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This is the Protectavest...

This is the Protectavest, and it"s designed to secure children in car and minibus seatbelts. Creator Hugh Thomson hopes the garment, which is worn like a body warmer, will cut accident injuries among youngsters. Hugh, from Wishaw, N Lanarks, said: "Kids often wriggle in the car, but the vest straps ensure the belt is always in the optimum position."



The German giant has...

The German giant has dropped the cars to simplify its range. The firm had more than 10,000 different build combinations available within its line-up - a situation that VW admits was "too complicated". Now bosses have taken action and axed unpopular colours and trims.


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Here are the pictures...

Here are the pictures that prove Mercedes is working overtime. Our spies have snapped the next-generation CLS and SLK!

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Cats’ eyes are...

Cats’ eyes are facing extinction, thanks to this new hi-tech device. After 40 years lighting our lanes, the reflectors are to be replaced by solar-powered road studs.

The SolarLite has already been used on some UK roads, but now British maker Astucia has come up with a new model which not only sits flush with the road, but is as cheap to buy as a normal cat’s eye.

The new studs use solar technology to store energy to power LEDs which stay illuminated. With an impressive range of 900 metres, they are 10 times more powerful than traditional cats’ eyes. And the firm claims they are maintenance-free, too.

In a study by the Transport Res­earch Labora­tory, some local author­ities reported a 70 per cent reduction in night-time accidents where solar-powered studs were in place.




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