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Both improvement projects are designed to enhance
pedestrian and cyclist safety and access to surrounding areas: connecting downtown to the waterfront and Funk Zone in the case of the State Street project, and connecting Cabrillo Boulevard with Coast Village Road and Montecito for the other project.
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.
Not exact matches
But international comparisons suggest investment
and action are needed to improve the
safety of
pedestrians, pedal
cyclists and motorcyclists.
It also says that TfL should review the speed limits on all its roads in line with its new Healthy Streets check
and that the authority
and its contractors should — when carrying out roadworks — check
and resolve critical
safety issues for
pedestrians and cyclists.
The councilwoman's survey asked participants whether they thought the bike lane has improved
safety for
cyclists and pedestrians.
However
safety gets defined
and established, self - driving
and driverless vehicles will need ways to overcome the skepticism of humans — drivers, passengers,
cyclists and pedestrians — by being more transparent, says Brian Lathrop, senior manager of the Electronics Research Lab at Volkswagen Group of America.
Part of the IDS's mission is
safety - related, with systems to read the road ahead, interpret traffic conditions
and communicate with other vehicles using a system of body - mounted LEDs - essentially letting
pedestrians,
cyclists and those in other cars know you've seen them.
Volvo also plans to offer a full suite of active
safety technologies on the 2015 XC90, including a steering assist function for the adaptive cruise control, a system that monitors the edges of the road,
and an updated
pedestrian detection system that can identify
pedestrians and cyclists in the dark.
Safety options include active - bending xenon headlights, auto dipping main beam, City
Safety (which includes
pedestrian and cyclist recognition software), Collision Avoidance, adaptive cruise control
and traffic following, driver alertness monitoring
and lane departure warning.
It addresses vehicles,
cyclists and pedestrians in certain situations, day
and night,» explains Prof. Lotta Jakobsson, Senior Technical Specialist
Safety at Volvo Cars
Safety Centre.
Every Corolla Hatchback comes standard with
safety technology like Pre-Collision System with
Pedestrian Detection (PCS w / PD) now with
cyclist detection
and improved low - light capabilities
and Lane Tracing Assist (LTA),
and Lane Departure Alert with Steering Assist (LDA w / SA), now with Road Edge Detection.
This car will steer you back into your lane if it spots something in your blind spot you haven't noticed, the standard City
Safety package has been beefed up to give you enhanced steering input if you swerve to avoid
pedestrians,
cyclists or large animals,
and pilot assist that will accelerate, brake
and steer for you at speeds up to 80mph (although you're still the boss
and have to keep your hands on the wheel).
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.
Genesis calls out the G70's active
safety features, like a forward collision avoidance assist system that can recognize other cars,
pedestrians,
and cyclists.
The City
Safety features will give drivers a quicker response for city driving with features like
Pedestrian detection,
cyclist detection,
and Forward Collision Warning.
City
Safety looks out for vehicles,
pedestrians,
cyclists,
and large animals warning the driver if a collision is imminent.
In addition, it comes with the usual long list of
safety features like adaptive cruise control, pilot assist, lane assist, blind spot detection,
pedestrian,
cyclist and large animal detection
and more.
These include City
Safety, which brings automatic emergency braking with
pedestrian,
cyclist and large animal detection,
and steering support to help you steer around an object in an emergency.
The new XC60 also gets
safety aids like steer assist, city
safety system which includes
pedestrian and cyclist detection
and can apply the brakes automatically to avoid a collision at speeds up to 50 km / h, oncoming lane mitigation to avoid head - on collisions, ABS
and ESC.
New
safety features include Oncoming Lane Mitigation, which will steer the vehicle back into the lane if it crosses the center stripe when an oncoming vehicle is detected,
and Steer Assist, which combines with vehicle,
pedestrian,
cyclist,
and large - animal detection to help drivers avoid obstacles by adding additional steering input if necessary
and braking individual wheels to increase vehicle control.
This function will also join the standard Intellisafe City
Safety system, which includes
pedestrian,
cyclist, vehicle
and large animal detection with automatic emergency braking.
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 n
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 n
Safety system which detects
pedestrians,
cyclists, vehicles,
and large animals
and can apply automatic emergency braking when needed.
