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
From Superinnovators 25/10/23. This article is in TLDR (Too Long Didn’t Read) format which is popular in the innovation community and provides a bullet summary of information. More info https://www.zf.com/mobile/en/stories_18304.html https://press.zf.com/press/en/releases/release_3027.html You may also be curious about:
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
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