Caught red-handed: automatic cameras will spot mobile-using motorists, but at what cost?
Trials found that 5% of offending drivers used a mobile phone with both hands while the vehicle was moving. NSW...
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How effective are vaccines against omicron? An epidemiologist answers 6 questions
Understanding how much protection a vaccine offers is not as simple as it sounds. Andriy Onufriyenko/Moment via Getty ImagesThe pandemic...
Automated vehicles may encourage a new breed of distracted drivers
Driving conditions that don’t require frequent use of vehicle controls, but do require constant vigilance for hazards, can reduce driver...
The old road rules no longer apply: how e-scooters challenge outdated assumptions
E-scooters are increasingly used for urban transport, but the road rules treat them as recreational devices and their users as...
The US is making plans to replace all of its lead water pipes from coast to coast
Workers prepare to install new water pipes in Walnut Creek, California, on April 22, 2021. Justin Sullivan/Getty ImagesThe Biden administration...
Your driver-assist system may be out of alignment… with your understanding of how it works
Advanced driver-assist systems can lull drivers into taking their hands off the wheel and eyes off the road when they...
Smallpox, seatbelts and smoking: 3 ways public health has saved lives from history to the modern day
ShutterstockThe coronovirus outbreak has reminded us of the importance of public health responses in managing the spread of disease. But...
COVID: how the disease moves through the air
Alexander Limbach/shutterstockMasks have been a common sight all over the world since SARS-CoV-2, the novel coronavirus, invaded our lives. We...