The very core of Volvo's
safety - oriented philosophy lies in the IntelliSafe technology
and the City Sense package, which essentially scans the road for car,
pedestrians and cyclists regardless of the given weather conditions
and acts accordingly if the driver is not aware of potential hazards.
That includes City
Safety, which automatically applies the brakes if it detects
pedestrians,
cyclists, large animals, or oncoming cars,
and Pilot Assist, which can automate most steering, acceleration,
and braking functions under certain conditions.
Cyclist detection has been added to its bag of tricks
and low - light
pedestrian detection has been dramatically improved, boosting
safety at night.
With standard City
Safety, which includes
pedestrian,
cyclist, vehicle
and large animal detection with emergency autobrake, the XC40 is one of the best - equipped small premium SUVs on the market.
The XC40 is the first to be based on the company's new CMA architecture
and gets a host of tech
and driver assist features like Pilot Assist, Adaptive Cruise Control, City
Safety with
pedestrian,
cyclist and large animal detection, Oncoming lane mitigation, Driver Alerts
and Lane Keeping Aid.
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.»
This complete suite of
safety technologies is standard on all trims
and includes new - to - Corolla lane tracing assist, road sign assist, low - light
pedestrian detection,
and daytime
cyclist detection.
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.
It came with Volvo's City
Safety Collision Avoidance System with
Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection
and Avoidance, lane departure warning
and lane keeping aid, a road sign information system that displays speed limits in the instrument cluster, driver alert control to watch for drowsy driving, adaptive headlights, blind spot detection
and cross traffic alert, automated parking,
and adaptive cruise control with full stop
and go.
Volvo has updated their
pedestrian safety technology to help detect cyclists.
Pedestrian and Cyclist Detection with full auto brake adds on to Volvo's existing detection
and brake
safety technology...
If you believe in that sustainability adage that «what gets measured gets managed» you'd be surprised to know that the U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) doesn't measure its
safety performance when it comes to saving
pedestrian and cyclist lives.
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.
A bike tour this weekend will stop at all ten of London's most dangerous intersections to call for measures to promote
cyclist and pedestrian safety.
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As the Copehagenize article demonstrates, the traffic
safety organizations are overwhelming
cyclists and pedestrians with their kindness
and concern.
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.»
To improve
safety, he said,
pedestrians and cyclists need physical barriers like protected bike lanes — an idea gaining popularity around the U.S. but also causing fights in some places over reduced parking or travel lanes.
«It is now understood that the mere presence of greater numbers of
cyclists and pedestrians, by
and of itself, leads to an increase in
safety for these modes.
The agency is taken a serious stance on finding new ways to help combat against distracted driving, drowsy driving, drunk
and drugged driving, failure to use seat belts, speeding,
and safety protections for
cyclists and pedestrians.
The Westborough Bicycle
and Pedestrian Advisory Committee's mission is to explore ways Westborough can become safer for
pedestrians and cyclists, work to develop a rail trail along an old trolley line in town
and advise the Board of Selectmen on roadway
safety issues
and preventing bicycle accidents.
Many are quick to condemn drunk drivers as a dangerous enemy to the
safety of other drivers,
cyclists,
and pedestrians alike.
The rules in place promote
safety for
cyclists,
pedestrians and motorists.
The week - long
safety blitz will focus police enforcement efforts on drivers,
cyclists and pedestrians who commit traffic offences at crosswalks, intersections
and school zones, the newspaper says.
According to a recent report from the Governor's Highway
Safety Association (GHSA), serious injuries involving
cyclists and pedestrians have seen a...
Indiana transportation officials continue to move forward with new plans for a Bicycle
and Pedestrian Program that is aimed at increasing the
safety of our
pedestrians and cyclists.
The Boston bike accident lawyers at Breakstone, White & Gluck are committed to promoting
safety for
cyclists and pedestrians in Massachusetts.
According to Vancouver 24 hrs, the Stanley Park Causeway will be moving ahead with a $ 7M upgrade to improve
cyclist and pedestrian safety as part of the BC on the Move, 10 - year transportation plan.