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Lane-centering safety technology finds no friends in latest study
Adaptive cruise control, however, was a positive experience. Nick Miotke/Roadshow Increasingly, active safety technology and driver-assist systems are becoming standard gear on new vehicles. We’re only now just starting to learn whether consumers actually enjoy these features or if they’re more of a burden than anything. When it comes to lane-centering systems, it’s the latter. …
New technology coming to crosswalks on OBT to increase safety
In an effort to improve safety and reduce deaths and injuries on Central Florida roadways, the Department of Transportation is looking to use technology it has never tried before.”People still don’t stop when the lights blink. You still have to stand here for quite some time, before people actually stop,” Christine Ostendorf said.Ostendorf still lives …
Getting Technical: Baylor’s Department of Public Safety Uses Technology to Enhance Campus Safety | Media and Public Relations
Baylor DPS increases camera network, adds card access readers and locks to buildings Media Contact: Baylor University Media and Public Relations, 254-710-1961 Follow us on Twitter: @BaylorUMedia by Cerenity Austin, student newswriter, Baylor University Media and Public Relations WACO, Texas (Sept. 25, 2019) — Baylor University’s Department of Public Safety has implemented many technical …
New high school in Tolleson built for safety, technology
New high school in Tolleson built for safety, technology With many recent events, school safety is at the top of mind. A brand new school in the Tolleson Union High School District in the West Valley was being built from the ground up, so the district took full advantage and decided to add the most …
Tesla Model 3 earns IIHS Top Safety Pick+, highest possible safety award
The Insurance Institute for Highway Safety has announced that the Tesla Model 3 has won its highest safety award, Top Safety Pick+, after achieving “good” ratings across the board in all of their test categories. The Model 3 is the second battery electric vehicle to win the award, after the Audi e-tron won it last …
UNC Health Care System introduces new safety measures for platelet transfusions
“This is just an extra, added step to make sure that they are absolutely perfect to be transfused to our patients,” Norton said. “We’re really taking that extra step to make sure that everybody is safe and doesn’t have exposure to any pathogens.” The process has been used in Europe for more than a decade, …
Brexit: European health experts emphasise dangers to patient safety of no deal
A no deal Brexit would have disastrous consequences for patients and public health services on both sides of the English Channel, a wide ranging, informal group of health professionals has warned. They pointed to problems in the supply of drugs and medical devices, damage to EU-wide medical collaboration and research, disruption to training and to …
How Technology Can Improve Physical Safety in Schools
What solutions should school leaders consider for securing the physical safety and well-being of students and adults? There are options such as cameras and sensors that can detect everything from children using e-cigarettes to individuals entering or exiting school grounds, along with analytics software that connects to digital surveillance cameras and sensors to enable administrators …
Drivers think some active safety technology is overbearing, J.D. Power reveals
Owners are pretty likely to shut off systems like lane-keep assist because it bugs them. Cadillac Passive safety systems haven’t changed drastically over the decades, but active safety technology continues to trickle into more vehicles at a rapid rate. Here’s the thing: A lot of drivers aren’t exactly happy with how these systems perform. In …
BREAKING: Miami Dolphins release veteran safety T.J. McDonald – Sports – The Palm Beach Post
DAVIE — Not long ago, the Dolphins were so impressed with safety T.J. McDonald that they ripped up his original contract and gave him a four-year extension before he even played a down in Miami. That changed Sunday night, when the Dolphins announced they had released McDonald. In a week, when the Dolphins must cut …
