Our roads are so lumpy, bumpy and full of holes that Honda engineers have had to build a special test track in its Japanese facility, one designed to accurately reflect how well its cars can endure our potholes, angled turns and uneven surfaces. Read More >>
Potholes are not a joke. They get in your way, damage your car and make you spill a Starbucks Venti's worth of coffee on your already-dingy upholstered seats. But new research shows that Google Street View may be all municipalities need to correct the problem. Read More >>
Featured comment by zerobob:
"I still can't get over how good Google Maps and Street View are. When you think about it, it's an unbelievably vast and complex exercise Google have c..." More »
The Dutch design firms Studio Roosegaarde and Hejimans Infrastructure just came up with a brilliant prototype for a "Smart Highway" that uses interactive lighting that adapts to driving conditions to make the roads safer. Enough with crap infotainment systems inside cars that distract us from driving with Twitter and dinner reservations—let's light up the roads like a night club until no one crashes again. Read More >>
Featured comment by J2ozac:
"I wonder if phosphorescent paint would last longer than cat-eyes, they seem to break up after a year. and if it'd be cheaper over time to repaint than..." More »
If your road has turned into a river and your car is upside-down and blocking a bridge half a mile down the road thanks to the latest bizarre weather to hit the UK, there's still a way to travel -- surf those roads. Read More >>
Featured comment by Bhenn:
"They turned in to delicious cups of tea?!
Seriously though, that's pretty bad. I'd imagine that there's all sorts of stuff you could get due to con..." More »
That's what one Singaporean design student thought. Alvin Chan is entering the prestigious Dyson Awards with his Cyclist Emergency Protection System (EMPS) -- an all-in-one cycle safety device. The bicycle protection system comes complete with sensors; an airbag; indicators, and a horn, all stuffed into a compact pack that sits under the saddle. Read More >>
Slime mold is weird stuff: despite having no brain or nervous system it's ruthlessly efficient at hunting down food. So efficient that if you lay out food for it in the pattern of major cities, it grows in the exact same paths as the highways we've already built. Read More >>
Just in time for the zebra crossing's 60th birthday today, "experts" have foretold the death of the painted bits of road, saying traffic lights and other forms of modernisation are killing off the zebras. Apparently in just five years, over 1,000 crossings have been replaced with lights. Read More >>
Featured comment by Short Fuzzy One:
"Absolute Rubbish.
I work as a Highway Designer in a local Authority and we are putting in more than ever!!
They cost bugger all to put in and ..." More »
The UK government is about to start publishing data on all current roadworks in progress, so we may stand a chance of actually arriving at a destination on time and relatively free of rage and desires to kill. Read More >>
Featured comment by mrgraemefreeman:
"In Scotland we have "Traffic Scotland" which does the same thing ...A roads B roads, motorways, rail and airports. Really nothing new here they have j..." More »
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