Cars
Yesterday's first 310km saw our transportation device (those are my friendliest words for the vehicle) maintain a fuel efficient pace. At the rate we're going and in the places we're driving, we will drive 550 km on the first tank, a 50L tank, and that tank will cost us $54.70.
Just before we crossed the Confederation Bridge, we saw flashing lights up ahead and dreaded a police check. It was actually bridge personnel directing large trucks off the highway. High winds on a low-sided bridge meant that high-sided trucks were not permitted. A few hours later 70 crossed together.
We saw two vehicles with which we had formerly crossed the fixed link: Volvo S40 and an Infiniti FX35. Ticking the option boxes that their owners had clearly ticked caused our vehicle to be a little more than one-third the price of the Volvo and less than one-third the FX.
Our low car was not affected by the winds on the bridge, but sightseeing from the security of our glassed and steeled in vehicle showed the ferocity of the tempest as the car shook enough to get us up on outta there.
- Watch Germans Blow Up Old Sinntal Bridge Located Next To A New Bridge On The Autobahn
There's nothing new or particularly special about demolishing a bridge nowadays, unless, that is, it is located next to a structure you want to protect…like, oh, let's say, an adjacent bridge, which you will agree, ups the challenge multiple...
- Oops…crane Truck Hits A Bridge And Almost Takes Out A Motorcyclist
There's something about height clearance requirements for trucks passing under a bridge that certain drivers just don't seem to understand. In a very similar episode to the one we showed you back in February and which also took place in Russia,...
- Trying To Cross A Rotted Wooden Bridge With A Fully Loaded Semi Truck Is A Very Bad Idea
Just watching the first video that follows below the break makes you wonder if this decaying wooden bridge that crosses over the St. Helena River in Brazil is even safe for people, let alone for something as heavy as a passenger car. There's no...
- Japan Opens New 1.6 Mile-long “dinosaur Bridge†To Reduce Tokyo’s Traffic Jams
Tokyo was one of the cities bidding for the 2016 Summer Olympics. It eventually lost to Rio de Janeiro, yet the infrastructure that was created in order to boost its chances of hosting the Games is proving worth the investment. One such example is the...
- Video: Sticky... Dump Truck Bed Slams Into Pedestrian Bridge In Turkey!
We don't know if this dumpster's truck bed hydraulics were affected by a similar problem to Toyota's sticky accelerators or if the driver simply forgot to check the bed on his vehicle, but either way, the dump truck caused a huge mess in...
Cars
UPDATE #1
Yesterday's first 310km saw our transportation device (those are my friendliest words for the vehicle) maintain a fuel efficient pace. At the rate we're going and in the places we're driving, we will drive 550 km on the first tank, a 50L tank, and that tank will cost us $54.70.
Just before we crossed the Confederation Bridge, we saw flashing lights up ahead and dreaded a police check. It was actually bridge personnel directing large trucks off the highway. High winds on a low-sided bridge meant that high-sided trucks were not permitted. A few hours later 70 crossed together.
We saw two vehicles with which we had formerly crossed the fixed link: Volvo S40 and an Infiniti FX35. Ticking the option boxes that their owners had clearly ticked caused our vehicle to be a little more than one-third the price of the Volvo and less than one-third the FX.
Our low car was not affected by the winds on the bridge, but sightseeing from the security of our glassed and steeled in vehicle showed the ferocity of the tempest as the car shook enough to get us up on outta there.
- Watch Germans Blow Up Old Sinntal Bridge Located Next To A New Bridge On The Autobahn
There's nothing new or particularly special about demolishing a bridge nowadays, unless, that is, it is located next to a structure you want to protect…like, oh, let's say, an adjacent bridge, which you will agree, ups the challenge multiple...
- Oops…crane Truck Hits A Bridge And Almost Takes Out A Motorcyclist
There's something about height clearance requirements for trucks passing under a bridge that certain drivers just don't seem to understand. In a very similar episode to the one we showed you back in February and which also took place in Russia,...
- Trying To Cross A Rotted Wooden Bridge With A Fully Loaded Semi Truck Is A Very Bad Idea
Just watching the first video that follows below the break makes you wonder if this decaying wooden bridge that crosses over the St. Helena River in Brazil is even safe for people, let alone for something as heavy as a passenger car. There's no...
- Japan Opens New 1.6 Mile-long “dinosaur Bridge†To Reduce Tokyo’s Traffic Jams
Tokyo was one of the cities bidding for the 2016 Summer Olympics. It eventually lost to Rio de Janeiro, yet the infrastructure that was created in order to boost its chances of hosting the Games is proving worth the investment. One such example is the...
- Video: Sticky... Dump Truck Bed Slams Into Pedestrian Bridge In Turkey!
We don't know if this dumpster's truck bed hydraulics were affected by a similar problem to Toyota's sticky accelerators or if the driver simply forgot to check the bed on his vehicle, but either way, the dump truck caused a huge mess in...