Sentences with phrase «as pedestrians and cyclists»

Vulnerable Road Users (VRU) are defined as non-motorised road users, such as pedestrians and cyclists as well as motor - cyclists and persons with disabilities or reduced mobility and orientation.

We will continue to intensify our efforts in the future, so as to provide the best possible safety not only for drivers and passengers in a Mercedes - Benz, but also for more vulnerable road users such as pedestrians and cyclists.»

«The risk of complacency also extends to other road users who will interact with CAVs, such as pedestrians and cyclists,» the report says.

Not exact matches

Even though the Volvo XC90 comes equipped with a range of sensors and driver assist systems — including pedestrian and cyclist detection with auto brake (above)-- and the Uber vehicle was outfitted with more sophisticated sensors such as lidar, the vehicle inexplicably never detected Herzberg as she crossed a darkened road.

Aside from standard features such as adaptive cruise control, Volvo's technology was crafted so that both cyclists and careless pedestrians are detected when they suddenly jump in front of the car.

Despite opposition the government is pressing ahead with its reforms, which are unfair to vulnerable road users such as cyclists, pedestrians, motorcyclists and horse riders who rarely sustain the whiplash - type injuries being targeted.

Others felt reinstituting turning privileges will create new conflicts between motorists, pedestrians and cyclists, or that the new clear lanes would just as quickly be filled with idling taxis and ride - hail drivers making pickups and drop - offs — a notion de Blasio challenged.

Antonio Reynoso, Council District 34, Brooklyn / Queens (Incumbent)-- Reynoso, who's established himself as a leader in the City Council on matters of pedestrian and cyclist safety, is running for a second term.

«Modern burn centers not only address burns suffered in fires, but are also integral to treating burns from scalding liquids as well as road burns resulting from pedestrian, cyclist, motorcyclist, and motorist crashes,» the electeds wrote.

No data on whether fewer pedestrians are ploughed into but as a frequent walker and cyclist in Florida, I am all for the drivers being able to actually see me.

That's partly because traffic speed and certain environmental effects are easier to measure than social - justice considerations, such as access to job opportunities or health care for low - income groups, or balancing the interests of pedestrians and cyclists with those of motorists.

Transport for London (TfL) commissioned the study to understand blind spots across HGVs as they are disproportionately involved in collisions involving pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists in the capital city.

As a bookend on the month, a terrorist drove a truck into pedestrians and cyclists in Manhattan on Halloween.

There's a high - speed track designed to simulate a four - lane highway, as well as an urban area with stop signs, intersections, simulated buildings, and artificial pedestrians and cyclists.

You still need to have your wits about you to avoid blinding cyclists and pedestrians, but with other traffic it seems to work pretty faultlessly as we didn't once encounter an angry flash from oncoming drivers.

Vulnerable road users, such as pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists, still account for almost half of Europe's road fatalities and bicyclists» deaths are on the rise in many countries.

Included in the optional Technology package is Volvo's pedestrian detection feature, which can apply full braking force (reducing speed by as much as 22 mph) to help you avoid hitting pedestrians and cyclists who are at least 31 inches in height.

However, the highlight of the upcoming Volvo XC40 will be its radar based driving and safety systems such as adaptive cruise control, collision mitigation along with pilot and lane assist and city safety with pedestrian, cyclist and large animal detection.

Traffic Sign Recognition and Blind Spot Warning are also standard from Visia grade, as is Intelligent Emergency Braking with Pedestrian and cyclist Recognition.

As well as assessing how well cars protect their occupants, Euro NCAP tests how well they protect those vulnerable road users — pedestrians and cyclists — with whom they might collidAs well as assessing how well cars protect their occupants, Euro NCAP tests how well they protect those vulnerable road users — pedestrians and cyclists — with whom they might collidas assessing how well cars protect their occupants, Euro NCAP tests how well they protect those vulnerable road users — pedestrians and cyclists — with whom they might collide.

Pedestrian Protection which has been expanded to include cyclists and is now known as Vulnerable Road User (VRU) protection; and

With Volvo being a safety - oriented brand, the XC60 features an array of assistance systems as standard, including Lane Keeping Aid and the Intellisafe City Safety system which detects pedestrians, cyclists, vehicles, and large animals and can apply automatic emergency braking when needed.

Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection technology New advanced software, including more rapid vision processing, has made it possible to extend Volvo Cars» present detection and auto brake technology to cover certain cyclist situations aCyclist Detection technology New advanced software, including more rapid vision processing, has made it possible to extend Volvo Cars» present detection and auto brake technology to cover certain cyclist situations acyclist situations as well.

The second - gen TSS - P's highlights include new Pre-Collision System (PCS) system that detects pedestrians even at night now as well as cyclists during the day, Lane Tracing Assist (LCA) with Lane Departure Alert (LDA) that includes detection of road edges now and Advance Car Start Notification function (TMN).

