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SEC’s Greg Sankey: Present pains represent future progress

NASHVILLE, Tenn. – To reach the main entrance of the Grand Hyatt Hotel where SEC Football Media Days are being held this week, the local DOT detours traffic three blocks north in a single lane traveling between concrete barricades, directs it into a U-turn, then brings it back three blocks…

Tribune News Service · Jul 17, 2023

NYC deaths on e-bikes, e-scooters and other e-devices exceed bicycles, data show

E-bikes, motor scooters, standup scooters and other zippy wheeled gizmos are driving a new type of death and carnage on New York City streets and sidewalks.

Tribune News Service · Jul 16, 2023

‘Selective ban’ of messaging apps may be looked at: TRAI

Telecom operators — individually and through their associations — have called for messaging apps to be regulated

The Hindu · Jul 7, 2023

Traffic Deaths In US Dropped in Q1 2023, Down An Estimated 3.3%: Report

It's the seventh quarter of declines since 2020 despite an increase in vehicle miles traveled.

Motor1 · Jun 25, 2023

Debt limit deal claws back unspent COVID relief money

As part of spending negotiations between the White House and House Republicans, pandemic-era aid is getting pulled back. A document circulated by the White House shows what would be cut.

WEKU · May 31, 2023

Peridot Is the Augmented Reality Nintendogs We Were Promised

Peridot, the Tamagotchi-like iPhone and Android game from Niantic, lets you raise and breed creatures in augmented reality, combining years of the company's research in computer vision.

Inverse · May 29, 2023

17,000 extra SIM cards of subscribers beyond 9 connections deactivated in Bihar and Jharkhand

17,000 of the 21,800 SIM cards found to be issued in excess of the permissible limit of nine mobile connections for one subscriber were deactivated in Bihar and Jharkhand in April and May so far, an official said on May 28.

The Hindu · May 28, 2023

Formula Cura brake review – reliable two-piston stoppers

Can Formula’s light, powerful, feel rich and affordable Cura brake challenge bigger brands as the best all-round mountain bike brake?

Bike Perfect · May 26, 2023

NHTSA Proposes Stricter Pedestrian Protection Crashworthiness Tests

It's time to protect the most vulnerable road users.

Motor1 · May 23, 2023

About 55,000 fake SIM subscriptions detected in A.P. and Telangana under Sanchar Saathi initiative, says DoT official

Artificial Intelligence and Facial Recognition technology has been used to detect the subscriptions obtained through forged documents from 14,000 points of sale, says DoT Deputy Director General Varaprasad

The Hindu · May 16, 2023