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Hacked STOP Signs

They may not be the world's coolest bus stops, but they might make you think twice before rolling through an intersection. It's hard to stop at every stop sign you see, especially if the sign's behind a bush or tall people crossing the street.

16 Useful Inventions That You Never Knew Your City Needs!

To assist the visually impaired, a Croatian intersection has implemented a unique feature—a three-dimensional map that offers tactile information about the intersection's appearance and design. 12. Umbrellas are readily available through vending machines in Hong Kong. 13. 

Self-Driving Scooters Are Here! Would You Get on One?

The video below shows the technology demonstrator working with a self-driving motorbike, practicing a series of maneuvers, such as intersection management, overtaking, as well as demonstrating its ability to self-balance and perform tight cornering at slow speeds.

The Surprisingly Convoluted History of Traffic Lights

This video illustrates the experience of driving in the late 1930s: By the 1950s, pressure plates installed under intersections allowed for the full computerization of traffic lights. Toronto, Ontario became the first city to have fully computerized traffic control in 1963.

Amsterdam 100 Years Ago: Incredible Old Photos!

The intersection of Lijnbaansgracht and Lindengracht. 22. Street vendors on the Rokin. 23. A few of the Prinsengracht from the Leidsegracht bridge. 24. Laborers on the Van Diemenstraat.

I Feel Like I’ve Traveled the World Thanks to These Photos

Image: Cristobal Escobar A Manhattan scene: Steamy intersections, silhouetted figures and the Chrysler Building. Image: Steve Wadden Adelie Penguins on top of an iceberg in the Antarctic Peninsula.

Amazing Re-Touched Photos of England Back in the Old Days

Click on images to enlarge In London’s Trafalgar Square, a policeman directs traffic at an intersection. A typical house of the era, covered in vines, in Warwickshire.

Wonderful Images That Will Restore Your Faith in Humanity

Stranger helping a handicapped girl cross a busy intersection 3. This man needed a kidney transplant and a distant acquaintance whom he barely knew from school from 50 years ago became his donor Sam Ford/ Twitter 4.

A Deep Dive into Trevi Fountain’s 2,000-Year History

The name “Trevi” originated from the fountain’s location at the junction of three prominent Roman streets, as in Latin, an intersection of three roads is known as a trivium . Today, those roads are called Delle Muratte Street, Poli Street, and Crocicchi Street, but they had other names in the past.

These Hilarious Signs Made Me Crack Right Up!

If life was an intersection Image Source: Reddit 8. So, which one is it? Image Source: Izismile 9. Stating the obvious Image Source: Izismile 10. Here we go, even laundry tags are telling me to call my mom! Image Source: Reddit [related_articles] 11. We really hope that it doesn't!