Science news articles about 'accidents'

A crane accident damaged a Malaysian communications satellite at its Baikonur launch site.

... to loss of control of heavy trucks and subsequent accidents. Writing in the International Journal of Vehicle Safety ...

... .com) -- Scientists at the University of Liverpool have developed an accident prediction model which proves that speed cameras ...

... ) -- Does driving at night affect the risk of accidents? Drowsiness resulting from a lack of sleep is a recognized risk factor which causes traffic accidents. But what happens if drivers combine extended driving ...

... hazards by using information from the car, other road users and the roadside infrastructure to predict and prevent traffic accidents ...

A new automotive safety systems will alert drivers to potential hazards by using information from the car, other road users and the roadside infrastructure to predict and prevent traffic accidents.

Around the globe, 830,000 children — the equivalent of all the children in Chicago — die each year in accidents, a new report by the World Health Organization and Unicef said.

... -up sleep" on the weekends, and they were involved in fewer auto accidents. When school started one hour later students ... area. Phillips attributed the decrease in auto accidents after the change in school start times to improved ...

A later school day seems to lead to fewer car accidents for teens, researchers report.

Lessons learned from NASA's Columbia accident will help boost astronaut safety.

... and pedestrians who had attended the same emergency department after an accident. They found that patients in the telephone support group were 35 ... questionnaire two weeks and six months after their accident. Patients in the intervention group also received a follow ...

... researchers have been busy updating the aetiology of road accidents and studying which technologies can make our roads safer ...

People who were injured in road accidents had fewer problems and a much higher quality of life if they received ...

... existing infrastructure for responding to maritime accidents in the Arctic is limited and more needs to be done to enhance emergency ...

... other medicines with abuse potential in the week prior to the accident. - One can conclude that sporadic or moderate use of codeine alone to a small degree increases the chance of being involved in accidents with personal injury. Simultaneous use of benzodiazepines or carisoprodol ...