A 16-year-old Swiss youth has found his high-speed high jinks will have repercussions. The youth travelled with his mother in a Chrysler Crossfire sportscar towards the famous Nürburgring Nordschleife racetrack, to take part in an open day. Even on its way to the track, the car was clocked for speeding along a restricted section of Autobahn.
Technology features that use sensors to watch around the vehicle have become common on luxury vehicles in recent years, but now availability is spreading to the mainstream higher-volume segments such as the Ford Focus and Mercedes B-Class. Camera image analysis continues to get more powerful and radar sensors are getting cheaper, with Lidar and ultrasonics still in the mix.
Traffic signs play important roles in traffic, providing road users with regulatory, warning, and guide information about road conditions ahead. According to LEDSigns, the Taiwan-based company established by HONYEE Group in 2009 to concentrate on the development of LED [light emitting diode] signs, visibility and legibility of traffic signs can have a great influence on a driver's ability to comprehend a sign's messages and response time: "it is critical their brightness is enhanced at night and in bad weat
Safety campaigners in the UK have reacted with concern following the release of a study showing 53% of drivers tailgate while travelling at speed on motorways. There has been an increase in the problem of tailgating over the last seven years since a similar study was carried out, showing 49% of drivers were guilty of this dangerous practice. The study was carried out jointly by road safety body Brake and insurance firm Direct Line. Men are particularly likely to tailgate, with the study revealing 30% of mal
