driving
Vehicles
PSA: Don’t Hookah And Drive
2:00PM Brian Barrett | Just a friendly reminder not to hookah and drive this weekend. Not because you’ll get in an accident. Because it looks suggestive. More »
Random Stuff
Sassy Google Employee To Arrington: You Shall Not Pass!
4:20AM Kyle VanHemert | Yesterday, TechCrunch’s Michael Arrington was driving around Google’s campus, talking on his phone trying to figure out where exactly his meeting was. One righteous Googler didn’t approve of Arrington’s potentially unsafe talking-while-driving, so he took a stand. Literally. More »
Phones
Handheld Mobile Phone Bans Don’t Reduce Car Crashes After All
5:31AM Brian Barrett | According to a study from the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety, handheld phone bans have no effect on the frequency of car crashes. Wait, what? More »
Gadgets
Road Signs To Tell It Like It Is This Year
3:00AM Kyle VanHemert | With an unexpected snowfall blanketing much of the East Coast on the US for New Years, someone – either a traffic worker with a sense of humour or an average Joe with a sense of civil duty – reprogrammed this New England traffic sign. More »
Toys
$US191,000 F1 Car Simulator Costs Way More Than A Sportscar
10:31PM Kat Hannaford | Every little boy wants to race in the F1 at some point, but does he want to spend $US191,500 on a simulator? Cruden’s Hexatech simulator can be fully customised for the real F1, NASCAR or WRC experience. More »
Games
Ferrari’s Driving Simulator Creates More Horsepower Than A Sedan
10:00AM Jack Loftus | While a majority of those people playing Gran Turismo will never race a Civic, let alone the supercars featured therein, you can bet 100 per cent of the people “playing” Ferrari’s new racing rig will end up on the track some day. More »
Vehicles
The Joys Of Driving Fast Vs Driving Slow
12:09AM Brian Lam | Jalopnik has two great essays on driving: one opines that fast is better, but the far cooler one argues successfully that driving a shitty car faster than you should is more exciting. Which do you find more exciting? [Jalop and Jalop]
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This Giant Crashed Mobile Phone Ad Campaign Has Me Confused
12:20PM Jesus Diaz | Matt says that using a headset will provoke accidents too. This advertising, showing a giant crashed mobile phone, says otherwise. I say that you should not use mobile phones while driving, period. What do you think? More »
Robots
Specialised DVR For Cars Could Make Teens Better Drivers
5:00AM Jack Loftus | Technological progress is amazing. Case in point: When I was learning to drive, my safety monitor was a “mum”. It barked orders at me as I navigated the streets, oftentimes recklessly at high rates of speed. In the future? Robots! More »
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