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Unpopular Opinion: I Hate Viral Videos of Babies in Car Seats

Everyone loves a good viral video of a baby dancing in their car seat. Everyone but me. Generally, these videos drive me crazy. Just look at these outrages:

Ugh, wrong!

Nashi's Nicer Brother. Pro-Kremlin Group Takes On Traffic Violators

"MOSCOW -- It may not be the most appealing kind of activism. But it certainly makes for interesting, and often viral, YouTube footage.

During Friday rush-hour, Artyom Leonov, 20, and a group of activists, travel to a heaving, traffic-clogged highway in northern Moscow where they lie in wait for hours with video cameras. Their quarry: cars illegally driving on the hard-shoulder.

UAE lags behind in child car safety

"It’s a sight that leaves many people uneasy. A child, unharnessed in the back of a moving vehicle peeking from its sunroof. But despite increased media awareness and official calls for improved child safety in cars, it’s a sight that is all too common in Dubai.

The UAE’s rapid expansion and planned diversification away from oil has seen the likes of Dubai catapult to many of the world’s top ten lists, but compared to the Western world, it is still playing catch up when it comes to safety on the roads.

Which Driverless Car Would You Trust?

With newly emerging driverless technology we have some serious choices to make in handing our keys over to....our car. That's right we take a back seat and let the car do the driving. That said, which driverless model would you put your trust in as the ultimate tech chauffer? In conversation I have heard that Google would be best to trust because of its savvy with mapping systems. It was also noted that Google has been the brain drain in the industry--selecting all the the top notch computer wizards for this major vehicular undertaking. Therefore more likely to make the best vehicle.

Bike paths in abandoned tube tunnels: is the London Underline serious?

Would this be a safer way for bikers to travel? Where it may eliminate traffic accidents for cyclists the question in whether other hazzards might outweigh this precaution. In the States the cities with the best safety track record for bikers have been those with specially designated bike path and lanes--above ground. But could this model work here?

Top 25 Cities In The US For Bicycle Commuting

If you had to choose a new city to move to what would be your quality of life concerns? Would commuting by bicycle be an attraction to a new destination/? If so, and you're one who cares about biking safely where you live, here a few statitics that might help in making a big move...

"Bloomberg News has assembled data from the US Census about the number of people who bike to work and where they are located. The top 25 US cities for bicycle commuting are shown in the graphic above. The top 5 on the list are:

Foolproof Romance Advice: Find Your Soulmate by Judging Him by the Car He Drives

The Germans have so many wonderful phrases, but a favorite of mine is “Fremdschämen,” meaning external shame. Basically, it’s what you feel when you’re embarrassed on someone’s behalf because of something stupid they did.

Will Car Companies Protect Their Customers Against Hacking?

It seems a week doesn’t go by these days without a report of a major hack, whether it’s a giant retailer like Target losing credit card information for 40 million customers, or the recent hack of Anthem insurance that exposed the health data of 80 million customers.

How to Make Crosswalks Artistically Delightful...and Safe

A group of crosswalk art artists, one of which is a Canadian native named Peter Gibson aka Roadsworth, is generating a lively conversation about how this form of art can help in pedestrian and traffic safety efforts in major cities. As the creative delights intrigue the eye so the foot slows on the gas pedal as the car appproaches a busy intersection. This has become a global movement wth cross walk art in places as far away as Kyrgyzstan. In his words the 40-year-old artist describes his intentions behind this asphalt phenomenon.

To Make Roads Safe, Make Them Feel Dangerous

Conventional wisdom in traffic safety gets a makeover with this new study that challenges past notions of what makes roasds safer...

"In 2005, the U.K. Department of Transportation unveiled a set of guidelines for what it called “psychological traffic calming,” a strategy to make the country’s roadways safer by giving them a surface-level makeover.