Sentences with phrase «of vehicle traffic»

The salesperson pursued the issue and found that there had been no police calls to the area and that the basis for the suspicion was a great deal of vehicle traffic at different times.

This buffer zone will decrease the likelihood of vehicle traffic backing up onto the street and causing a collision.

Building up the use of carpools among ride - sharers might help ease some of the burden of vehicle traffic, said Steven Polzin, director of mobility policy research at the University of South Florida's Center for Urban Transportation Research.

California law requires that all cyclists ride with the flow of vehicle traffic unless passing, making a legal left turn, riding on a one - way street, riding on a road that is too narrow, or when the right side of the road is closed due to road construction.

Indeed, drunk drivers caused 32 % of all vehicle traffic fatalities in 2012, and of those deaths, 65 % were drivers, 27 % were vehicle occupants, and 8 % were non-occupants.

Not exact matches

Red, of course, has long been associated with stopping, whether it's on a traffic signal, emergency vehicle or store design.

The so - called «straddling bus,» the brainchild of designer Youzhou Song, would arc over two lanes of traffic, carrying up to 1200 passengers while leaving smaller vehicles free to drive underneath it.

The EPA with cooperation from the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration and California Air Resources Board established in 2010 a single national program of greenhouse gas emissions standards for model year 2012 - 2025 vehicles.

Shattered sunroofs have been reported in at least 208 models of vehicles representing 35 brands over the last 20 - plus years in the U.S., based on CR's analysis of the consumer complaints database maintained by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration.

With the help of a stereo camera on the front windshield coupled with multi-range radars on the inside and outside of the car, the Mercedes E350 can detect both pedestrian and vehicle traffic in front of the car.

The most profound changes may come from the development of a truly intelligent car — vehicles with increasing levels of knowledge about the driver and driving conditions, from the road itself to traffic patterns to even the weather.

An alliance with a Romanian gang involved in the movement of heavy goods vehicles is also likely to draw scrutiny to the Channel tunnel and ferry routes into the country, which see considerable freight traffic.

But only 4 percent of bridges carrying significant traffic, at least 10,000 daily vehicle crossings, were deficient.

CNBC's Phil LeBeau goes behind the wheel of several autonomous vehicles at the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas to demonstrate how Delphi's new V2E (vehicle to everything) technology allows cars to communicate with each other and avoid accidents, while moving through traffic with greater ease.

The cabin of his electric Tesla is eerily silent as the vehicle slides over three lanes of irate Los Angeles traffic.

Though the arrival of the robot car promised a dramatic reduction in the 1.25 million road traffic deaths that occur around the globe each year, there was also the sneaking suspicion that someday, for some reason, a self - driving vehicle would cause a collision — perhaps because of a string of bad code, an unexpected equipment failure, or an impossible decision.

So, once the vehicles get up to speed and merge into the flow of traffic like a car merging on to a freeway, they are coasting the whole trip.»

Ride - sharing service Uber's app is mocking New York Mayor Bill de Blasio's push of reducing on - demand for - hire vehicles in the city in a bid to reduce traffic snarls.

In other words, they are as susceptible to the vagaries of traffic as the vehicles they are supposed to be replacing.

Some predict that self - driving cars will replace both traditional public transportation and conventional cars in cities, transforming urban transportation into a network of interconnected vehicles to effectively eliminate traffic.

That means making sure prices cover not only the direct costs of supplying energy but also the environmental externalities associated with production and use of fossil fuels — the waste water (which increases a variety of risks), and the broader side effects from vehicle use — congested roads, traffic deaths, and so on.

The organization also aims to contribute to the creation of a system or set of systems that would allow people to automatically pay for the use of both ride - sharing and car - sharing vehicles; for the insurance policies covering those vehicles; for the energy that those vehicles consume and the pollutants that they emit during a trip; and for traffic that the commuter contributes to by traveling during peak hours.

Widespread cargo theft has also given rise to concomitant offenses such as robbery, kidnapping, homicide, interstate transportation of stolen motor vehicles, drug trafficking, health care fraud, money laundering and insurance fraud.

Politicians have racked up hundreds of vehicle fines and safety advocates are calling for those with traffic offences to «fess up»

Vehicle to Infrastructure: By getting a steady flow of data from street signs and traffic lights, cars will be able be navigate traffic more efficiently.

