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Colored Potholes: An Excuse to Keep Doing it Wrong the First Time
Italy-based students Domenico Diego and Cristina Corradini think potholes need to be more visible, and your car's suspension probably agrees. Their "Street Safe Initiative" is a program that wants to take the transportation network / organism comparison to another level by "comparing the road surface to the human skin".
When someone gets a scrape, you see red underneath; Diego and Corradini think the same principle can be applied to roads.
"[The concept] comprises a brightly-coloured layer of asphalt a few inches beneath the surface of the road, which becomes visible when the road surface breaks up, making potholes easier to see and avoid."
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Rare Slantnose 1988 Porsche 911 Turbo Cabriolet With Under 14k Miles
One of the most interesting options offered on Porsche's classic 930-series 911 Turbo under the brand's "Sonderwunschprogramm" or special order program beginning in 1981 was the "Flachbau" or "Slantnose" styling...
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Watch Furious 7 'extended Look' Here At 8:07 Pm Pst / 11:07 Est
We just received word that during tonight's premiere of "DIG" on USA Network, Universal Pictures will be airing a special "Extended first look at FURIOUS 7". Read more »...
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Watch A Mercedes C63 Amg Brazenly Taunt Swedish Cops
While most Swedes are known to be law-abiding citizens fond of standing in lines, there's also an underground speeding culture that doesn’t bond well with cops on the road and who express themselves in films about illegal street racing, such...
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Black Ice Catches Polish Drivers By Surprise
The term "black ice" is slightly misleading as ice is, well, transparent, but we use it nevertheless, because when frozen water forms on the surface of roads, you cannot really distinguish it from the black asphalt. Read more »...
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Daughter Witnesses Crash While Dad Was Offering Valuable Driving Advice!
Talk about a crazy coincidence and a lesson well learned! While driving on the road, a Russian father was explaining to his young daughter what she should do in the event they were involved in an automobile accident. "A car crash is very scary,...
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