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Phone app pays people £10 to snitch on illegally parked cars
UK phone app to pay £10 to snitchs A private car park company is offering £10 to users who take photos of illegally parked cars on private land through a new app. Car Park Management has launched an app that automatically produces parking tickets of up to £100. The UK based company runs car parks for the likes of Tesco...
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Autonomous Cars Will self Learn Like Mobile Phones
Self Learning Autonomous Cars At the moment we get daily updates from our smartphones for our apps and the operating systems even getting these updates while we sleep. It is proposed that we will also get automated updates for our smart cars in the future which will help the car to handle cyclists, dogs, balls rolling into the path of...
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New roadside tests to check for prescription drugs
New roadside tests to check for prescription drugs The Department of Transport has confirmed that in just a matter of weeks motorists will face roadside checks for commonly prescribed medicines such as Valium and sleeping tablets, as well as for illegal drugs. The drug testing will be introduced in March and gardaí will subject motorists to random checks using a...
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Speed ramps - "a bloody nuisance"?
Are speed ramps "a bloody nuisance"? It has been claimed this week that 'Speed bumps', which are scattered all across Ireland are costing drivers hundreds of euros in maintenance costs every year. Many drivers are complaining that they are forking out hundreds as a result of maintenance needed after negotiating these ramps. The question must be asked, though, are speed...
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Gardai surrounds Kildare towns and seizes cars
Gardai siezes cars in Kildare Gardai surrounded several Kildare towns last Friday night in a task known as Operation Surround. The Operation aims to clamp down on drink driving and road traffic crime. During the evening, one man was arrested and four vehicles were seized from motorists suspected of driving while under the influence. Operation Surround saw Naas District Gardai...
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Dublin City rickshaws could be banned
Rickshaws could be banned in Dublin TAKE A WALK through the middle of Dublin City on any weekend and you will be hard pushed not to run into a rickshaw. It has just been revealed that Rickshaws in Dublin could be facing an all-out ban in the capital city. The National Transport Authority, the Department of Transport and Dublin City...
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CarTube - London Underground for Cars
London Underground for Cars London-based architectural firm PLP has come up with an ingenious proposal to move all cars into an underground tube system they are dubbing ‘CarTube’. Dreamt up by Lars Hesselgren and the PLP research team, the ‘Car Tube’ concept reflects the company motto, “Streets are for people, not cars.” The proposed underground system for cars would have...
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Gardaí seize vehicle not taxed in four years
Gardaí seize a vehicle which was not taxed in over four years The Gardaí last week stopped a vehicle which was not taxed in over four years. When the driver was questioned by the Guards he claimed to be a mechanic who was fixing the vehicle at the time. Meanwhile, Garda checkpoints are being increased around the country in the...
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Paris ban all odd-numbered cars for 24-hours
Paris to ban all odd-numbered cars in a bid to crackdown on emissions A 24-hour traffic-regulating scheme in Paris that aims to halve the day's emissions from road vehicles has been launched amid a crackdown on rocketing air pollution in the French capital. Parisian police said that on Tuesday that only vehicles with even-numbered licence plate were allowed entry...
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6 ways to help prevent traffic congestion
You can help ease rush hour traffic There are always going to be certain times of the day when there is traffic congestion. Morning and Evening ‘rush-hours’ are the worst but there are ways your own driving habits can help minimise the magnitude of congestion out there. The Phantom Traffic Jam - an explanation Easy on the brakes Believe it...