Friday, April 20, 2012
In-car caffeine hit
We all know it’s dangerous to drive when tired, and hopefully we all remember that on long journeys the Highway Code states motorists should have a minimum of 15 minutes break every two hours of drive time.
Some of us might be tempted to miss out on these breaks if we’re determined to get to a certain place at a certain time, but this is dangerous behaviour and now one company has invented a gadget that might make us take a break more often. Danish company Handpresso has created an in-car espresso machine called the Handpresso Auto Mobile.
The high-tech drinks maker, which costs around £124, uses the cigarette lighter plug as its energy source and is not a new concept. This is in fact the second version of the gadget – the first of which was made in 2006.
We must state, as the company itself and the Association of British Drivers do, that motorists must pull over somewhere safe before using the machine and drinking their caffeine-boost.
This machine will probably be snapped up by long-distance drivers and coffee-addicts alike. Sadly though, this great gadget’s inventor Henrik Neilson died four months ago, so if you do buy this in-car tech make sure to make a toast to him first.
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Labels: Association of British Drivers, break, caffeine, dangerous, drink, drive, espresso, gadget, Handpresso, Highway Code, journey, tired
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posted by Fuse @ 2:16 AM 
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