Introduction There are over 5844 speed cameras in the United Kingdom and 2500 of them being mobile speed cameras‚ given that there are 245‚000 miles of road in the country that means that every 40 miles of road has a speed camera on it on average. That is a staggering number of speed cameras on the roads‚ but are they really needed? [JohnHenry.net] The first speed camera was conceptualised in 1905 when a patent for “time recording camera for trapping motorists” [Wikipedia]. But it wasn’t until 1958
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Sly sat at the wheel of his 69 BOSS Mustang staring at the bright red traffic lights. He glanced around at the two cars around him; he could see a black Nissan GTR and on his right a silver Porsche 911 turbo. He pushed the gas pedal‚ loudly revving the engine in anticipation of the green light. He was timing the light change having timed it earlier that day. He counted Three‚ Two‚ One‚ he put the car into gear and floored the accelerator‚ the car jerked forward and sped off the line spinning the
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In Frank Romero’s mural "Going to the Olympics‚ 1984" the artist depicts life in LA through a number of images and symbols. What I see are: cars‚ hearts over the cars‚ palm trees‚ men wrestling‚ a blimp with the words "a goodyear"‚ a horse‚ and a stamp. The palm trees in my opinion represent the weather in LA. The men and the horse represent the Olympics. The stamp can represent the souvenirs in LA. The blimp represents life in LA. In Frank Romero’s mural " Going to the Olympics‚ 1984" the artist
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The title the “Roaring Twenties” is an accurate expression to describe the experience of the 1920’s of most Canadians‚ because of the experience that women had‚ the great economic times‚ and joyful social life. The economy of the 1920’s was very strong with the new technology‚ and innovation that was being created. Products like washing machines were being replaced with new electric versions thanks to the innovation that was created in the period (Hundey‚ 111). Since most Canadians had electricity
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In the 1920s Henry Ford created the first american made horseless carriage. The first automobile was called the quadricycle. Henry Ford soon created The Ford Motor Company. After the first automobile was created The Ford Motor company worked hard to make another automobile. A few years later Ford rolled out the Model T. Henry Ford worked really hard to make the model T to be more affordable to the not so much wealthy people of the 1920s. The automobile was A huge upgrade from walking or riding a
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Some Winter Tips to Keep Your Car Running Smoothly Want to save money on car repairs and costly emergencies? Make it a point to schedule into your calendar a winter booster check for your car. Keep these tips in mind for your winter travel‚ and you’ll have a safer winter travel season all around! A gas tank which is kept filled helps keep moisture from forming. Make it a habit to go ahead and fill up when your tank is half empty. Change your oil and oil filter every 3‚000 miles or so if your
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Hi everyone‚ For my summary I chose an article called ’The Moral Challenges of Driverless Cars’ by Keith Kirkpatrick. I picked this article because my aim is to do my thesis on the ethics of self-driving cars‚ and Kirkpatrick gives a good general introduction to the topic. In doing so‚ he highlights potential issues‚ as well as the likely benefits that drive the development of self-driving cars. I like the topic because it is a practical ethical problem which has real world implications. And given
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In summary‚ the video presents the history of drag-racing years. It provides an understanding of the chronology of events that lead to the development of drag racing today. To start with‚ the video presents voices of veterans in drag racing that bring a better understanding of how far it has come. The chronology is from simple‚ fast racing vehicles to more sophisticated ones that are used today. The video to the best of my understanding brings forth several aspects of drag racing particularly in
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The Technology world is changing everyday; especially with cars. People are making a way to make cars driverless. Driverless cars are not the best cars for many reasons in my opinion. For example‚ they cost too much‚ they are not safe‚ and they bring out too many legal issues. For starters‚ driverless cars cost way too much. A totally self driving car can add 10‚000 dollars to the original price. (Tribune News Service). I mean who would want to spend that much money? And a self driving car will
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A nation of drivers were home bound to start in 1942 with the beginning of the United States involvement in WWII. Automobile production was halted that year as manufacturers geared up to make airplane‚ trucks and tanks and whatever else was needed for the war effort. It wasn’t until the 1950s that the big three auto makers‚ GM‚ Ford and Chrysler began to reinvent the automobile. The 1949‚ 1950‚ 1951‚ 1953 and 1954 Chevrolets received only modest facelifts and were called dull but dependable. However
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