Center for Transportation Research News

Researchers at the University of Utah ask volunteers like Anne McLaren to use a cellphone in a driving simulator. Talking didn’t cause a problem, but while texting she hit another car.
The New York Times online reports that, despite research that use of cell phones while driving increases the risks of auto accidents, no state legislature [...]

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Transporting good and people into space may not be so much “rocket science” if, instead of propelling airships up into space, vehicle were able to ride a space elevator composed of nanotubes.
See All Things Science for a compelling video illustration of how this may be done in the future.
http://www.allthingsscience.com/video/654/European-Union-will-build-Space-elevator
From the Web page:
Ribbon is built [...]

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Annick Beaudet, the Bicycle Coordinator for the City of Austin, noted recently that in addition to other summertime bicycle facility developments:
[R]esearch by the Center for Transportation Research (CTR) is going well. The research team is busy watching video of bicycle-motor vehicle interactions at the chosen locations before the devices are put into place. The Bicycle [...]

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