Ongoing accidents caused by wrong-way drivers on Japan’s expressways underscore the limits of ad hoc measures and point to the need for more comprehensive prevention efforts, such as redesigning interchanges. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/18/japan/crime-legal/wrong-way-driving-expressways/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #driving #expressways #trafficaccidents
For a few days, I drove a 2024 #Toyota. I'm afraid that all those #DriverAssist systems are a terrible cocktail.
Several times a day, the car would suddenly break for no reason. Dangerous! I turned that off, but after every restart, it was back on.
Changing lanes or overtaking was a struggle with the steering wheel. Lane keep!
And within a couple of days I started to rely on the automatic distance system. Toyota trained me not to break myself.
https://www.alojapan.com/1298337/drive-in-japan-hokkaido-travel-in-otaru-city-heading-from-sapporo-towards-otaru-city/ Drive in Japan | Hokkaido Travel, In Otaru City, Heading from Sapporo towards Otaru city #drive #DriveHokkaidoInJapan #DriveJapan #DriveJapana #driving #Hokkaido #HokkaidoDestinations #HokkaidoDrive #HokkaidoTour #HokkaidoTravel #HokkaidoTrip #HokkaidoVacation #Japan #otaru #RiveHokkaidoInJapan #travel #北海道 Drive in Japan | Hokkaido Travel, In Otaru City, Heading from Sapporo towards Otaru city In this video, we drive through Otaru, Hokkaido, …
https://www.alojapan.com/1295757/eased-language-requirement-proposed-for-non-japanese-bus-and-taxi-drivers/ Eased language requirement proposed for non-Japanese bus and taxi drivers #buses #driving #expats #ForeignWorkers #Japan #JapanNews #Japanese #JapaneseNews #JLPT #jobs #language #news #nihongo #taxis The government, at an expert panel meeting on Wednesday, proposed easing the Japanese language proficiency requirement for non-Japanese drivers working in the country, aiming to address the serious labor shortages in the bus and taxi industry. Th…
Study on London 20 mph limits shows:
- collisions 35%
- casualties 36%
- fatal/serious injuries 34%
- child casualties 46%
- child deaths 75%
- walkers, cyclists, motorcyclists killed/seriously injured 28%
https://www.alojapan.com/1292017/japan-eyes-tougher-rules-for-foreign-residents-and-tax-hike-for-tourists/ Japan eyes tougher rules for foreign residents and tax hike for tourists #ConsumptionTax #driving #expats #ForeignWorkers #JapanTourism #JapanesePolice #LDP #NationalHealthCare #NipponIshin #taxes #tourism Amid a record inflow of visitors and workers into Japan, legislators are increasingly calling for reforms to address growing concerns over social services, tax and regulatory loopholes. The ruling Liberal Democratic Party established a pane…
https://www.alojapan.com/1291778/accidents-raise-concern-over-how-japan-vets-foreign-drivers/ Accidents raise concern over how Japan vets foreign drivers #cars #driving #expats #Japan #JapanNews #JapanTopics #JapanesePolice #news #tourism At the Samezu Driver’s License Center in Tokyo, there used to be dozens of foreign nationals forming lines early in the morning to convert their driver’s licenses from their home countries to Japanese ones. They first had to take a written test — places were offered on a first-come-first-served basis…
Is it really too easy to convert a foreign driver's license to a Japanese one? A driving school owner thinks so. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/06/06/japan/crime-legal/drivers-license-conversion/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #expats #tourism #cars #driving
Free webinar from League of American Bicyclists aka #BikeLeague
EDUCATING DRIVERS ON SHARING THE ROAD: WHAT WORKS AND HOW TO MAKE IT HAPPEN
Tuesday, June 10, 2025, 3-4 pm Eastern Time
Details and registration link: https://bikeleague.org/calendar/driver-education-on-sharing-the-road-what-works-and-how-to-make-it-happen/
"A man in his 50s was arrested for impaired driving"
Keeps happening doesn't it? Waster men making their failed lives everyone else's problem
Mummy's boys who can't handle that the World (and in this case, 'a street') is not all about them.
https://globalnews.ca/news/11209713/edmonton-inglewood-smashed-vehicles/
Title: Speed Dreams
️ What's: A libre car racing sim game
️ https://www.speed-dreams.net
️ https://sourceforge.net/projects/speed-dreams
️ https://mastodon.social/@speed_dreams_official
#LinuxGaming #ShareYourGames #Flagship #Sport #Driving
️ #Libre #Arch #RPM #Deb #Flatpak #AppIm
️ https://lebottinlinux.vps.a-lec.org/LO.html
️ Update: 2.4.2
New features
️ Changes: https://www.speed-dreams.net/
️ From: https://mastodon.social/@holarse/114602735865354073
https://www.youtube.com/embed/bowQ4etGDzg
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/fby36EBFTXc
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/grbh88qAiz4
️ https://www.youtube.com/embed/pnOwi-9QreY
https://www.europesays.com/2116650/ Prime Minister Christopher Luxon says a ‘productivity problem’ is driving skilled Kiwis offshore #BACK #build #christopher #country #driving #healthcare #holding #IS #kiwis #Luxon #Minister #NewZealand #Offshore #Plan #prime #Problem #productivity #safety #says #skilled #stay #want #where
https://www.europesays.com/uk/123624/ Deliver At All Costs Review (PS5) #Adventure #DeliverAtAllCosts #driving #Konami #PlayStation5 #PS5 #Reviews #Technology #UK #UnitedKingdom
Japanese police said they arrested a former taxi driver on suspicion of drugging and raping a female passenger, with media reports saying there could be dozens more victims. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/22/japan/crime-legal/taxi-driver-rape/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #japanesepolice #rape #women039sissues #driving
Getting rid of parking meters a 'terrible' decision, Winnipeg drivers say
As Winnipeg prepares to remove pay stations at on-street parking and city-run surface lots this summer, some drivers say a cellphone app doesn’t work well enough to serve as a replacement.
#parking #city #driving #technology #Winnipeg #News
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/manitoba/winnipeg-parking-meters-being-removed-1.7540016?cmp=rss
“Chinese #carmakers are increasingly racing towards a #future in which the #car is completely #integrated with the rest of users’ #DigitalLives and does most of the #driving itself.”
No thanks.
#Electric / #vehicles / #autonomous <https://theguardian.com/world/2025/may/20/sing-when-youre-winning-how-karaoke-heralds-the-triumph-of-chinese-carmakers>
A 34-year-old Peruvian man has been arrested on suspicion he drove his car the wrong way on the Shin-Meishin Expressway in Mie Prefecture, colliding with other vehicles before he fled the scene. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/05/20/japan/crime-legal/peru-driving-arrest/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #crimelegal #peru #mie #driving #expressways #japanesepolice
Kingston Police's use of a drone to catch distracted drivers stirs backlash
Drivers at three busy intersections in Kingston, Ont., had no way of knowing they were being watched earlier this month, but high above them police hovered, zooming in to catch those using their phones while behind the wheel.
#technology #law #driving #Kingston #News #Canada
https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/kingston-police-drone-distracted-drivers-privacy-concerns-1.7535988?cmp=rss