Sentences with phrase «in driver behaviour»

Notes to Editors * Dr Lisa Dorn, Reader in Driver Behaviour, Cranfield University.

**** Dr Lisa Dorn, Reader in Driver Behaviour, Cranfield University.

New research by academics at the University of East Anglia (UEA), University of Kent and University of Lincoln, suggests that insights from behavioural science can help inform the design of road signs to bring about changes in driver behaviour.

Not exact matches

Current systems that use cameras to monitor drivers can only pick up changes in physical behaviour, which is potentially too late to avert problems.

Uber told the Guardian it is running or is planning several experiments designed to gain more influence over the behaviour of drivers and passengers in its vehicles, which are owned and operated by freelance contractors.

That's the sort of behaviour you'd expect from 12 - year - olds in public lobbies on F1 2017, not the professional world of iRacing, the ultra-realistic sim racing «game» populated with some of the world's best virtual and real - life drivers.

This latest research was commissioned by ADEPT in 2010 to identify reliable and consistent measurement of behaviours that will improve practitioners» understanding of how drivers and riders respond to the road environment, as well as provide a means of assessing the degree of success of route safety intervention measures.

We must challenge these presumptions in order to change drivers» attitudes and behaviour.

«In the time it takes for drivers to reach their baseline behaviour, the vehicle may have travelled some distance, depending on the speed,» commented UWE Bristol's Dr Phillip Morgan.

Economic activities in Kaduna metropolis have been grounded following a mass protest by commercial drivers against what they described as stringent conditions and unfriendly behaviours meted...

The authors also note that driver behaviour is a hugely important and unquantified factor, they urge more qualitative research in this area and note «in order to reduce perceived risk and encourage more cycling... reducing or calming existing motorised traffic must be explored first... lane width is the most significant variable to achieve a sufficient vehicle passing distance... the provision of narrow (< 2 m) cycle lanes... may be insufficient... Reconsideration of the entire road design and further exploration of driver behavioural factors is required.»

By studying the evolutionary relationship between the various species, the team found that vertical and circular pupils evolved several times in different groups of snakes, and that hunting behaviour was the strongest driver for pupil shape.

The new study «Risk Assessment of Semi-Autonomous Vehicles Using Driver Behaviour Risk Analysis: A Paradigm Shift in Motor Insurance,» which will be presented by author Cian Ryan at the Society for Risk Analysis conference, June 19 - 21 in Lisbon, Portugal, at the Calouste Gulbenkian Foundation, proposes how risks might be governed and policies constructed using the enormous reams of data that driverless vehicles will supply the automotive insurance market.

«This means that future studies on sexually deceptive pollination should also look at pollinator behaviour as a driver of floral trait evolution, as the role of flower morphology may play a much larger role in the pollination of these intriguing orchids than was previously realised.»

Economist Gabriel Kreindler of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in Cambridge scrambled to secure human - study approval and funding for a survey of driver behaviour during the traffic restrictions.

I'm interested in climate change as a driver of human behaviour,» says Funk.

We know that feelings are the drivers of behaviours; an emotionally healthy culture supports everyone in the community with learning to notice, manage and regulate feelings.

This activity helps pupils to be able to interpret a graph like this and place road signs at various points where they think the changes in speed suggest a driver has changed behaviour.

One of the main drivers behind any training programme is creating a real change in learner behaviour.

As has become the norm, comfort and sport modes allow drivers to tailor the damping behaviour to suit different driving styles, along with equivalent changes to steering effort, transmission and throttle response, and in the case of Eco mode, different air conditioning settings.

In Standard mode, FlexRideoffers the whole bandwidth of settings available and adjusts to suit the driver's behaviour.

Available in three specific «packages», Audi drive select enables the driver to fine - tune the dynamic characteristics of the car, including suspension settings, steering behaviour, throttle response and transmission shift points, via dashboard - mounted controls to suit personal preferences or prevailing road conditions.

This intelligent use of torque distribution — also known as «yaw damping» — results in neutral vehicle behaviour, making the car more stable and steerable for the driver.

Variable ratios have long been known in the area of hydraulic steering systems; however, the tuning of such a steering system is subject to very tight limits, so that the driver is not overtaxed by the transitional behaviour.

IMO this inconsistent behaviour, for the same driver input, in the same driver selected mode, on the same section of a road, and with the same initial speed, is not acceptable.

Observing the driver's steering behaviour has proved to be a particularly strong indicator: several years of practical research by Mercedes engineers have shown that drowsy drivers make minor steering errors that can often be rapidly corrected in characteristic ways.

Driver can switch between ECO and CITY modes to alter behaviour and response of the engine in the Tata Tiago.

This slightly weird behaviour is designed to allow the driver easier entrance and egress, but the wide - opening doors (front and rear) and roomy cabin makes getting in and out pretty easy anyway, even for those who may be elderly or not very athletic.

Not surprisingly, 80 % of UBI customers agreed that the technology helped them become better drivers, and many said they began to monitor their behaviour behind the wheel in an effort to reduce their premiums.

So if the AI is running alone, it's one thing that's simple enough, but when there are many bikes in a group, they need to think about different strategies like the driver behind you or trying to overtake the one in front of you by running a bit outside the track, but it will never be a natural behaviour.

It's fair to say that Forza still doesn't set the best example for driver behaviour in its single - player, where the Drivatar AI is prone to obliviously turning into you during even the most careful passing move.

Drivers behaviour contributed to only 62 % of the accidents, mainly by speeding, inattention or failure to yield, but the coroner suggests that this is possibly a significant under - representation of the facts because, by definition in this study, the cyclists are all dead and can't defend themselves.

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To condone or excuse the behaviour in this case would send a message to the public that despite their Charter rights under sections 8 and 9 of the Charter, the police can't ignore these and detain and arrest any driver.

One study estimates that pedestrians are three times more likely to be fatally struck by a vehicle in the weeks that follow the end of Daylight Savings Time.1 Accidents occur mostly because drivers have not adjusted their behaviours to account for less daylight during the morning and nighttime rush hours.2

(1) His injuries were caused by the wrongful behaviour of some one else, in this case the driver.

However, whilst hitting drivers» pockets will encourage some to slow down, it is essential that employers invest in education and technology to really make an impact on long - term behaviour.

Event data recorders will capture driver behaviour information, such as the speed of a vehicle, braking patterns and collision information, while the cars themselves can / will record where a driver is going and possibly who is in the car and even what the individuals in the cars are saying.

In other words, do CheckStops actually nab impaired drivers and thereby discourage the behaviour?

Private general insurer Bajaj Allianz General Insurance has launched a USB - based telematics device to monitor car usage and driver behaviour, which is the first such product in the sector.

However, she also calls for improved driver education: «The behaviour and attitude of drivers is a constant factor in collisions and we welcome the work that RED is doing with young drivers.

That is why we formed a partnership with ingenie — a specialist in car insurance for young drivers — to reward safe and responsible drivers with discounted car insurance based on both the training received and their subsequent driving behaviours.»

New research explores the drivers influencing VET student behaviour and their impact on choice of provider and course in a competitive training market, as Justin Brown explains.