A 60 mile cluster of cars moving a half mile per day !
Oh the Humanity !
NPR
A massive traffic jam in north China that stretches for dozens of miles and hit its 10-day mark on Tuesday stems from road construction in Beijing that won't be finished until the middle of next month, an official said.
Bumper-to-bumper gridlock spanning for 60 miles (100 kilometers) with vehicles moving little more than a half-mile (one kilometer) a day at one point has improved since this weekend, said Zhang Minghai, director of Zhangjiakou city's Traffic Management Bureau general office.
Some drivers have been stuck in the jam for five days, China Central Television reported Tuesday. But Zhang said he wasn't sure when the situation along the Beijing-Zhangjiakou highway would return to normal.
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Scientists to present car for blind drivers next year
Mr Maurer said he started talking about a car for blind drivers ten years ago.
"Some people thought I was crazy," he said.
Is it just me or is this possibly the most ignorant idea ever thought of ?
It is hard enough to deal with people who can not function behind the wheel of a car Because of Texting ,talking on a phone , reading a paper , putting on makeup ,being old and not being able to see , being a teenager , I'm sure I am missing a few ,
But now we have to worry about Blind people !
This is just insane , Next up , enabling Stephen Hawkings to Drive !
BBC
US Scientists and the National Federation of the Blind are developing a car for the blind and will present a prototype next year.
The vehicle will be fitted with technology that allows a blind person to drive independently, the NFB and Virginia Tech University said.
Non-visual aids include sensors indicating turns in the road via vibrating gloves.
Puffs of compressed air on the face will alert the driver to obstacles.
Other aids to be fitted include a vibrating vest to give feedback on speed and a steering wheel with audio cues and spoken commands indicating the car's direction.
