Sentences with phrase «pedestrian safety at»

Every city that aims to be highly walkable — and livable — should place pedestrian safety at the core of its mission.

He sees the day when his simulations could be modified to model disease transmission through casual contact, shopping on a crowded street, or pedestrian safety at a traffic intersection.

Senator Klein has asked that the DOT explore all possible options to boost pedestrian safety at that intersection, as well as the nearby stretch of East Tremont Avenue in front of Lehman High School.

The public is invited to attend a public meeting which is the next step in the Park District's efforts to increase bicyclist and pedestrian safety at Lake Arlington.

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The project also would feature Americans With Disabilities Act - related improvements including an elevator at Lakeview Center, as well as safety improvements for pedestrians and bicyclists by way of sidewalks and bike lanes, officials said.

«Huge cuts to council budgets have left local authorities struggling to provide local services and look after our road network, resulting in crumbling roads, vehicle damage and placing the safety of drivers and pedestrians at risk,» she said.

A proposed capital budget funds several projects, including pedestrian safety improvements in Bridgehampton, police communications and dispatch upgrades, and upgrading the heating, ventilation, and air conditioning system at Town Hall, among others.

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He also spoke at the meeting about maintaining provisions that protect the safety of highway workers and bus operators, as well as maintaining «Safe Streets» language, which, according to the release, aims to ensure that new infrastructure is designed in a manner that helps protect pedestrians.

At 6 p.m., Rep. Joe Crowley, state Sen. Jose Peralta, New York City Councilman Daniel Dromm, Assembly members Francisco Moya and Michael DenDekker and others hold a pedestrian safety town hall, Jewish Center of Jackson Heights, 37 - 06 77th St., Queens.

At 1:45 p.m., Rep. Adriano Espaillat and Assemblyman Jeffrey Dinowitz address the «ongoing issue» of traffic and pedestrian safety near PS 360, and to demand the installation of a traffic light or an all - way stop to improve traffic flow and safety, corner of Health Avenue and Fort Independence Street, Manhattan.

«There was no perfect solution readily available at this location and, on balance, a pedestrian activated traffic signal is a safety improvement,» Oddo said in a statement.

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.

LOWER EAST SIDE — The city will unveil a pedestrian safety plan for Delancey Street Wednesday night, nearly a month after 12 - year - old Dashane Santana was killed while crossing the busy intersection at the entrance to the Williamsburg Bridge.

Following two reported car - pedestrian accidents on campus already this semester, students and faculty at SUNY Plattsburgh held a safety forum recently to delve into where the dangerous intersections are and why pedestrians are at risk.

A new bill that is now in effect for 2017 that mandates a study of safety at grade crossings, the possibility of implementing design changes, the quality of traffic and pedestrian warning signals, and the cost to equip commuter trains with Positive Train Control technology.

QUEENS, NY — At a meeting of Queens Borough President Melinda Katz's Flushing Commons Task Force this afternoon, NYC Department of Transportation (DOT) Commissioner Polly Trottenberg announced several new measures to enhance pedestrian safety and help alleviate traffic congestion in the vicinity of Flushing Commons in Downtown Flushing.

The measures are in response to concerns raised by the Task Force and community at - large about safety and mobility in the downtown core and surrounding area, which account for among the densest concentration of pedestrians killed or seriously injured in crashes throughout the borough.

De Blasio said that drivers who enter intersections without enough space on the other side «block the box,» which affects traffic and puts pedestrians» safety at risk.

QUEENS, NY — Borough President Melinda Katz, the New York City Department of Transportation (DOT), elected officials, community leaders, families and young players of the Rosedale Little League unveiled the newly - installed measures to improve pedestrian safety along heavily trafficked 147th Avenue between the two segments of Brookville Park and at other intersections in the vicinity.

The DOT also emphasized the improvements in pedestrian safety already made at the intersection in the last decade, during which time the agency has «aggressively reengineered the neighborhood for safety.»

