There’s no need to lock older people into nursing homes ‘for their own safety’
Allowing nursing home residents to come and go as they wish may not be so dangerous after all. from www.shutterstock.comOlder...
Road Accident
Do speed cameras really save lives?
Gary Perkin/Shutterstock.comSpeed cameras have been the focus of motorists’ anger and frustration for years, although we are told repeatedly that...
Paralysed with fear: why do we freeze when frightened?
There's a good reason why we find ourselves unable to move sometimes when we're afraid. Konstantinos Tamvakis/Flickr, CC BY-SAMost people...
Are autonomous cars really safer than human drivers?
A key factor is how well people and machines can avoid crashes. Tempe Police Department via APMuch of the push...
Children and sleep: How much do they really need?
Research shows that night waking in infancy is associated with behavioural control challenges at three and four years of age....
The everyday ethical challenges of self-driving cars
Decisions made by engineers today will determine how all cars drive. Grendelkhan, CC BY-SAA lot of discussion and ethical thought...
Here’s what maths can teach us about how to design the perfect car park
Abhijit B Photos/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDThere can be few things as frustrating as being stuck in a car park for four...
Preliminary report on Uber’s driverless car fatality shows the need for tougher regulatory controls
A woman was hit and killed by an Uber driverless vehicle while attempting to cross a road in Tempe, Arizona...
Without mandatory safety standards, indoor trampoline parks are an accident waiting to happen
Half of injuries at trampoline parks are among children aged ten to 14 years. Howard County Library, CC BY-NC-NDParents are...
After the Humboldt crash: Truck driver health and training must be a priority
The wreckage of the fatal Humboldt Broncos bus crash outside of Tisdale, Sask., is seen on April, 7, 2018. THE...
