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Wheelchair Wheels: The Hungarian Kenguru

The Coolhunter bagged some new prey, a minicar designed for people in wheelchairs. It's the Hungarian-designed Kenguru, and we'd have sworn we'd already posted on it — but there's no record to confirm we've got more than a minor case of d j vu. The driver simply wheels up into it, locks in place, grabs the joystick and goes — no lifting, no hassles. If Robert T. Ironside had one of these, he totally would have gotten Eve Whitfield. Not even a doubt. More »

7:51 AM on Thu Jun 22 2006
By Mike Spinelli
450 views, 1 comment

Latest by akirachan: I thinks someone will recycle this article in two years? more »

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Best. Wheelchair. Ever.


Wow. Holy Crap. What can we say about the TankChair that isn't obvious from the picture? Well, um, it's made for people that actually need a wheelchair. And it wasn't created from some Terminator-esque apocalypse where people with disabilities take over on Judgement Day. Still, we'd like to think the TankChair's been sent back from the future to save all of mankind from a more advanced, evil TankChair. On the TankChair website... More »

10:57 PM on Mon Apr 24 2006
By maustin
775 views, 2 comments

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Loud Pipes Save Lives: Blind Concerned With Lack of Hybrid Noise

While the goal of most manufacturers is to reduce NVH levels as far as possible, one group is concerned about the run-silent-run-deep modus operandi of hybrid vehicles: the blind. Dependent on the sound of a revving engine to know whether the coast is clear at an intersection, sightless folks are worried about hybrids in electric mode sneaking up on 'em as they attempt to cross the street. At least one school for the blind in Arkansas has been loaned Toyota hybrids by a local dealer so their students can learn the telltale sound of silence. More »

7:44 AM on Wed Oct 19 2005
By Davey G. Johnson
111 views, 2 comments

Latest by BlueRSX: As an addendum...in 2001, nearly 5000 pedestrians were killed by vehicles. In 2001, how many alternative vehicles were on the road? http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/n/a/2003/04/2... more »