Showing posts with label road safety. Show all posts
Showing posts with label road safety. Show all posts

Friday, September 20, 2013

It's True. Women Can Do Two Things At The Same Time. Like Breastfeeding And Driving A Motorcycle...

As we know it's called multi-tasking.
This Chinese woman was seen steering her moped through the busy streets of Yuzhou with one hand while holding her child as he was breastfeeding with the other.
The local traffic authorities, not impressed with her multi-tasking skills, thought that she was driving in a dangerous manner and decided to arrest her before she had an accident.
But officer she said, my little boy was hungry...
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Tuesday, March 19, 2013

Safety Conscious Car Maker Volvo Shows Off Its New Way To Help Save Cyclist's Lives...

A couple of years ago Volvo showed a sensor and braking system they said would save pedestrian's lives.
The company's technology has recently become even more advanced with it's Rapid Vision Processing System.
Now cyclists can be included in the system which features a radar sensor in the car's grill, a tiny camera near the rear vision mirror, a software controller and automatic braking.
The system spots and tracks pedestrians and cyclists, then, if necessary a red warning light appears on the windscreen and the automatic detection device slams on the brakes.
Obviously the technology will work best in slower moving city streets but it doesn't mean you can put your make-up on, read a book or chat on the phone while you're driving, just yet... 




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Friday, June 15, 2012

Naked Biking Takes Off Around The World...

Cyclists in cities around the world
have recently taken part in another annual 'World Naked Bike Ride'.
Started in 2004, the clothing optional event aims to promote cycling as a greener mode of transport and encourage more of a 'body positive' culture.
The underlying message is one of road safety.
To 'Notice Us When We're Not Naked'...








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