Posts Tagged ‘reaction times’

NYC congestion charge gets blocked by state

Tuesday, April 8th, 2008
Manhattan's latest attempt at disguised taxation has ground to a halt in the most trivial fashion. Mayor Michael Bloomberg's proposed congestion charge for cars and trucks headed into the city below 60th street was summarily ignored by lawmakers. Rather than a contentious fight in the state assembly......

Blinking brake lights next safety step?

Sunday, May 1st, 2005
Red lights weren't enough. Center mounted third brake lights weren't enough. Mercedes Benz is going further by outfitting the S-Class with flashing brake lights. Mercedes research has shown that driver reaction times were shortened by up to 0.2 seconds if a flashing red warning signal is given inste......