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• People with hemianopia have difficulty in detecting pedestrians (re-issue)

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Washington, Nov 15 (ANI): Researchers have found that people suffering from hemianopia face difficulty in detecting pedestrians while driving.Hemianopia is a condition in which one half of the visual field in both eyes is blinded, usually the result of a stroke or head injury.Scientists from Schepens Eye Research ...
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• The Road To Recovery

  
  Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog — Authority: 432
  A new report from Policy Matters Ohio examined the distribution patterns of transportation projects funded by federal stimulus dollars . One of its findings is that 63% of the funds distributed by the states metropolitan planning organizations went to suburban and exurban projects. The report recommends ...
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• Set standards for rural roads: Nitish Kumar

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Patna, Nov 14 (IANS) Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar urged the Indian Road Congress (IRC) to set standards for rural roads and chalk out a work plan for maintenance of all kinds of roads across the country. The 70th session began here Saturday.Inaugurating the session, Nitish Kumar said that engineers and experts ...
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• Netherlands To Tax Drivers By the Kilometer

  
  Autopia — Authority: 737
  The Dutch government wants to abolish ownership and sales taxes on automobiles and instead levy a fee on every kilometer driven. The Transport Ministry says the move will cut congestion in half and curb carbon dioxide emissions by 10 percent. Motorists driving a typical sedan would pay 3 Euro cents per kilometer, or ...
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• Remembrance

  
  Living Our Dreams — Authority: 114
    Remeberance. This week I remembered how important it is to remember to tell those who have made a difference in our lives, how much we appreciate them. I lost the chance to do that and have been feeling a deep sense of sadness knowing the opportunity has passed.  Take some time this weekend to call someone you ...
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• World’s first flying car may soar the skies by 2011

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Washington, November 14 (ANI): If US company Terrafugia has its way, the world’s first road-registered, air-worthy, flying car could be on the highways and in the skies by the year 2011.The firm’s new vehicle is called the Transition Roadable Aircraft.Personal aircraft have been on Terrafugia’s drawing boards ...
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• State Agencies Pilfer Highway and Bridge Funds

  
  Stupidica — Authority: 165
  New York State’s Dedicated Highway and Bridge Trust Fund hasn’t been all that dedicated. Since 1991, only 34.9 percent of the money in the fund went directly toward the repair and improvement of the state’s deteriorating roads and bridges. And over the next four years, that will shrink to about one fifth. It’s ...
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• 80 Percent of Car Seats Installed improperly

  
  Capitol News Service — Authority: 135
  The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is asking parents to double check their child’s safety seat. Four out of every five seats are installed incorrectly, increasing the likely hood of injury of even death in a traffic accident. Marianne Trussell, Florida Department of Transportation’s Chief ...
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• People with hemianopia have difficulty in detecting pedestrians

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Washington, Nov 12 (ANI): Researchers have found that people suffering from hemianopia face difficulty in detecting pedestrians while driving.Hemianopia is a condition in which one half of the visual field in both eyes is blinded, usually the result of a stroke or head injury.Scientists from Schepens Eye Research ...
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• Texas Governor ‘Right as Rain’ About Obama

  
  Bob McCarty Writes — Authority: 544
  Find more videos like this on Mywesttexas ChatterThe Austin-American Statesman reported today that Gov. Rick Perry (R-Texas) had some pretty strong comments about the Obama administration on Wednesday in Midland, saying, “This is an administration hell-bent on taking America towards a socialist country.”  I ...
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• Seven killed, 100 missing in Konkan after Cyclone Phyan

  
  Thaindian News — Authority: 710
  Mumbai, Nov 12 (IANS) Seven fishermen were killed and 17 fishing boats with some 100 men were still missing in the Arabian Sea as Cyclone Phyan left a trail of destruction in Maharashtra’s Konkan region, officials said Thursday.Four ships and four helicopters of the Coast Guard were engaged in a search for the ...
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• Lane changes on MLK Bridge were not needed

  
  Letters to the Editor — Authority: 141
  I think that our “Nanny Government” over  here in Illinois spent way too much money for shoddy work on a project that was highly unnecessary.  I drive that bridge regularly and realize it is narrow, however the dozen or so…
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• Simi Valley CA Real Estate

  
  IENACE — Authority: 142
  ENCANTADA at Wild Horse Canyon, is a Davidon Homes Development offering the best in planning, construction, quality and amenities that can be found anywhere in California.ENCANTADA at Wild Horse Canyon, is a Davidon Development offering the best in planning, construction, quality and amenities that can be found ...
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• Thames Water contractors go AWOL with job half-done on Ladywell Road

  
  Green Ladywell — Authority: 461
  This was the scene on Ladywell Road today, thanks to Thames Water contractors, who on Sunday dug up the road (presumably to fix a leak), did a temporary fix of the pavement, blocked off the pedestrian crossing and, as far as I can tell, havent been back since. Meanwhile, pedestrians, including many school pupils from ...
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• An idea for bicycling advocates

  
  Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog — Authority: 432
  Steven Litt suggests that advocates of a bike lane for the new Innerbelt Bridge should hire an independent engineer to draft plans for a bridge that would include the bike lane.
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• Wireless Road Trains Keep Highway Vehicles Linked Together

  
  INHABITAT — Authority: 746
  What if you could drive onto the highway, take your hands off the wheel, and sit back and read a book? That might not be as far-fetched as you might think if an EU-financed research project is successful. The project, dubbed SARTRE (Safe Road Trains for the Environment) wants to link vehicles together in eight-car ...
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• With Road Trains, Highways Become Public Transportation

  
  Autopia — Authority: 737
  Researchers in the European Union are using telematics to create “road trains” that join the benefits of carpooling with the freedom of driving alone. The latest concept, part of the EU’s Safe Road Trains for the Environment initiative, groups cars with similar destinations into road trains over long ...
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• Road trains get ready to roll (in EU) - BBC

  
  SkyscraperCity — Authority: 175
  Quote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/technology/8349923.stm Road trains get ready to roll Road trains that link vehicles together using wireless sensors could soon be on European roads. An EU-financed research project is looking at inexpensive ways of getting vehicles to travel in a platoon on Europes ...
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• Dangerous by Design

  
  Cuyahoga County Planning Commission Weblog — Authority: 432
  Dangerous by Design , a new report from Transportation for America and the Surface Transportation Policy Project, examined pedestrian safety in American cities. It highlights the hazards of inadequate investment in pedestrian infrastructure and the need for better design . The Cleveland MSA was one of the safer ...
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