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Tag Archives: cars

Huge Traffic Jam Persists on Moscow-St. Pete Highway

Huge Traffic Jam Persists on Moscow-St. Pete Highway

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‘Easy’ parking spots for women introduced by German mayor

‘Easy’ parking spots for women introduced by German mayor

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How the Electric, Self-Driving Miracle Car Will Change Your Life

How the Electric, Self-Driving Miracle Car Will Change Your Life

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Why We Pay More for Walkable Neighborhoods

Why We Pay More for Walkable Neighborhoods

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From the Belgian organization Responsible Young Drivers comes this prank giving learning drivers first-hand experience of how difficult it is to drive and text at the same time.

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Photo by Arnd Wiegmann for Reuters of:

Wood burns in a stove as Pascal Prokop drives his 1990 Volvo 240 station wagon during cold winter weather on a road near the town of Mettmenstetten, south of Zurich

Yes, this man installed a wood-burning stove in his car. He even has a permit!

(Photo via MSNBC’s PhotoBlog, but I recommend you not click through as the piece is just an excuse for terrible puns.)

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Chinese driverless car takes successful trip

Chinese driverless car takes successful trip

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An excellent tutorial from the 1930’s on the principles and development of the Differential Gear.

I honestly know very little about cars — it never really occurred to me that you’d need to be able to drive the wheels at separate rates like this. However, any engineer will find this video fascinating. And it’s very well produced to boot.

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