Thursday, September 26, 2013

Bikes in the Fast Lane: KickCard - Another Kickstarter Project Doomed To Fail plus 2 more

Bikes in the Fast Lane: KickCard - Another Kickstarter Project Doomed To Fail plus 2 more

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KickCard - Another Kickstarter Project Doomed To Fail

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 09:00 AM PDT

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#Kickstarter #StandCard #Idea - You see plenty of projects on crowd-funding sites like Kickstarter. Some excellent, some good and a few that just do not get it. I recently showed you one project which is excellent, and now here is one that just does not cut it. The project is called KickCard, and it is a metal card you put under your side/kick stand so that it does not dig into soft ground (like grass or gravel), toppling over your motorcycle. It is something that happens quite often, but the idea to prevent it is not novel...........

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Europe: During 1 Week, 720,000 Drivers Were Caught Speeding

Posted: 26 Sep 2013 05:00 AM PDT

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#Europe #Speeding #Statistics - During the week of 19 to 25 August, 28 countries in Europe made a coordinated effort to catch speeding cars and motorcycles. The effort was spearheaded by the European Traffic Police Network, TISPOL. During that week, a total of 728,268 vehicles were caught speeding; 274,355 directly by the police involved and 453,913 by radars. Although fatal crashes have been reduced dramatically, from 54,000 in 2000 to 28,157 in 2012, according to TISPOL, speed is still one of the top three reasons many people die on the European roads...........

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USA: Utah Gets It - One Down, How Many More To Go?

Posted: 25 Sep 2013 11:00 PM PDT

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#Utah #Speedlimits - Here is one state in the USA who actually gets it. One state that uses reasoning, not faulty logic, politics or knee-jerking to come to the right conclusion. The state? Utah. The conclusion? Lowering speeds on motorways and highways causes more accidents.

Therefore, Utah have raised the speed limits on various roads to 80 mph! A real study conducted by real scientists has concluded that 80 mph is the optimal speed for cars and motorcycles, allowing them to remain alert and focussed while minimizing accidents...........

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