Sentences with phrase «from speeding drivers»

Cars parked here have a far higher risk of getting sideswept from speeding drivers or becoming a target of auto thieves.

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It comes on top of a separate 2017 initiative from the company that gave drivers access to data about their speeding and braking habits, in hopes of boosting safety.

The feature crunched GPS data from a driver's phone, turning it into speed information in real time.

The online retailer is testing all manner of methods to speed up shopping, from aerial drones to one - push «Dash» buttons that place instantaneous orders to hiring part - time drivers to make Uber - like deliveries.

For example, if a driver gets a low rating and is accused of speeding or driving unsafely during the ride, Uber could look at the driving data to determine what happened.Though Uber could reserve looking at the data only when there is a complaint, nothing prevents it from actively monitoring its drivers to regularly conduct quality control and make sure there's no unsafe behavior.

The all - electric CUV zips from zero to 60 in 3.2 seconds in «Ludicrous Speed» mode, an upgrade that will set drivers with the need for speed back an extra $ 10Speed» mode, an upgrade that will set drivers with the need for speed back an extra $ 10speed back an extra $ 10,000.

If a consumer unfairly complains that a driver was speeding when he wasn't, data from the tracking programme could exonerate the driver.

After Tamerlan Tsarnaev was shot, the younger brother — who was low on ammunition — shifted to the driver's seat of the car from the passenger's seat, slammed it into reverse, ran over his brother, sped away and quickly abandoned the vehicle.

For reasons ranging from highway speeds to varying cargo requirements, trucking experts literally burst out laughing when asked about the notion of a driver sleeping while his truck barrels across a lonely state.

It's same as demanding from taxi driver to get you to airport asap, and then yell at him for speeding.

This year's event, at Ryazan in the S.F.S.R., drew nearly 100 contestants and was won by O. Pyall, a truck driver from Estonia — although one wonders how he would have fared at speeds on the Pennsylvania Turnpike.

The Goodwood Festival of Speed is basically Glastonbury for motorsport fans, with every type of racing car and bike you could ever imagine being driven by world famous drivers from across the globe.

Because while the statistics come from drivers who are more likely to hit something in front of them, I know from long experience that I am personally much more likely to be hit from behind (never had so much as a speeding or parking ticket in spite of learning to drive in Alaska in January, and then driving for 4 winters in Maine with bad summer tires, but I've been in two nasty accidents, both times rear - ended).

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Bloomberg wants NYC drivers to slow down, and has created «slow zones» in more than a dozen neighborhoods, reducing speed limits from 30 to 20 mph, to force them to do so.

«The accident was caused by speeding by the driver of the Nissan Quest commercial vehicle, who rammed his car into a moving Iveco truck from behind, killing all the occupants,» he said

The official advised drivers to desist from over speeding to save lives.

During his Q - and - A with reporters in NYC earlier today, Bloomberg singled out several members of the GOP conference — including his onetime ally Simcha Felder, a former Democratic NYC councilman from Brooklyn who is caucusing with the Republicans — for killing the measure, and said the next death of a child struck by a speeding driver will be on their heads.

One would suspend the license of a driver for 60 days after they get two speeding violations in school zones in an 18 - month period and the other would expand the number of speeding cameras near schools around the city from 140 to 290.

The on topic Q&A included redesign plans for other streets, especially Queens Boulevard, why the administration attributes the reduction in pedestrian fatalities to Vision Zero and not to regular year - to - year variances, how the administration actually knows that driving speeds are reduced, why so few street redesign projects have been done on Staten Island, data for any changes in safety at this E.Tremont / Silver Street intersection, why Commissioner Bratton did not attend, why there are few speeding and failure to yield tickets issued in this (45th) precinct, the negative effect of speed bumps on emergency response vehicles, plans for marking and painting of roads, whether the mayor will seek additional red light camera authorizations from the state legislature, the paucity of criminal prosecutions against drivers who kill pedestrians and an estimate of money received from speed camera tickets.

The FRSC boss implored drivers to install the device, desist from over speeding and drunkenness while driving as well as cultivating the habit of vehicle maintenance.

New York City collected a record $ 957 million in fines last year, including payments from a million speeding tickets handed out to drivers near schools, according to a report Thursday.

Computerized traffic - light systems will open up green lights for buses and — in answer to my biggest complaint about buses — computerized driving assistants will keep bus drivers from unnecessarily hammering the gas or brakes, swerving in and out of lanes, and taking curves at NASCAR speeds.

For 36 months, scientists tracked 4175 yellow taxis and 12,525 blue taxis from the same Singapore - based fleet; they also used 3 months of data from more than 3000 drivers» GPS logs to rule out differences in driving speed, number of stops, and distance covered as confounding factors.

