1959 Chevrolet Biscayne Duntov V8 Patrol Car 348 cubic inch Turbo Thrust V8
Transportation
The Secret Life of a Bus Garage (Go-Ahead Stockwell)
"Each morning hundreds of the capital's buses roll out from Stockwell Bus Garage, a place that helps to keep London's life-blood flowing. But it's the people who work here that make the bus garage truly extraordinary. Made up of hundreds of people from more than 80 nationalities it is the UK's most diverse workforce."
Structurally Deficient Bridges In New York
There are 1,885 bridges that are designated as Structurally Deficient in New York State. A deficient condition rating indicates deterioration at a level that requires corrective maintenance or rehabilitation to restore the bridge to its fully functional, non-deficient condition. It does not mean that the bridge is unsafe. This map shows them along with the sufficiency rating of the bridge. Red and yellow marked bridges are in the most need of repair, while blue and green have more minor issues.
Data Source: National Bridge Inventory. https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/bridge/nbi.cfm
Uber Self-Driving Experiment In Pittsburgh Offers Lessons For An Autonomous-Car Future:
"Ever wonder what it would be like to live in a laboratory? People in Pittsburgh could tell you it's not so bad. They've been sharing city streets with Uber's experimental self-driving cars since last September. Six months in, no one has been hurt and there have been no major accidents. Plus, the project is bringing in investments and boosting the city's reputation as a tech hub."
Goodyear tries out glow-in-the-dark wheels in 1960s
"Scientists spent the better part of a decade trying to perfect Neothane tires, but they couldn't get past the experimental stage.
For one thing, the translucent tires had poor traction on wet pavement. They began to lose stability around 65 mph. They began to melt under heavy braking.
On top of everything else, they cost more than regular tires.
Even if engineers had solved all of those problems, the glowing lights probably would have been too much of a distraction for night driving. Generally speaking, it's unwise to hypnotize other motorists."
1989 Dodge Dakota Convertible
The Today Show Completely Botched Its Coverage of Americaβs Pedestrian Safety Crisis β Streetsblog USA
Everybody knows it's always the victim's fault, not the person operating the two ton machinery at a high rate of speed, spewing toxic gases into the atmosphere.