Cars of the near future will be equipped with their own zebra crossing projector, according to Mercedes. The German car maker has developed high-tech headlights that comprise one million pixels, each of which can be illuminated or dimmed independently. The car’s cameras and radar look out for other road users and then tailor the headlight beam accordingly. For example, the light would be dimmed…
If you believe all that is said about driverless vehicle technology, cars as we know them are getting old. It might explain why they are piling on the pounds. The Fiat 500 was arguably the world’s first city car. In its earliest incarnation, the tiny vehicle weighed 500 kg and managed around 50 mpg. It’s 2016 descendent is considered no…
It’s become a tradition for drivers to complain about petrol prices, vehicle tax, insurance premiums and the other general expenses of running a car. However, new research that reveals diesel exhaust fumes give asthma to children is a stark reminder of who pays the highest cost of motoring. It has been known for some time that diesel exhaust fumes exacerbate…
Dutch town Eerbeek has recently become home to the world’s first luminous zebra crossing – a visually distinctive and environmentally friendly way of reducing road danger. Schools here in Britain that campaign for safe crossings to be installed outside their gates, but are refused on grounds of cost, and which work hard to protect children from road danger on these dark winter…
There is little doubt that parking near school entrances is dangerous. Unfortunately, messy traffic regulations make it unclear whether drivers are permitted to stop on zig zag lines or not. Parking outside schools: Is it legal to stop on yellow zig zag signs? You would assume so, but the law is far from clear. Yellow zig zag lines outside schools that…
21/10/16
