TED Talks
Gary Lauder's new traffic sign: Take Turns
Fifty percent of traffic accidents happen at intersections. Gary Lauder shares a brilliant and cheap idea for helping drivers move along smoothly: a new traffic sign that combines the properties of "Stop" and "Yield."
The March of Time
1949: U.S. TRAFFIC SIGNS: VS Road signs 'Keep to Right One Way Traffic, Curve, Slow Dangerous Intersection, Caution Cross Road, Full Stop No Left Turn.'
MOT 1949: U.S. TRAFFIC SIGNS: VS Road signs 'Keep to Right One Way Traffic, Curve, Slow Dangerous Intersection, Caution Cross Road, Full Stop No Left Turn.'
The March of Time
1938: TRAFFIC SIGNS: VS Male on ladder working on hanging taffic light. CU Road signs in book, visual aids. CU Road sign 'SLOW Dangerous Intersection' Male tightening bolts on 'Stop' sign.
MOT 1938: TRAFFIC SIGNS: VS Male on ladder working on hanging taffic light. CU Road signs in book, visual aids. CU Road sign 'SLOW Dangerous Intersection' Male tightening bolts on 'Stop' sign.
The March of Time
1949: U.S. TRAFFIC POLICE: DRAMATIZATION: MS Motorcycle policeman watching road, cars passing FG. WS Car making left, traffic, sign 'Full Stop No Left Turn.' WS Policeman giving chase to car. WS Policeman driving side-by-side, signaling to pull over.
MOT 1949: U.S. TRAFFIC POLICE: DRAMATIZATION: MS Motorcycle policeman watching road, cars passing FG. WS Car making left, traffic, sign 'Full Stop No Left Turn.' WS Policeman giving chase to car. WS Policeman driving side-by-side,...
The March of Time
1938: TRAFFIC SIGNS: WS Male male directing dump truck near 'road closed' sign. BUILDING FOR TOMORROW: VS Men building underpass construction site, 'bethlehem' on steel beam.
MOT 1938: TRAFFIC SIGNS: WS Male male directing dump truck near 'road closed' sign. BUILDING FOR TOMORROW: VS Men building underpass construction site, 'bethlehem' on steel beam.
The March of Time
1949: U.S. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: WS Traffic passing by road construction, truck, backhoe scoop loader machine. WS Traffic behind slow moving truck. CU Sign 'Trucks Use Right Lane.' WS Cars passing slow truck on rural highway.
MOT 1949: U.S. HIGHWAY CONSTRUCTION: WS Traffic passing by road construction, truck, backhoe scoop loader machine. WS Traffic behind slow moving truck. CU Sign 'Trucks Use Right Lane.' WS Cars passing slow truck on rural highway.
Curated Video
Innovative Solutions for Urban Traffic Challenges
New ReviewThis video explores innovative solutions for urban parking and road safety challenges. From automated underground parking systems in Manhattan to high-tech stop signs projected onto walls of water in Sydney, these technologies aim to...
Science360
Making self-driving cars safer in the rain and snow
Researchers look under the road to aid self-driving cars Even the most high-tech vehicles don’t navigate well in rain and snow Car companies and researchers have been feverishly working to improve the technologies behind self-driving...
Tom Scott
A Million Dollars vs A Billion Dollars, Visualized: A Road Trip
There are lots of ways to compare a million to a billion, but most of them use volume. And I think that's a mistake, because volume just isn't something the human brain is great at. So instead, here's the difference between a million and...
Curated Video
Road signs suck. What if we got rid of them all?
Shared space designs, explained with 99% Invisible. Check them out here: https://99percentinvisible.org/ Subscribe to our channel! http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Some cities in Europe are undergoing a fascinating transformation: they’re getting...
The March of Time
1936: COMMONWEALTH of the PHILIPPINES: HA WS Bridge w/ traffic, people, General Electric building w/ 'GE' sign BG. WS 'Tokyo Bazar' on building w/ horse drawn carriages on road FG. WS 'Osaka Bazar' on building. WS Quiapo Church in Manila w/ traffic FG
MOT 1936: COMMONWEALTH of the PHILIPPINES: HA WS Bridge w/ traffic, people, General Electric building w/ 'GE' sign BG. WS 'Tokyo Bazar' on building w/ horse drawn carriages on road FG. WS 'Osaka Bazar' on building. WS Quiapo Church in...
Curated Video
America's deadliest road, explained
US road design favors speed over pedestrian safety. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO Most American roads aren’t just unpleasant for pedestrians, they can be dangerous. Pedestrian...
Tom Scott
Why This British Crossroads Is So Dangerous
Ipley Cross, in the middle of the New Forest, is one of the most dangerous road junctions in Britain. Why? • Thanks to Bez, whoever you are: their definitive article on this junction is here:...
Rachel's English
Driving Vocabulary
Learn English vocabulary words for driving! I will teach you the American English pronunciation for driving-related words common in the US. You can use this English vocabulary video as a training guide, reading along with me and...
All Ears English
2041 - Go the Extra Mile with this Highway English Vocabulary
Today we answer a listener question- what is the difference between highways, freeways, and expressways? Find out in today's episode for better road trips and get new ways to start conversations with native speakers in English.
The Guardian
Do cyclists think they're above the law, and does it even matter?
Cyclists can be a nuisance, running red lights, riding on the pavement ... but are they dangerous, and if not, is it a problem if they break the law? Peter Wallker, Guardian journalist and author of Bike Nation: How Cycling Can Save the...
Curated Video
A fact-checked debate about legal weed
2 opposing perspectives and 6 true facts about cannabis legalization. Subscribe and turn on notifications 🔔 so you don't miss any videos: http://goo.gl/0bsAjO 00:00 - Introduction to format 01:04 - Fact #1: Public opinion 02:11 - Will's...
The Guardian
How to solve the UK's transport problem in the time of coronavirus
Those who can, should go back to work, Boris Johnson has said. But how will people get to work safely? If we take public transport, will there be enough space to physically distance? If we take the car, will the roads cope with all the...
Curated OER
Poisson Process 2
Continuing his discussion of the Poisson Distribution (or Process) from the previous video, Sal takes students through the derivation of the traffic problem he had begun. The math gets gritty in this video as Sal takes out the graphic...