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VW Investigating Non-Misting Windscreen

Posted on May 28, 2015 by Adam

Volkswagen have announced that they are investigating a coating for car windscreens that will prevent them from misting up and also leave them frost-free. If they succeed this could be great news for drivers as we won’t have to waste precious time in the mornings demisting our windscreens, freeze our fingers while wielding the ice scraper or pour kettles of hot water over our windscreens in winter. VW are only in the trial phase of

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Windscreen News Stories from the UK

Posted on May 22, 2015 by Adam

While browsing the motoring news and other areas of the internet, interesting and informative news stories often catch my eye, and I thought I would share just a small sample with you. In the first story, a white van driver was driving on the B656 London Road and thoughtlessly threw a half-full glass pop bottle out of the window of the van. It hit the windscreen of a silver BMW 3 Series estate car which

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Eye-tracking and Windscreen Cleaning

Posted on May 19, 2015 by Adam

Every week we seem to hear about innovations in support of vehicle automation, but this latest piece of news is pretty amazing by any standards. Jaguar Land Rover has apparently come up with a method for controlling the operation of windscreen wipers, using the drivers’ eyes. The patent for the technology involved was applied for in 2013, and has just been granted. Basically, the system was initially designed to track the drivers’ eyes, and prevent

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Changing Your Windscreen Wiper Blades

Posted on May 14, 2015 by Adam

The worst place to discover that your windscreen wiper blades are worn out is at the side of a busy road in the dark and the rain. Prevention is always better than cure, so replacing your windscreen wiper blades should be a part of your regular vehicle maintenance routine. Did you know that if you drive with a dirty windscreen you could be liable to a fine of up to £1,000? It just goes to

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History of the Windscreen

Posted on May 06, 2015 by Adam

Drivers tend to take their windscreens for granted – after all, they’re supposed to be invisible while you drive, so why should you be aware of their presence at all, unless your windscreen develops a chip or shatters? It does its job faithfully every time you drive, keeping the wind, rain, dust and insects out of your eyes, contributing 30% to the car’s structural strength, and provided you keep it clean and get it repaired

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Ambulance Windscreen Smashed with a Brick

Posted on May 01, 2015 by Adam

If your car windscreen gets cracked or broken by a flying stone or by hitting a bump in the road, it’s inconvenient, and can put your car off the road until you can get it fixed. Imagine the impact on an ambulance of having a smashed windscreen while a patient is under treatment – if it’s an emergency, the patient’s life can be put in danger. The potential risk to life and limb is all

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Bird Strikes Can Be Fatal

Posted on Apr 27, 2015 by Adam

Having a bird fly into your car windscreen can cause a chip, a crack or shatter your windscreen completely, which can be unsettling and in some cases fatal – usually only to the bird unless you’re piloting a plane. So, the question is why does it happen so often? Why can’t birds just keep out of the way of fast moving vehicles? The problem is particularly acute for pilots, where even a minor bird strike

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Prepare Your Car For Spring

Posted on Apr 22, 2015 by Adam

As we get into spring and the weather warms up, it’s worth considering whether you are equipped for the fine weather to come. You need to be sure that all your car windows, and especially your windscreen, are clean and in good condition to help you to cope with bright sunlight to come. If your windscreen wipers have scored your windscreen, or if it is dirty or greasy, you won’t be able to see clearly

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The Ghost Car And The Virtual Windscreen

Posted on Dec 18, 2014 by Adam

The pillars that support a car windscreen can cause lethal blind spots – you can easily miss a cyclist, a motorcyclist or even another vehicle if your view is obscured, and the results can be tragic. Jaguar Land Rover have thought about this problem and have come up with something called a 360 Virtual Urban Windscreen which has screens attached to the side pillars showing a live feed of the view outside the car. Effectively

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Is It A Bird? Is it a Plane? It’s A Swan!

Posted on Dec 08, 2014 by Adam

A student on his way to his university was amazed and shocked by what he saw at the side of the road – a fully-grown swan was lying on the pavement next to a neighbour’s car, which had a buckled and smashed windscreen. What seemed to have happened was that the swan had dropped from the sky onto the windscreen smashing it to pieces. The swan itself looked as though it was dead until it

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