It boasts cameras that can detect pedestrians, large animals and cyclists you might have missed and warn you of their presence, as well as an automatic braking system that brings the car to a halt if it detects you're about to run into the car in front.

Not only does it protect the driver from crash, but also the road users such as the pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists as well as the drivers of other cars on the road.

This Volvo is equipped with excellent standard safety and security features, like a rearview camera, automatic braking for front - crash mitigation, as well as frontal collision warnings that feature pedestrian and cyclist protection.

While it may seem fun to go whizzing around town as fast as you can, it is dangerous for you, the golf cart, and the many pedestrians and cyclists that travel on San Pedro's roads.

The Blue Water Trail, a 20 kilometre path dedicated to pedestrians and cyclists, is another great way to spend your time in Mackay as is the man made Blue Water Lagoon.

Yet when a freight truck does kill a pedestrian or cyclist, as happened with Katherine Rickson in May in Portland, Oregon, the community mourns and is bewildered.

In our analysis we found that an urban development strategy focused on access for all, rather than for a minority who use cars, with congestion pricing, realistic parking charges, and speed limits low enough to stop the slaughter of pedestrians and cyclists would as a co-benefit also reduce oil use and CO2 emissions from cars to barely more than twice today's levels in 2020, way below the trends.

With more than 13,000 taxis traveling a cumulative 500 million miles per year, the improvement in fuel efficiency and emissions, as well as the improved safety for the passengers and pedestrians & cyclists should make a pretty big difference to the impact that the fleet has.

Such strategies include cycling networks (segregated or non-segregated bike lanes; bike paths), and other means to permit safe access for all road users, including vulnerable road users such as cyclists and pedestrians.

It also makes life much better in the bike lanes, where cyclists are often sucking diesel fumes and car exhaust, because as one study noted, «Cyclists, she said, «tend to have higher breathing rates than other pedestrians, so whatever they're inhaling is going deeper into their lungscyclists are often sucking diesel fumes and car exhaust, because as one study noted, «Cyclists, she said, «tend to have higher breathing rates than other pedestrians, so whatever they're inhaling is going deeper into their lungsCyclists, she said, «tend to have higher breathing rates than other pedestrians, so whatever they're inhaling is going deeper into their lungs.»

During your tenure as mayor, over 1200 pedestrians and cyclists have been killed by automobile.

As of the end of April, 56 pedestrians and cyclists have been killed by city motorists this year, and 4,793 injured, compared to 42 deaths and 4,769 injuries for the same period in 2012.

As of the end of August, 103 pedestrians and cyclists have been killed by city motorists this year, and 10,336 injured, compared to 103 deaths and 10,027 injuries for the same period -LSB-...]

International research reveals that as cycling participation increases, a cyclist is far less likely to collide with a motor vehicle or suffer injury and death - and what's true for cyclists is true for pedestrians.

As the Copehagenize article demonstrates, the traffic safety organizations are overwhelming cyclists and pedestrians with their kindness and concern.

The WAIR is targeted at cyclists, who are often the ones breathing heavily in traffic and on the street, but it could be a helpful accessory for pedestrians as well.

What we can not answer from this analysis is how 20 mph zones compare with the effect of other possible forms of traffic control systems, including such innovative ideas as redesigning road layouts to make the space more shared between pedestrians, cyclists, and motor vehicles.

As a pedestrian, I really hate it when I see a cyclist on the sidewalk downtown, there just isn't enough room and it's dangerous.

It is time for pedestrians and cyclists to stand up for our rights as a legitimate form of transportation.

However, as a new World Health Organization report shows, pedestrians, cyclists and motorcyclists are all incredibly vulnerable to the need for speed.

We are living in a city where the suburban politicians want to have their four lanes, all of which are twice as wide as the pedestrians» two lanes, and when the cyclists get no lanes.

We should probably all note, that the law would allow cyclists to make the move as long as it can be made safely and without interfering with pedestrians.

Ahmedabad, India, leads the pack as cities in developing nations race ahead of their richer counterparts in adopting eco-friendly transit solutions, according to the Institute for Transportation and Development Policy (ITDP), which last week gave the western Indian city its 2010 Sustainable Transport Award.The award has been given out since 2005 to a city that best «uses transport innovations to increase mobility for all residents, while reducing transportation greenhouse [gas] and air pollution emissions and increasing cyclist and pedestrian safety and access.»

Perhaps in the light of the increasing numbers of pedestrians and cyclists in the roads, the increasing number of fatalities, and the newfound popularity of trucks as weapons, it is time to reconsider our urban road designs and make protected bike lanes the new normal on busy streets.

Great to see pedestrians and cyclists finally getting some dedicated infrastructure, particularly as it joins two halves of the city's central business district with cutting edge technology in lighting and engineering, albeit with a price tag of $ 63.3 million AUD.

As a year - round, law - abiding cyclist and regular pedestrian these people drive me nuts too.