Biking through the Italian countryside, riding the winding roads of Napa Valley hitting the road on two wheels is one of the best and most leisurely ways to see an area, with the added cardio benefit of an active vacation.
Raw sewage meandered down the middle of the road, passing between the wheels.
Yet the policy prescriptions are simple and proven: enforced speed limits, helmet laws for those on two wheels, good road design and more driving tests.
The thief drove off in the car and the car-owner was dragged down the road, before falling under its wheels.
Upgraded springs, struts and antiroll bars, as well as bigger brakes and lighter alloy wheels, round out the road-holding package.
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When accelerating from a standstill, the system sends 30 percent of the power to the front wheels, as long as the road is dry and traction is good.
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Road-rail vehicles are flat trolleys on railway wheels that are used to move materials to and from railway worksites.
Think of it as a two-story house on six wheels, capable of barreling down the road at almost 65 kilometers an hour.
Acceleration and handling are healthy enough, but I felt the front wheels unsure of their grip on the road, as though I was riding on bicycle tires.
Once you have your precious set of wheels, however, keeping them on the road is not cheap.
The system constantly monitors road conditions, throttle and steering input to determine which wheels should get power.
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Flealick, that dog with the training wheels, is tossed to the side of the road after grabbing onto a moving truck, and, for about 10 seconds, we suddenly see what he's dreaming as he lies there in a twitching heap.
"The water was up over the top of car wheels, and it comes at such a force down the road, it's dangerous, " she added.
It is clear that rules of the road are required in this difficult area, and not just for robots with wheels.
As the energy levels rise, the car feels steadily less sure on its wheels, and on a less-than-perfect two-lane country road the iQ gets downright bouncy.
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The recently smitten include: Errol (obviously), Lauren at No. 20, the Meals on Wheels lady, and several council workmen whom Magda battered with one of the stock of road cones she keeps in the front yard.
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