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Please, a warm welcome for the addition of both “speed bumps” and “kinetic plates” to the never-ending list of current “green” sources of power. Based on the same idea as the old sleeping policemen, a new generation of “speed bumps” has landed on UK roads. They generate electricity as cars drive over them and are [...]
The transport minister of the state of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Oliver Wittke, was caught on camera at the speed of 109 km/h in a municipality where the speed limit was 50. His driving license was taken away, but people from different political camps asked for his resignation.
For Dirk Fisher from Witkke’s party CDU, “When a [...]
A 62-year-old woman was caught in Germany after circling a roundabout more than 50 times. She explained to the police that she wanted to “break in” her new car, but that it “would not work so well” on normal surface streets. “The officers blocked the car with their patrol vehicle and brought the pilot in [...]
What is the best way to appreciate the charms of nature and to embrace its harmonious atmosphere? It is of course to have a peaceful journey through the forest on a quad-bike or a 4×4… Nevertheless, some people don’t understand this poetic and humble activity and complain about this gentle hobby. It is the case [...]
Boris Johnson, the mayor of London is trying to improve the sharing of public space in a rather peculiar way. Indeed, he noticed the disadvantages of driving a car in London due to congestion. Will he therefore promote biking or public transportation to fight against this problem? No, this is nonsense and he seems to [...]
For your entertainment, a small non-exhaustive list of absurd driving laws:
- In Utah, US, all kinds of birds have the right of way on any highways.
- In China, drivers who stop at pedestrian crossings may receive a fine or a warning under Article 40 of the Beijing Traffic Laws.
- You can’t ride a camel in [...]
According to a new study from Quality Planning – a firm specialised in information provision for the insurance industry – drivers of Hummers receive almost five times as many more traffic tickets than the average driver. Researchers explain this difference with the mistaken feeling of invincibility induced by the Hummer’s elevated driving position. “The sense [...]
Lost for ideas on what to do with your children this weekend? The search is over: go to Diggerland, UK. This theme park offers children the possibility to ride in, and drive, different types of construction machinery. They recently opened a new programme called “Novice driver” that allows now children from nine years of age [...]
Aptera motors have designed a new electric car that goes 160 km on a single charge and should be ready to be sold by the end of the year. Nevertheless, they won’t get money from the US government – funds that promote electric vehicles and other high-efficiency cars in the Innovative Vehicle Act. Why not? [...]
European governments are blindly supporting the car industry and this extreme support appears in ever more absurd manifestations. In Germany, with the pretext of promoting “green cars”, the government is currently offering €2,500 to people buying a new car. It doesn’t matter if you scrap a small fuel-efficient car to replace it with a Hummer. [...]
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