Each transaction will be completed while the vehicle travels at speeds of up to 140 kilometres per hour, and drivers will not be able to escape detection by weaving from lane to lane.

It automatically applies the brakes if a train passes a red light, it slows speeding trains, and it prevents a driver accelerating away from a section of track covered by a temporary speed limit until the last carriage is clear.

From the perspective of traffic safety, the ways in which the driver obtains environmental information that is relevant to the selection of the driving direction and speed can be a background factor in run - off - road accidents particularly among young and inexperienced drivers.

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Official Teams & Tracks: Race against the official NASCAR teams & drivers on your favorite tracks from the high banks of Daytona, to the twists & turns of Sonoma, and exhilarating speed of Talladega.

Keitel (Taxi Driver, Mean Streets) is Speed, the new guy who joins them straight from the police force, where he was suspected of dealings in a shady drug operation involving kids.

The engine is paired with a 4 - speed automatic from a Durango, but the driver still selects gears with the column mounted stock.

As with the previous five - speed, the shifter curves away from the driver, exacerbating its long - reach positioning.

This applies to everything from speed and passenger comfort (on a bony road, ride quality is directly tied to driver skill) to vehicle durability.

Depending on trim, you can get blind spot monitoring with rear cross traffic alert, an electric parking brake, an around view camera system, and a sonar system that detects objects approaching from the front and behind in low speed situations and works with a rear cross traffic braking system to alert the driver and can slow the car if necessary.

The car also has a new Teen Driver feature that rats on your offspring by keeping track of such items as distance driven, maximum speed, and number of over-speed warnings, and prevents teen drivers from turning off such safety features as stability control and park assist.

As McLaren Automotive test driver Chris Goodwin explains, every McLaren is tested at the high - speed oval at Nardo in Italy, just like a lot of cars from other companies.

Adaptive cruise control will work at speeds from 20 to 85 mph, and drivers will have the ability to choose between four settings to regulate the distance between the Mini and the car in front.

Using data from the navigation system and cameras that read traffic signs, the car prompts the driver when the speed limit is about to change.

There's a feeling he's been stung by criticism from some on the GT department's recent focus on driver engagement (the manuals in the R and GT3) rather than outright speed.

Three driver modes adjust steering assist, throttle, traction, the magnetic suspension, and GM's in - house eight - speed, paddle - shifted automatic gearbox, also bequeathed from the Z06.

Both provide a rich stream of information to the driver with garrulous steering, sharp throttle response and delightfully swift five - speed gearshifts, while even a lack of power assisted steering can't hide the agility that comes from such light kerbweights.

Where many cars seem almost to propel themselves, with barely more than a thought from the driver, this one felt like it needed constant tending — like a fireplace — to keep its flames roaring and up to speed on the highway.

The adaptive lights warn other vehicles by flashing rapidly in the event the driver has to stop suddenly from speeds above 30 mph or during emergency braking.

Mechanically, the car was fairly state of the art for the time, incorporating a five - speed transmission, four - wheel disc brakes, and a softtop that could be easily operated from the driver's seat.

Even though I've driven just about every new car on the market, from exotics to econoboxes, my personal top speed in a car was established before I had a driver's license, when my dad rocketed me around the Chelsea Proving Grounds» oval track at 155 mph in a topless Dodge Viper in 1993.

ProPilot also includes semi-automated cruise control with steering assist, a system that manages speed, braking, and minor steering inputs to conceivably remove stress from the driver while in stop - and - go traffic.

The car still understeers predictably at the limit, which is something that is reassuring on the Nordschleife, no matter what some drivers might report from low - speed tests on a skidpad where there are no trees to hit.

OPTIONS ON THIS VEHICLE: AMG Performance package - $ 6550 Top speed rises from 155 mph to 186 mph +32 hp and +74 lb - ft of torque Red brake calipers AMG Performance steering wheel Carbon fiber engine cover Magno Alanite Gray in matte finish - $ 3950 Driver Assistance package - $ 2950 Distronic Plus w / Pre-Safe braking Active blind spot and lane keeping assist Limited slip differential - $ 2030 19 - inch forged - aluminum AMG wheels - $ 1790

Just a stone's throw from BMW's U.S. manufacturing plant in Spartanburg, the Performance Center is home to a driver training school run on a purpose - built track that combines high - speed sweepers with decreasing radii, evil little low - speed corners, and a huge dip that's sort of like a junior version of Mazda Raceway Laguna Seca's corkscrew.

It certainly works well as a daily driver, but you're much better off heading away from the city and finding a good road where you can open this coupe up a bit and enjoy the speed and comfort it offers.