The origins of this road sign are not known, was it a genuine warning? Or simply a hoax by road safety staff? Either way we would suggest following the instructions!
Londoners welcome back the Routemaster
Today Londoners welcomed the new and improved Routemaster to the streets. The mayor called the bus “stunning” and “tailored to the London passenger”. However the maiden voyage was not without controversy. Following closely behind the new bus was a protest bus being driven by people attacking the rise in public transport fares in London.
Although the sight of the classic Routemaster is welcomed by most, many doubt the practicality. Caroline Pidgeon, leader of the Lib Dems on the London Assembly, said: “What Boris Johnson has managed to achieve is to hike up the cost of a single bus fare by 50% and ensure that buses on routes across London are far more crowded.
The expensive car wash
The impending drought means we all need to use less water. Here is a tip on how to wash your car with one bucket.
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What an egg-cellent idea!
Stuart Murdoch, a film special effects maker, has brought a new meaning to eggs and soldiers. He has built a full scale tank using only egg cartons and glue, 5000 boxes to be exact and 26 litres of glue. The tank, which took 512 hours to finish and is 10m long, was created to celebrate March Fourth, an annual egg-and-spoon race run by Eggs For Soldiers in aid of Help For Heroes.
‘When I made special effects for film, we built unusual props, but never anything like this,’ Mr Murdoch said. Murdoch and his team of four assistants are displaying their masterpiece at the Imperial War Museum on March 4th. The only question that remains, is what did he do with all the eggs?
The amazing car orchestra
Here’s how you can make sweet music with your car. All you’ll need is 1000 instruments and two miles of desert.
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MotherTruckers
There are over half a million truckers in the UK, only 2%of them are female. A new program, which will air tonight, follows several women in their attempt to break into the haulage industry. These woman are not only faced with sexism in the work place, but face a higher risk of robbery than their male counterparts. The facilities available at European truck stops are often substandard and do not cater for female truck drivers.
The obvious drawbacks aside, the women featured in the program have some fascinating experiences. Lucy Stubbs who took part in the show said, ‘There are loads of perks to the job, like getting to see the most beautiful parts of the country.’ The head ‘mothertrucker’ has started a ‘Wendy’ club to provide support to the women as they try to make it in this male environment.
Super-highway-man
A truck driver in New York has been praised by state police for protecting other road users from a suspected drunk driver. The driver slowed down to block traffic in both eastbound lanes of the New York highway to keep drivers out of harms way from the erratic driver. 
The driver was eventually pulled over by Police who discovered his blood alcohol levels to be three times the legal limit. Thankfully no one was injured in the incident thanks to the brave truck driver who shielded other vehicles until the police arrived.
It’s swings and roundabouts – good economy or reduced emissions?
New figures have shown that the lower levels of carbon emissions caused by the recession in 2009 will not last. As industry activity picks up again, so do the carbon emissions, with a 3.8% rise reported in 2010. Ed Davey, the replacement climate and energy secretary, attributed the rise to increased use of heating in the cold winter and technical problems at nuclear power stations.
When the financial crisis hit in 2009 the UK’s carbon emissions fell steeply by 8.7%. Since then as the economy has picked up, so have the carbon emissions. Keith Allott, head of climate change at WWF-UK, believes that this is a chance for the government to finally wake up to the reality of greenhouse gases. “It is alarming to see emissions from homes rising when people are struggling to pay their energy bills. The UK’s overreliance on gas has pushed up emissions along with people’s energy bills”. He believes that increased investment into renewable fuels will enable us to have our cake and eat it too; a thriving economy and reduced carbon emissions.
Rail-surfers face the brush-off
Another day another wacky scheme from Indonesia to stop ‘rail-surfers’. The latest in a series of inventive schemes to dislodge the fare dodgers and thrill seekers is to cover them in putrid goo to be administered by hard bristled brooms. Previous attempts have included spraying the climbers with paint guns, calling in sniffer dogs and asking for help from Muslim clerics, none of which proved successful.
The putrid brooms are an addition to last months successful scheme of hanging grapefruit-sized concrete balls from chains above the track. The ‘rail-surfers’ soon realised that they could be knocked in the head, or even killed, so quickly abandoned the roofs. Ahmad Sujadi, of the state-run railway, said “Some people say its inhumane, but that’s fine,” he said, “because letting them ride on the roofs is even more inhumane.” So next time you are stuck in commuter hell, be thankful that all you have to deal with is road rage and delays instead of giant concrete balls and brushes of goo.
Do you dig this dancing?
We’ve found the Billy Elliot of the digger world.
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