Sometimes that tempting empty parking space may be clear for a reason. One motorist learned the hard way that it pays to think why no-one else has left their vehicle in that area.
December 2, 2014
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Sometimes that tempting empty parking space may be clear for a reason. One motorist learned the hard way that it pays to think why no-one else has left their vehicle in that area.
The future for electric drive machines looks healthy, and not just for on-road transport. As concerns grow worldwide over urban pollution levels as well as global warming, it seems that electric drive vehicles are being seen as one of the answers for the future. In the automotive sector, sales of electric vehicles are growing as manufacturers offer improved models that benefit from better range due to gains in battery technology as well as faster recharging and future potential from supercapacitors. These
Nyx completes snowshed lighting in Canada
Parks Canada has installed the Tunnel Lighting Addressable Control System (TLACS) from Nyx Hemera in the five snowsheds of Rogers Pass in Glacier National Park.
Over the past five years, Parks Canada has been upgrading infrastructure in Rogers Pass - 1,330m above sea level - including the installation of LED luminaires and an intelligent lighting control system.
A snowshed, similar to a tunnel, is a concrete cover built over a road to protect traffic from avalan
Bad driving makes people significantly attractiveness to potential partners, with women finding it especially so, according to a recent UK survey.
Many people have wondered if poor driving skills put a dampener on romance and the survey from the Institute of Advanced Motorists appears to confirm this. Bad drivers were found to be 50% less attractive than motorists with good skills.
Swarco’s chief operating officer Philipp Swarovski shares his thoughts on highway safety and infrastructure in an age of uncertain future needs. David Arminas reports
It was in Austria in 1969 when Manfred Swarovski opened his first glass bead factory. Five years later, operations started in the US. As the years rolled by there followed acquisitions and expansion of manufacturing facilities as well as a shift into intelligent transportation systems globally.
Fast forward to 2019 and the family compan
