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safety
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Using Your Apple Watch While Driving – How Will That Work?
17 Sep 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
While you’re not technically “holding” it, operating a smartwatch while driving is being seen as a serious distraction, according to the Department of Transport in the UK.
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9-Year-Old Girl Loses Control Of Uzi At Shooting Range – Kills Instructor [Video]
27 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
This American family was certainly not expecting their holiday to end like this – but they probably would have been fine had they just been at a regular theme park. What’s wrong with going to Disneyland??
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Matric Dance Gang Raped And Filmed On Video
21 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Talk about having your youth stolen from you. Someone’s matric dance didn’t go quite as planned, which is really, really sad. It should be a GOOD night.
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New Owner Of Oscar’s House Comments On Its Security
05 Aug 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
There are many of us who would have second thoughts about buying the home where Reeva Steenkamp’s shooting occurred, but not Louwtjie Louwrens. He bought the house because of the very low crime rate in the area, but it wasn’t entirely smooth sailing.
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Are You Scared Of Flying? You Shouldn’t Be – This Is Why
25 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It is a normal human response for us to see disaster or danger somewhere and then avoid that area like the plague. Of course, what we fail to compute, is that there are a hundred other things that we do daily that are equally, if not more, dangerous than hopping on a plane.
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South Africa’s Incredible Levels Of Road Deaths vs. Sweden [Infographic]
04 Jul 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Being visible to motorists as a pedestrian is an incredibly important concern missing in South Africa, which has resulted in a high number of road accidents.
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This Is What Crashing A Golf Cart Looks Like [Video]
05 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
If you find yourself in a golf cart, try not crash it. Euro NCAP has performed some crash tests on your average golf cars, and the results are not pretty, to say the least.
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Please Enjoy How Much The Rich And Famous Spend On Protection [Infographic]
02 Jun 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
How much are the lives of the rich and famous worth? Apparently A LOT! Check out what celebs like Brad and Angelina spend on keeping themselves and their families safe.
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Solar Highways Are The Future [VIDEO]
26 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
A smart-thinking couple look to have revolutionised road-safety with their new invention.
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Local Burglar Alarm Startup Makes A Mockery Of The Industry [Video]
22 May 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you have always thought that this new-wave of high-end alarm systems that can be operated and monitored from a smart device are only for the rich and famous – you’d be thinking right. Until now.
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Do Airplanes Offload Toilet Waste Into The Air? (+ Another 6 Interesting Air Travel Facts)
30 Apr 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Aeroplane travel. Most of us safely assume that because planes have been built by ENGINEERS and that pilots have spent a million hours completing flight school that we must be in good hands. Right? Actually what happens in the cabin of an aeroplane is not always as sanitary and efficient as you may think. There […]
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Please Enjoy This Ghost Ship Jam-Packed With Cannibal Rats, Heading For Britain
24 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / 2 Comments
Experts have warned English port authorities that a 30 year-old abandoned ship could be about to land on Britain’s shore.
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Hacker Reveals Major E-toll Website Security Flaw
08 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
A hacker by the name of “Moe1” has revealed to E-toll users that their pin numbers used to login to their E-toll accounts can be easily decoded if their username is known.
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Radvertising: This Driving Ad From New Zealand Will Make You Squirm [VIDEO]
07 Jan 2014 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s been a hectic holiday season in terms of road deaths, with well over 850 people perishing on our roads in December alone.
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Uber Will Drive You To And From Your Office Christmas Party – For Free
06 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Calling all party animals! Uber will transport you and your colleagues FOR FREE to and from your office Christmas party. Now you can get as festive as you like, without worrying about the consequences.
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What Is A Masked Credit Card, And Why Should You Use One To Shop Online?
05 Dec 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 4 Comments
Whenever you make an online credit card purchase, the processing bank as well as the merchant in question both see all your details. That means your name, number and address. But what if you don’t want them to?
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Another Company Falls Prey To A Massive BitCoin Cyber-Heist
27 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
BIPS is one of the largest European Bitcoin payment processors. And just last week, they were the victim of a huge Bitcoin heist, which saw them lose 1,295 Bitcoin – currently worth R10 million.
