Slaves to speed, we'd all benefit from 'slow cities'
Slowing transport in cities provides immense benefits for the health of people, economies and the planet, so why are we still obsessed with speed?
May 21, 2021
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News tagged with speed limits
Automotive
Drivers with adaptive cruise control more likely to exceed speed limits
A combined team of researchers from MIT and the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) has found that drivers with adaptive cruise control (ACC) tend to be more likely to exceed speed limits than they would were it ...
Mar 17, 2021 report
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Energy & Green Tech
An eco-route for heavy-duty vehicles could reduce fuel consumption
Semi-trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles are responsible for nearly half of road transportation carbon dioxide emissions in Europe, according to the International Council on Clean Transportation. A team of researchers in ...
Feb 19, 2021
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Mathematicians calculate the safest way home
A mobile app that guides pedestrians along the safest instead of quickest route to their destination is being developed by researchers at Cardiff University.
Sep 18, 2018
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How driverless cars and mathematics could spell the end of traffic jams
Being stuck in miles of halted traffic is not a relaxing way to start or finish a summer holiday. And as we crawl along the road, our views blocked by by slow-moving roofboxes and caravans, many of us will fantasise about ...
Aug 30, 2016
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Speed limit
A road speed limit is the maximum speed allowed by law for road vehicles. Speed limits are commonly set and enforced by the legislative bodies of nations or provincial governments, such as countries within the world.
The first maximum speed limit was the 10 miles per hour (16 km/h) limit introduced in the United Kingdom in 1861.
The Isle of Man is the only place in the world that does not have a general speed limit. In Germany, over 50% of the autobahn system remains free from speed limits.
Currently, the highest posted speed limit in the world is 140 kilometres per hour (87 mph) on Polish motorways , although a variable speed limit up to 160 kilometres per hour (99 mph) was permitted experimentally on a stretch of Austrian motorway in June 2006.
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