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On the 8th day of Christmas

Posted by Will Dracott on Monday, December 10, 2012, In : Motoring news

It's a practical one today sadly. Although some us quite like this types of gifts.

Adding lasers to fog lights isn't just for visibility: Audi, in its infinitely Germanic wisdom, has decreed that this laser system shall project a line unto the actual road, and across that line other cars shall not pass. Or something like that. The projected laser line ends up at a safe following distance, and in heavy fog, the light refracts through the water droplets in the air and forms a large warning tr...
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People carrier safety risk

Posted by Will Dracott on Wednesday, May 5, 2010,

Drivers of two popular people carriers are being warned of a safety defect that means the cars could roll over during a high-speed swerve. The alert follows the release of dramatic footage of a safety test showing a Citroën Nemo Multispace flipping onto its roof when professional testers simulated an accident avoidance manoeuvre — the so-called elk test. The same car is sold by Peugeot as the Bipper Tepee; about 2,500 of the cars have been sold in Britain since their launch in...

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