University Police Chief Jerry Lottie said that when addressing pedestrian safety, his team looks at three things: education, environmental changes and enforcement.

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.

From a safety perspective, all Camry models now come standard with Toyota's Safety Sense - P suite that has more nannies than a Beverly Hills elementary school parking lot waiting at 2 p.m. Standard features include lane departure, pre-collision with pedestrian detection, blind spot assist, adaptive cruise control and 10 aisafety perspective, all Camry models now come standard with Toyota's Safety Sense - P suite that has more nannies than a Beverly Hills elementary school parking lot waiting at 2 p.m. Standard features include lane departure, pre-collision with pedestrian detection, blind spot assist, adaptive cruise control and 10 aiSafety Sense - P suite that has more nannies than a Beverly Hills elementary school parking lot waiting at 2 p.m. Standard features include lane departure, pre-collision with pedestrian detection, blind spot assist, adaptive cruise control and 10 airbags.

Safety options include Active Driving Assistant, which encompasses lane departure warning that vibrates the steering wheel when you stray outside of lane lines; frontal collision warning that can brake the car at speeds under 10 mph and pre-load the brakes at higher speeds; and pedestrian warning that uses audible and visual warnings to alert the driver of pedestrians and pre-loads the brakes.

A, AWD Toyota Highlander at this price gets you a V - 6, a moonroof and a full suite of autonomous safety technology, including pedestrian detection and adaptive cruise control.

FRA has worked to identify safety risks and to improve the safety of pedestrians and bicyclists at grade crossings, gathering information on signals, signs, and other devices used to prevent non-motorized fatalities.

We already knew that the 2015 Volvo XC90 would feature at least three new active safety features, including an improved pedestrian detection system, an active steering correction feature, and an innovative use of adaptive cruise control technology.

In addition to a 3.3 - liter twin - turbocharged V - 6 engine rated at 365 hp and 376 lb - ft of torque, an eight - speed automatic transmission, and all - wheel drive, our Four Seasons 2017 Genesis G90 also includes adaptive cruise control, lane - keeping assist, a head - up display, automatic emergency braking with pedestrian detection, and a host of other electronic safety features.

San Francisco - nearly $ 11 million to implement connected vehicle technologies to allow the signal system to detect red light - violating vehicles and adjust timing, and personal wireless devices to prioritize pedestrian travel and safety at intersections.

Cities should publicize traffic safety laws and behaviors; educate their communities about the consequences of violating laws aimed at reducing pedestrian and bicyclist injuries and fatalities; and conduct enforcement where they will be most effective based on local crash data.

The Safer People, Safer Streets initiative launched a high - profile collaborative, intermodal effort to help improve pedestrian and bicycle safety at the local level, in response to data showing increasing fatalities.

San Francisco proposed installing multimodal intelligent traffic signal systems equipped with DSRC technology at high priority pedestrian collision locations to improve pedestrian safety, reduce idling, and prioritize transit and emergency vehicles to improve reliability and response times.

On the safety front the GTI Original offers city emergency brake (automated emergency braking) and pedestrian monitoring at speeds of up to 30km / h, a driver fatigue detection system and the latest safety acronyms along with seven airbags.

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.

Other features included in the updated Toyota Safety Sense pack are the likes of pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, dynamic radar - based cruise control (active at speeds between 0 and 110 mph), lane departure alert with steering assist and automatic high beam.

The 2017 Toyota Prius starts at $ 27,055, and for that we see 15 - inch alloy wheels, heated cloth seats, a 6.1 - inch in - dash touchscreen display, a backup camera, smart key access with push - button start, and LED headlights — plus, the radar - and camera - based Toyota Safety Sense P suite, including lane departure alert, adaptive cruise control and pre-collision system with vehicle and pedestrian detection.

