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Many accidents occur because of deficiency or lack of safety facilities in the car. Producing cars with seatbelts have been obligatory for Iranian car producers since 1999. But most of the cars that were produced before that date do not have seat belts.

Egyptian Bike Rack Design Competition Part of 350.org’s Global Climate Change Work Party

The (designing) pen is mightier than the sword - protest climate change by thinking of cool bike rack designs. To protest the rise of greenhouse...

Segway Owner Dies in Freak Accident – by Segway

Death by Segway: Jimi Heselden, owner of Segway, dies in a freak accident. They are used in Tel Aviv as a novel way to...

Bicycle Manufacturers Adjust to a Larger and Heavier Client Base with Super Sized Cycles

Everyone should be able to engage in eco-friendly forms of transportation, like cycling, and now with super-sized bikes they can. Cycling has been gaining popularity...

Better Place Founder Shai Agassi Heads to China for Summer Davos Economic Forum

Fueling up. Better Place hoped to "fuel" more interest at the "Summer Davos" economic forum. In a strong indication that he and his company are...

UAE Man Campaigns Against Reckless Driving That Killed His Sister. Part II.

Every day, 35 people are killed in the Gulf as a result of poor driving. Mohd Shahnawaz has launched a new campaign to...

UAE Man Campaigns Against Reckless Driving That Killed His Sister. Part I.

Every day 35 people are killed in the Gulf as a result of poor driving. Mohd Shahnawaz has launched a new campaign to change...

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