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Did you know that #Roman road design included #safety features?
In the ruins of #Pompeii, you'll notice small white stones interspersed with the large paving ones along the extensive roads.
Those white #stones are 'cats eyes', i.e. gems that have a single line of inclusion of crystals of another mineral inside.
Upon light reflective on them (from the #moon), they enable the walker to see that they are still on the right path!
https://youtu.be/74n6TgXbgAQ?si=56oPfp7mG1ENxflN
Ancient street in Pompeii showing white stones to make it easier to see at night.
Street in Pompeii, it starts in the sun and the dark part is a shadow from a wall. Unfortunately the cameras automatic exposure kicks in when it’s dark and t...YouTube
New: #Oil Companies Contaminated a Family Farm. The #Courts and Regulators Let the Drillers Walk Away.
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The oil and #gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells.
In #Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.
#news #Pollution #Environment #Safety
https://www.propublica.org/article/oklahoma-oil-cleanup
An Oil Well Polluted a Family Farm. The Courts Let Drillers Walk Away.
The oil and gas industry has reaped profits without ensuring there will be money to plug and clean up their wells. In Oklahoma, that work could cost more than $7 billion if it falls to the state.ProPublica
In Vox, I explained how federal policy encourages car bloat, making American vehicles more enormous, polluting, and dangerous than they'd otherwise be.
That's the exact opposite of what we should be doing.
https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/24139147/suvs-trucks-popularity-federal-policy-pollution
Why are cars in the US so big? The policies that ruined American cars, explained.
How federal lawmakers helped SUVs and pickups take over AmericaDavid Zipper (Vox)
Gun reform advocate Walter Mikac celebrates 'bittersweet' win on 28th anniversary of family's death at Port Arthur
On the eve of the 28th anniversary of the Port Arthur massacre in which Walter Mikac lost his wife and two daughters, the gun reform campaigner says it is "bittersweet" to finally see federal government funding for a national firearms register.Matthew Doran (ABC News)
#UK: "#Smart" #motorways as a #danger for road #safety:
"The technology behind England's smart motorway network stops working on a regular basis, the #BBC has discovered.
Figures obtained by Panorama have revealed hundreds of incidents when crucial safety equipment was out of action.
National Highways - which maintains major routes in England - says "smart motorways are our safest roads".
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-68848418
Claims that smart motorways tech leaves drivers at risk
Figures obtained by the BBC reveal worries about the reliability of the tech behind smart motorways.By Steve Anderson, Richard Bilton & Rory Tinman (BBC News)
