We thought BMW simply provided transportation at the Olympics, but apparently, they do a lot more – like training long-jumpers.
According to a feature on Translogic, BMW cameras being developed to help prevent car accidents are also being used to analyse the speed of long-jumpers in both the horizontal and vertical planes.
Plans to ban smoking in cars when children are present have won support in the House of Lords, but the measure would need support of MPs to become law. The private member’s bill proposed by Lord Ribeiro to make offenders liable for a £60 fine or attendance at a smoke awareness course was approved by peers, reported BBC News. The measure would need government support and David Cameron has questioned whether it is a justified move, suggesting it has severe implications for personal freedoms.
Learner drivers can now start their examination at supermarkets, under government plans to reduce costs and make the test more accessible. Candidates will no longer have to travel to out-of-town test centres, and can instead meet an examiner at the store, reported The Sunday Times.
The trial is currently running at two Asda shops in Scotland, and the Driving Standards Agency which controls the test, says it hopes to roll it out nationally. Tesco, Sainsbury’s and Morrisons may host tests too.