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Anti-Prawn: The Invisible Bike Helmet Has Arrived And It’s Incredible [VIDEO]
11 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
It’s true, the bike helmet does take some of the open-air appeal away from biking – but it may not have to be that way for much longer, as two women in Sweden have come up with an ingenious solution. It’s an inflatable bike helmet. When you don’t need it, it’s stowed away under you neck. When your precious head is hurtling towards the ground, it self-inflates, thus saving your life.
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This Might Be The Greatest Airline Safety Video Ever [VIDEO]
04 Nov 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
Kulula.com were the first South African airline to give the comic safety demonstration a try. It was cute, it got the odd chuckle, but soon it got pretty tired and cringeworthy. But let’s face it, it’s extremely hard to take something as earnest and serious as safety precautions and turn it into something people actually want to watch and engage with. But somehow Virgin Airlines have managed it.
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Hate Passing In Traffic? This Insane Gadget Let’s You See Through Trucks [VIDEO]
28 Oct 2013 by Jasmine Stone / 1 Comment
You haven’t started driving on the open road for real unless you’ve overtaken a few trucks, right? If you’re going to drive far, you’re going to get stuck behind trucks – that’s a fact. Problem is you never pass them, because it’s just too hard to see around them..
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iPhone App “Drive Awake” Won’t Let You Nod Off While Driving [VIDEO]
23 May 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
The toll that long distance driving takes on any motorist is often underestimated, and can lead to fatal road collisions. The Drive Awake app will track the movement of your eyes from the front camera of your iPhone. And if your eyes close at any time, an annoyingly loud parrot will squawk to wake you up.
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Anti-Kidnap Bracelets Send Distress Signals To Twitter And Facebook
08 Apr 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
This hi-tech bracelet has mobile phone technology built in which can send prepared messages when the bracelet is triggered, using phone and sat-nav technology to warn of the wearer being in danger, and pinpoint their exact location. Distress alerts are sent as posts to Facebook and Twitter.
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New York’s Answer To The Pay Phone [GALLERY + VIDEO]
19 Mar 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Mayor of New York City, Michael Bloomberg recently called on creatives to devise a better plan for communication in New York to replace the mangy, disease ridden pay phones currently in operation. The goal of the project was to completely redesign the and rethink the pay phone as a platform for communication, as well as […]
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Britain Launches The Ultimate Nanny-State Car Technology
19 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
If you’re parent to a creature currently undergoing the “adolescent” phase of life, this is the break you’ve been looking for. Ford’s new key “MyKey” technology car allows parents/anyone who owns the car to set the top speed of the vehicle, and max volume of the vehicle sound system. We think that second feature is […]
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Stay Safe – Get This Handy Stun Gun To Keep In Your Bag Or Car – Just R249 Incl. Delivery
07 Feb 2013 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Let’s be realistic, the world is not as safe a place as it used to be, and taking precautions to ensure your safety is a wise move. Especially in Bishopscourt. We’ve tracked down this compact stun gun that fits in the palm of your hand. With it’s easy grip, incredibly bright LED torch and 2,8 […]
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Volvo Introduces Pedestrian Airbag [VIDEO]
13 Mar 2012 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Well this is new, and sort of neat. For the new V40, Volvo is introducing the world’s first pedestrian airbag system, designed to reduce the severity of pedestrian injuries in a car-pedestrian collision. Alternatively it could double as a sweet new inflatable mattress on the hood of your car.
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The Award-Winning Invisible Cycling Helmet [VIDEO]
06 Sep 2011 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Swedish designers have made a cycling helmet that isn’t totally obnoxious, which is pretty great. It won an award. Understand that no matter how nice this helmet is, it still isn’t okay to wear this guy indoors, because that’s rude. Still, it just won the Index:Award, the largest monetary prize for design in the world.
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A Catalogue Of Tin-Can Coffins
06 Dec 2010 by Jasmine Stone / No Comments
Living in South Africa we are used to dodgy vehicles on the road. You know the kind. Hell, even our taxis are sometimes held together with ducktape, while a monkey wrench substitutes the all important function of steering wheel. But you might be safer in that than in any of these cars. Auto Shippers has listed the ten least safe cars of all time.
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