12-02-2016, 12:24 PM | #196 |
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First thing I notice is that this is not a fixed CCTV camera. Someone's operating it, zooming, tracking the action. There must be a team that monitors the motorway cameras and waits for something unusual to go down, so they can capture anything that happens in detail.
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12-02-2016, 12:51 PM | #197 | |
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They are primarily used in connection with traffic accidents, breakdowns and congestion management. I did try to copy and paste the relevant paragraph from the Agency website but, for some unknown reason, random asterisks appeared in the middle of most of the words. LINK. Public access to the cameras is permitted, but you have to create an account. LINK. ETA It is possible to see still images from the HA cameras on the travel section of the BBC website. Not perfect, but it will give you an idea. Click the traffic camera symbol as it's disabled by default.
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12-03-2016, 02:45 PM | #198 |
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Here's something Pam doesn't see every day... at least not yet.
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12-03-2016, 09:19 PM | #199 | |
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Fuel's included, nice. I wonder if a broom is standard equipment as well.
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12-04-2016, 05:51 PM | #200 |
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I've heard of these coming. I kind of like the appearance. It reminds me of a bullet train locomotive. It looks like it's fast, even parked.
I don't know that I would be comfortable with hydrogen as fuel though. A fuel leak would be....disastrous... to say the least. Natural gas trucks exist now, but are not living up to expectations and are probably going to quietly disappear pretty soon, or will be relegated to local runs only, or to buses and other such vehicles. |
12-05-2016, 09:21 AM | #201 |
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I don't know if it's a forced perspective thing caused by the people in the background or what, but, that thing looks ginormous.
I mean even more so than a regular semi.
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12-05-2016, 11:44 AM | #202 | |
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Hydrogen fuel is safer than gasoline.
In a nutshell, hydrogen is more likely to leak than gasoline because it has to be transported under high pressure and the atoms are very small and easily able to escape through smaller holes. But unlike gasoline, if it does leak, it doesn't hang around or pool on the ground. It disperses faster than most other gasses. It is the least dense gas and will just float right up to the top layers of the atmosphere. This is a good report on the topic. Quote:
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12-05-2016, 12:44 PM | #204 |
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I didn't know the answer to this, but looking in to it, it seems that it won't be a problem. The ozone hole was created mainly by CFCs and they have been regulated out of existence for the most part. So the ozone layer is expected to bounce back. Hydrogen also causes ozone depletion, but not as bad as CFCs so the net result is the ozone situation will continue to improve.
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12-05-2016, 02:02 PM | #206 |
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There's hydrogen already up there anyway. Not nearly as much as other gasses, but...
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12-05-2016, 02:10 PM | #207 |
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It's not the hydrogen, it's what comes out of the tailpipe that's the concern. I guess the exhaust from hydrogen burning is better than diesel.
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12-05-2016, 06:09 PM | #208 | |
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Does that apply to our truck's situation. I'm too lazy to find out.
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12-05-2016, 06:18 PM | #210 |
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Yup, just water vapor coming out.
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