Mobile phone use while driving: public opinions on restrictions

This paper reviews two road-user surveys on the use of mobile phones on the road in Finland where the mobile phone ownership rate is highest in the world (70% in August 2000). From 1998 to 1999 the proportion of drivers that chose to use a mobile phone while driving rose from 56% to 68%, while the proportion of phone using drivers who experienced dangerous situations due to phone use rose from 44% to 50%. The proportion of drivers who used their phones in some way to benefit safety on the road remained at about 55%. The youngest, novice drivers had the highest level of phone usage of all age categories. Over 48% of the interviewees believed that the government should ban the use of hand-held mobile phones while driving, and another 27% believed that all types of mobile phone use should be banned while driving. Those drivers who used their phones the most each day were more likely to want some form of restrictions, than those who had lower usage. This is a strong message to the elected lawmakers and raises the problem of exactly how regulatory bodies would go about controlling the future growth of new driver support and non-driving related communication devices in road vehicles. It was concluded that legislating for hands-free use only would be a reasonable course of action. Mandating that the current generation of equipment should be optimized for hands-free use should result in future generations of in-vehicle equipment also being optimized for hands-free use as a minimum criterion.     

北京城市铁路轨道建设采用的新技术

本文简要地介绍了北京城市铁路地面线轨道建设采用一次铺设无缝线路及钢弹簧浮置板隔震道床两项新技术的必要性、可行性 ,并简要地介绍了这两项新技术的施工工艺及其实施效果 ,其取得的成功应用经验可供今后我国城市铁路轨道建设借鉴。     

200km/h客货共线单线隧道内接触网设计探讨

通过对遂渝线单线隧道内接触网悬挂的介绍,探讨了以新的设计方式进行速度200 km/h客货共线隧道内接触网平面设计的方法,并通过遂渝线情况的研究,对下一步的设计提出了建议。     

盐渍土地区公路边坡的生物防护

结合实践经验论述了盐渍土地区公路边坡生物防护技术的意义,介绍了公路边坡生物防护的主要模式、护坡植物的选择原则以及主要的护坡植物类型。     

郑西客运专线湿陷性黄土填料水泥改良及填筑压实工艺研究

研究目的:确定郑西客运专线湿陷性黄土填料的改良技术和填筑压实工艺。研究结果:水泥改良湿陷性黄土最大干密度随时间呈衰减趋势;水泥改良湿陷性黄土的压实厚度严格控制在30 cm以内,松铺系数为1.1～1.2;水泥改良陷性黄土不适合采用强振碾压,一般来说静压的施工效果较好,碾压遍数控制在4～5遍;水泥改良湿陷性黄土的含水率对压实度影响较大,含水量偏差应控制在-0.5%～ 1.5%;尽量缩短水泥改良土从拌和到碾压完成的时间,遵循“三快一密实原则“:快速摊铺、快速整平、碾压密实、快速检测,确保碾压和检测在水泥初凝前完成。     

渤海石油输灰码头改造钢管桩拔除施工

主要叙述了渤海石油输灰码头改造过程中老码头钢管桩拔除的施工工艺,重点对钢管桩拔除过程中所采取的措施进行了介绍。     

豫西农村公路的选择——水泥砼路

修建水泥砼路面具有施工方便，后期养护成本低，经济适用等优点，是豫西山区农村公路的最佳选择。     

杭州城市交通拥挤现状及对策

在分析杭州市交通供需现状的基础上,提出了规划多中心结构和混合功能区,以减少不必要的出行以及合理配置交通源,并对改善中心区交通提出切实可行的对策。     

Japanese perspective of driver information systems

A perspective view of of Japanese R&D activities of Driver Information Systems is given from the standpoint of developing joint projects by public and private sectors. First, a brief history of the R&D activities is illustrated from above mentioned standpoint. Then, two major projects, AMTICS and RACS, and the social backgrounds of these projects are explained. In order to give a clear idea of both projects some technical details are treated.Based on the history and the present status of the developments, the basic design conceptions of Japanese Driver Information Systems are explained and several factors or reasons which have influenced to the design conception are discussed. Then, the promoting systems of the R&D activities are generally explained and present status of the projects and future problems in developing more advanced systems are also handled. A brief discussion on the establishment of international standard is also mentioned as a final comment.     

“撇缆活结”在船上的另类应用

随着船舶科技含量的提高,船上的船员不断精简。如何能在人员减少的情况下,完成原来高强度的工作,成为船员所面临的一个很现实的问题。扫舱工作就是一项高强度的工作,而且,这项工作需要多人一起完成。把“撇缆活结”应用到这一工作中,会大大减低工作强度,能在人员减少的情况下,很好地完成扫舱工作。