a sense this is two bridges in one. Two thirds of the bridge is suspended in order to span the entire width of the River Irwell, while the final third is supported by columns.
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A footbridge recently constructed in Hull, England, features a novel mechanical system that enables people to "ride" across the waterway as the bridge slowly rotates to make way for boat traffic.
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Swedish company SoundRacer is showcasing its Electric Vehicle Sound Module, EVSM-2, at CeBIT by giving an RC car a throaty roar.
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Volvo has enhanced its pedestrian detection system to develop the world’s first cyclist detection system with full auto braking, which was presented it at the 2013 Geneva Auto Show.
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A Paris-based architectural studio has conceived of an inflatable bridge comprising three giant trampolines to span the River Seine.
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The all-new Volvo V40 possesses some high-tech features, including the world-first pedestrian airbag technology.
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L & A Design Group has designed an iconic pedestrian bridge projected for Wuxi Xidong Central Park, China.
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A new study indicates that pedestrians are far more likely to be struck by vehicles if they're distracted by mobile devices when crossing the street.
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