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When you think camouflage, chances are that you don’t think of a car park. You probably think about wildlife, using evolutionary defence mechanisms to avoid detection by predators. Zebras and chameleons come to mind. Or…

I'm kind of a science fiction buff. And when you're watching Star Trek, one thing you notice is that at the helm of a starship, there are all sorts of sensors and readouts that tell…

Some driveways are just impossible to turn around in. They seem to obey some sort of twisted, warped geometry, like an MC Escher artwork or a bent region of space-time too close to a black…

We live in an age where there are cameras everywhere. Just look at Google maps and you'll realise that there are literally camera vans on every street. We have surveillance cameras on most street corners,…

Parking can be stressful enough, but reversing out of a packed car park can be a real nightmare. Even if you managed to get into a spot fine, people can park super close to you…

When you're driving around sunrise or sunset, glare from the sun can be a serious safety hazard. And even though it's still Daylight Savings Time, we're now past the halfway point to the equinox which…

I know that I sometimes might seem to harp on about bad turning circles, but I've driven a car that has trouble doing a u-turn even on fairly wide roads, and having a turning circle…

Ever tried to reverse out of a garage and around a corner while the entire back of your car is taken up by a fridge? Or you're trying to move a sofa that blocks you…

Reversing down a long driveway can be difficult, as most of the time when you’re reversing, you’re not going perfectly straight. This slight angle can be the source of a good deal of frustration, since…

If you live in a block of flats or have shared parking at the office, then things can get pretty rough. To start with, many parking spots are a little too narrow, or they’re angled…

If you're visiting another city, it's worth keeping in mind that they might not have the same expectations for parking spots there as they do where you're from. Paid parking might be much more common,…

Sometimes, you have to make a lot of little stops. Maybe you're carpooling, or going to a bunch of things that you've stuffed into a very tight schedule. Regardless of the situation, sometimes you lose…