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Russians Create App That Lets You Publicly Shame Parking Jerks
Apparently there’s a mild epidemic in Russia where drivers park anywhere they please, including footpaths or anyplace they can fit their vehicles. So a Russian news website, The Village, has supposedly created an app that lets citizens tattle on these jerks.
Kiwi Company Develops Tech To Stop Disabled Parking Abuse
If you park in a handicapped parking space without having a legitimate permit to do so, you’re a douche. But you may just manage to avoid being caught, unless a patrolling parking inspector happens to be around. But that’s all going to change when Kiwi company CPT starts selling its new sensor, which immediately contacts parking inspectors when a non-permitted cars park in disabled spots.
Australian Airports Getting High Tech Parking (But Will It Work?)
The Australian reports on the installation of what they’re calling high-tech sensors at Canberra and Brisbane airports that’ll allow the same kinds of parking automation you find in the average shopping centre. If it’s anything like my local shopping centre, expect chaos.
Honk For iPhone
Parking perilous. There’s always the problem of the meter: How much money did you feed it? And how much time did that give you? When was that, anyway? Then there’s the less common but far more concerning question: Where the hell did I park to begin with? Don’t panic. Honk knows all.
Why Do Cars Still Not Have A Fifth Wheel?
Back in 1950, someone thought that they could put the spare tyre to work when stored: Just use it to park the car. Why do manufacturers still not install this invention in every single car they make, I don’t know. But they should.
Parking Your Car Enters The Smartphone Age
I don’t know about you, but parking in the city (or any city for that matter) is akin to pulling out nostril hairs. Yes, it can be that painful. But a Spanish funded solution may have come up with the best way to fix these common parking congestion woes: by fitting each parking spot with an electronic sensor and alerting drivers to the precise spot.
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