Even as China's economy displayed clear signs of a slowdown, consumers bought new vehicles, motivated by some cities» pending restrictions on car purchases to alleviate traffic congestion and air pollution.

In addition to a voluntary recall of 123,000 Model S vehicles that owes to a problem with the power - steer component of some of the cars, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration last week launched an investigation into the role of Tesla's Autopilot in a fatal crash.

It is actually a little funny that Musk thinks this way about the role of autonomous vehicles in worsening traffic conditions since Tesla has been focused on improving its own autopilot software.

By focusing on the safety of passengers, Tesla vehicles have avoided vehicle collisions that could have led to critical injuries and deaths, by extension, causing traffic.

Not only is the Model S able to track the angle in which neighboring vehicles are traveling, it's also able to simultaneously track individual actions of five cars — up to six cars in slow moving traffic conditions — as they maneuver between lanes.

Meanwhile, the letter of the Arizona executive order seems to suggest that the human operator is on the hook for any traffic infractions while he or she is in the vehicle, even if it's in fully autonomous mode.

But transportation companies know all too well that for much of the time, engines are running when vehicles aren't moving, either because the vehicle is stuck in traffic or it's left on while parked.

In the first six months of this year, vehicle sales hit their lowest point since 2014, and consumer traffic at dealerships fell to a five - year low.

With 94 percent of traffic accidents due to human error, Chao and the Department of Transportation (DOT) proved they recognized the important role self - driving vehicles play in saving lives and ensuring vehicle safety.

This special extension to British Cycling's motor vehicle insurance arrangements is «comprehensive» (i.e. not «third party») in the event of a road traffic incident only and does not provide insurance cover for property or vehicle damage claims arising, for example, from the use of radio and other event equipment or where a motorcycle has fallen to the ground from a stationary position.

Performance and driving experience were also very positive — the 3.5 l V6 in our AWD Flex had no shortage of oomph and is downright quick when it comes to navigating traffic in that size of vehicle.

Talk about the use of colours in society - red fire trucks, warning signs and danger signs, colours of police vehicles, ambulances, traffic lights etc..

Tinley Park police arrested the man during an April 18 traffic stop on the 18000 block of Harlem Avenue after reportedly finding an open empty Southern Comfort bottle in his vehicle.

Assistant State's Atty. Romas Mockaitis said the two were arrested after Glen Ellyn police made a traffic stop of the vehicle the men were in shortly after the incident and discovered evidence that led to Tuesday's grand jury indictments.

Conclusions and Implications for Public Health Practice: Although the annual rate is declining, unintentional injury remains the leading cause of death among children and adolescents in the United States, led by motor vehicle traffic — related deaths.

A 24 - year - old Orland Park man was charged with violating local ordinances against cannabis possession after two chunks of hashish and a drug pipe were discovered in his vehicle during a May 11 traffic stop on the 15600 block of Ravinia Drive.

The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration requires that all materials inside a vehicle in the US meet anti-inflammability standards in the event of a crash.

• A 54 - year - old Orland Park man was charged with DUI / alcohol, illegally transporting alcohol, following too closely and operating a motor vehicle with a malfunctioning rear registration light during a March 21 traffic stop on the 15400 block of Ravinia Avenue.

A 40 - year - old Chicago man was charged with driving without a valid license and operating an uninsured motor vehicle during an April 21 traffic stop on the 14100 block of LaGrange Road.

• A 57 - year - old Orland Hills man was charged with driving on a suspended license and operating an uninsured motor vehicle during a March 27 traffic stop on the 13500 block of LaGrange Road.

According to the National Highway Traffic and Safety Administration, three out of four vehicle crashes occur from the side.

The statistics also show that traffic on rural A roads (94.3 Bn vehicle miles) and minor roads outside of urban areas (45.7 Bn vehicle miles) rose to record highs, each up around 2.4 % on last year.

Car traffic grew by 1.4 % (to 252Bn miles) and light commercial vehicles represent the fastest growing type of traffic, up by 4.5 % in the last 12 months to nearly 50Bn miles.

The traffic snarl is caused by a container laden truck which fell off at Arepo estate junction, therefore leading to a bumper to bumper movement of vehicles.

The Sydney Harbour Bridge was carrying a stable traffic volume of around 180,000 vehicles per day from 1986 to 1991.