The Focus- Issue 2

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SPEEDBOT: MACHINE LEARNING S . LI drivers exceed the speed limit on 20mph roads. Similarly, up to 49% of drivers admit to using their phones at the wheel, causing 70,000 traffic casualties in the US every year. Yet, using GPS to extract speed limit information can be unreliable and insufficient compared to traffic signs, which can relay a wider variety of traffic information more quickly and clearly. Therefore, I decided to create Speed Bot. Version 4.13 of Speed Bot, available for free on the Google Play Store, is designed to combat traffic casualties by automatically detecting and recognising traffic signs in

According to the World Health Organisation, 1.35 million people die every year as a result of road traffic crashes, with 181,000 deaths in Britain alone. The biggest causes are inappropriate speeds and distracted driving. 53% of drivers exceed the speed limit on 30mph roads and 81% of 47


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