Weight - optimised and crash - optimised body structure; standard safety fittings include front and side airbags, side curtain airbags, 3 - point automatic belts on all seats, at front with belt tensioners and belt force limiters, twin ISOFIX children's seat attachments at rear and optionally also on the front passenger seat, tyre pressure control and partially active engine compartment lid for optimised pedestrian protection; optimised vehicle weight; excellent acoustic and vibrational comfort; favourable aerodynamic properties.

More pressing is that the Octavia's track width has been increased at the back to improve stability and more safety kit is available including blind spot detection, rear cross traffic alert and predictive pedestrian protection.

The independent crash tester rated Adult Occupant safety at 89 per cent and Child Occupant safety at 85 per cent, while Pedestrian Safety was scored at an impressive 76 per cent — a performance that's a world away from those bull - bar - equipped Vitaras of the early safety at 89 per cent and Child Occupant safety at 85 per cent, while Pedestrian Safety was scored at an impressive 76 per cent — a performance that's a world away from those bull - bar - equipped Vitaras of the early safety at 85 per cent, while Pedestrian Safety was scored at an impressive 76 per cent — a performance that's a world away from those bull - bar - equipped Vitaras of the early Safety was scored at an impressive 76 per cent — a performance that's a world away from those bull - bar - equipped Vitaras of the early 1980s!

The next Fit is likely to get a city safety / pedestrian safety feature that will stop the car short, automatically, in urban situations, and it's possible the same electronics would provide forward collision warning (not stopping) at higher speeds, as well as lane departure warning.

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).

A huge range of optional safety equipment is offered, including a surround - view camera, night vision with pedestrian recognition, parking assistance, lane - departure warning, speed - limit display and a full - colour head - up display so you can keep your eyes on the road at all times.

According to Euro NCAP's crash tests, the 3008/5008 is rated at 86 percent for adult occupant protection, 85 percent for child occupant, 67 percent for pedestrians, and 58 percent for safety assists systems.

At the front is a more vertical nose that was dictated as much by European pedestrian safety rules as a need to redo the front.

For the benefit of pedestrian safety, the Soul EV is equipped with a Virtual Engine Sound System (VESS) that emits an auditory alert at speeds below 12 mph and whenever the car is in reverse.

This integrated safety system includes lane departure alert with steering assist, pre-collision system with pedestrian detection, dynamic radar cruise control that keeps the new Highlander at a preset following distance, and automatic high beams.

Both pedestrian protection and safety assistance systems come in at 75 %.

• Body structure weight - optimised and crash - optimised; standard safety features including front and side airbags, side curtain airbags, 3 - point automatic seat belts on all seats, with belt tensioners and belt force limiters at front, ISOFIX children's seat mounting at rear, Run Flat Indicator and partially active engine compartment lid to optimise pedestrian protection; vehicle weight lower than in predecessor models and competitors in the segment in virtually all variants of the new MINI despite extended range of fittings; increased acoustic and vibrational comfort: optimised aerodynamic properties as appropriate to each specific model including active cooling air flaps, underbody trim panel and air ducting elements in the upper section of the C columns; best aerodynamic figures within the competitive environment: Cd value reduced to 0.28 (MINI Cooper, MINI Cooper D).

• Body structure weight - optimised and crash - optimised; standard safety features including front and side airbags, side curtain airbags, 3 - point automatic seat belts on all seats, with belt tensioners and belt force limiters at front, ISOFIX children's seat mounting at rear, Run Flat Indicator and partially active engine compartment lid to optimise pedestrian protection; vehicle weight lower than in predecessor models and competitors in the segment in virtually all variants of the new MINI despite extended range of fittings; increased acoustic and vibrational comfort: optimised aerodynamic properties as appropriate to each specific model including active cooling air flaps, underbody trim panel and air ducting elements in the upper section of the C columns; best aerodynamic figures within the competitive environment: Cd value reduced to 0.28 or 0.31 (MINI Cooper S).