'Talking cars' to cut crashes.CONGESTION The condition of a network when there is not enough bandwidth to support the current traffic load. congestion - When the offered load of a data communication path exceeds the capacity. busting moves to get cars to talk to each other to avoid accidents and traffic queue have been described as 'coming straight form the pages of a science fiction novel' by a city Euro-MP. Neena Gill Neena Gill (born December 24, 1956 in Ludhiana, Punjab, India) is a Member of the European Parliament for the West Midlands for the Labour Party. She has been a member of the European Parliament since 1999. , one of Birmingham's eight MEPs, hailed the EUs opening up of radio airwaves airwaves Noun, pl Informal radio waves used in radio and television broadcasting for new technology as a major breakthrough for motorists. It will encourage the installation of systems, already available in the USA and Japan, allowing cars to rely information on road conditions, traffic jams and accidents direct to each other - and could save the economy billions of pounds. The Labour MEP MEP maximum expiratory pressure. MEP, n muscle energy procedure; diagnostic and therapeutic technique. Pulsed muscle energy techniques (MET) and integrated neuromuscular inhibition technique (INIT) are two examples. said: "This is a great development for drivers across the EU. Every year some 42,000 people die and a further 1.6 million are injured on European roads. If this technology can do anything to reduce these horrific numbers by giving drivers advanced warning, then it must be a good thing." |
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