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GPS devices in public transport might cut road deaths (from the Nation)
BANGKOK: -- The Transport Ministry has launched a study to see if installing global positioning systems (GPS) will help improve the public transport system. "We hope the GPS devices will boost safety, lower operation costs and raise satisfaction among the public," Deputy Transport Minister Chatchart Sithipan said yesterday.
According to him, the study will explore guidelines and measures on how best to use the GPS devices in public transport vehicles and those carrying hazardous substances. Chatchart expects the study to provide answers within four months. Chatchart said that apart from installing GPS devices, publictransport vehicles might also be required to have radiofrequency identification in the future.
"This system will detect speeding," he said, adding that speeding was one of the leading causes of road accidents in addition to drivers falling asleep behind the wheel or driving recklessly.
"GPS installation should also be able to cut down road accidents," Somchai Siriwattanachok, directorgeneral of the Land Transport Department, said confidently.
Or maybe not (according to the BBC - http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18349499)
Sat-navs could affect driving ability, say researchers
Sat-nav systems can not only sometimes send motorists the wrong way but also impair driving, a study suggests. Researchers at London University's Royal Holloway and Lancaster University tested motorists in a car simulator.
The study suggested motorists did not drive as safely when they were trying to concentrate on the directions given. While they could cope with simple instructions, they started to swerve, speed up or fail to notice pedestrians if they had too much information.
BANGKOK: -- The Transport Ministry has launched a study to see if installing global positioning systems (GPS) will help improve the public transport system. "We hope the GPS devices will boost safety, lower operation costs and raise satisfaction among the public," Deputy Transport Minister Chatchart Sithipan said yesterday.
According to him, the study will explore guidelines and measures on how best to use the GPS devices in public transport vehicles and those carrying hazardous substances. Chatchart expects the study to provide answers within four months. Chatchart said that apart from installing GPS devices, publictransport vehicles might also be required to have radiofrequency identification in the future.
"This system will detect speeding," he said, adding that speeding was one of the leading causes of road accidents in addition to drivers falling asleep behind the wheel or driving recklessly.
"GPS installation should also be able to cut down road accidents," Somchai Siriwattanachok, directorgeneral of the Land Transport Department, said confidently.
Or maybe not (according to the BBC - http://www.bbc.com/news/technology-18349499)
Sat-navs could affect driving ability, say researchers
Sat-nav systems can not only sometimes send motorists the wrong way but also impair driving, a study suggests. Researchers at London University's Royal Holloway and Lancaster University tested motorists in a car simulator.
The study suggested motorists did not drive as safely when they were trying to concentrate on the directions given. While they could cope with simple instructions, they started to swerve, speed up or fail to notice pedestrians if they had too much information.
