Researchers in the UK are testing roads with heat-exchange pipes underneath them. In summer, the…
Victoria, Australia, tested glow-in-the-dark road markings and signs. They absorbed light during the…
Victoria, Australia, tested glow-in-the-dark road markings and signs. They absorbed light during the…
In the Netherlands, many kids do not just learn traffic rules from a book. During the National VVN…
In the Netherlands, many kids do not just learn traffic rules from a book. During the National VVN…
Rumble strips are alarms carved into pavement. When tired or distracted drivers drift, tires shake…
Rumble strips are alarms carved into pavement. When tired or distracted drivers drift, tires shake…
A “road diet” means changing a wide four-lane road into fewer, calmer lanes, often with one lane…
A “road diet” means changing a wide four-lane road into fewer, calmer lanes, often with one lane…
It’s impossible to drive…
It’s impossible to drive from North to South America because there are no roads between Panama and Colombia.
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Children who live near major roads…
Children who live near major roads are more likely to have developmental delays. Research found that living closer to a major roadway such as an interstate highway or a state highway is associated with almost two times the risk of having a communication delay by the time the baby is 3 years old.
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22-yr-old Canadian man John McCue…
22-yr-old Canadian man John McCue took it upon himself to fill potholes with the sign: “I filled the potholes. Pay me instead of your taxes.” Drivers gave him cash, coffee and joints for filling in potholes.
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Some roads in Australia are so long and boring they…
Some roads in Australia are so long and boring they have trivia signs to keep drivers alert. 00
Scottish Town Arnprior (pop. 200) painted wiggly…
Scottish Town Arnprior (pop. 200) painted wiggly lines on a straight road to confuse and slow down fast drivers. 00