Ford patents car sensor to scan roadside billboards and send ads straight to dashboards

Now ads pop up in your CAR? Ford has patented a sensor that would scan roadside billboards and then send commercials straight to dashboard screens Ford’s patent was first filed in 2016 and only published earlier this month The device could send ads directly to dashboard screens by communicating with billboards, which a ‘communication module’ … Read more

The humble beauty of America’s forgotten roadside buildings celebrated in mesmerising photo book 

‘A parallel universe’: From juke joints to feed stores, the humble beauty of America’s forgotten roadside buildings celebrated in a mesmerising new photo book Photographers Steve Gross and Susan Daley took pictures of over 100 forgotten buildings across the U.S They published them in a coffee table book called Backroads Buildings – In Search Of … Read more

The humble beauty of America’s forgotten roadside buildings celebrated in mesmerising photo book 

‘A parallel universe’: From juke joints to feed stores, the humble beauty of America’s forgotten roadside buildings celebrated in a mesmerising new photo book Photographers Steve Gross and Susan Daley took pictures of over 100 forgotten buildings across the U.S They published them in a coffee table book called Backroads Buildings – In Search Of … Read more

Driver was so drunk he broke police breathalyser during roadside test

Driver is so drunk he BREAKS police breathalyser during roadside test before blowing ‘one of highest readings ever in Northern Ireland’ – as officers brand him a ‘wannabe killer’ Police in Northern Ireland pulled over a driver in Tobermore, Londonderry Man attempted to use a roadside breathalyser but the device wouldn’t register He was taken to a … Read more

Driver was so drunk he broke police breathalyser during roadside test

Driver is so drunk he BREAKS police breathalyser during roadside test before blowing ‘one of highest readings ever in Northern Ireland’ – as officers brand him a ‘wannabe killer’ Police in Northern Ireland pulled over a driver in Tobermore, Londonderry Man attempted to use a roadside breathalyser but the device wouldn’t register He was taken to a … Read more

Is this the pollution solution? ‘Supershrub’ at the roadside can trap fuel emissions, experts say 

Is this a solution to traffic pollution? ‘Supershrub’ at the roadside can trap fuel emissions, experts say The Cotoneaster plant was found to absorb more pollution than similar shrubs  It was found by researchers to be 20 per cent more effective at soaking up traffic fume particles than plants such as hawthorn and western red cedar … Read more

James Cracknell is stuck on the roadside as his car runs out of fuel 300m from a petrol station

James Cracknell was stuck on the roadside after running out of fuel just 300 metres from a petrol station on Monday. The double gold medallist, 48, was seen by the side of the road in south London before topping up his Mercedes sports car with fuel from a plastic canister. As James busied himself with refuelling his … Read more