Road marking machine prints signs directly onto the highway surface
The Trafficprinter is a thermoplastic road marking machine developed by Norwegian company Trysil RMM, designed to reduce costs and boost safety.
Pedestrians may be twice as likely to be hit by electric/hybrid cars as petrol/diesel ones
Researchers from the University of Oxford in the UK find that pedestrians are twice as likely to be hit by electric or hybrid cars compared to petrol or diesel vehicles.
External pre-crash airbag can reduce injury by 40 percent
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The end of potholes: Keeping roads warm in winter with ground source heat pumps
From University of Surrey 25/08/23 A new thermo-active road solution could spell the end of melting roads in the summer and prevent potholes caused by freezing and thawing in the winter, according to researchers at the University of Surrey. A new project that will test the new approach has been awarded a £800,000 research fellowship […]
‘See through’ truck could revolutionise road safety
From Superinnovators 01/08/23 Check out what Samsung said about their safety truck prototype in 2016: ———- Samsung Electronics Argentina unveiled to the public the first Samsung Safety Truck, a technology for trucks which seeks to prevent road accidents in overtaking situations on roads. Thanks to the partnership between Samsung Electronics Argentina and its partners Leo […]