BYGONE BILLS
Imagine being charged for an accident that happened before the moon landing. For one Ossie Gildart, the 85-year-old driver was shocked to learn that his licence had been suspended due to an accident that reportedly occurred in 1960. The Bathurst, New Brunswick resident is facing a $4,661.91 fine for an accident that took place in Toronto and which he has no memory of. While Gildart’s licence has been reinstated following receiving the sudden fine, he is still left with a demand of payment from the Ontario Ministry of Transportation—although, he has been told he can pay it back in installments. If nothing else, this proves that some debts never truly die—they just take a leisurely 64- year road trip before catching up with you. Hopefully, for Ossie Gildart, the next surprise from the past is a forgotten lottery win and not a parking ticket from the Jurassic era.
ROLLING ON EGGSHELLS
Stellantis is breaking eggs, and it’s about innovation. The automaker suggests that eggshells could be used to make tires more efficient in wet conditions. The patent application, originally filed with the United States Patent and Trademark Office in 2023, specifically suggests that calcium oxide (CaO) could be extracted from discarded eggshells and used to replace the carbon black and silica found in traditional tires. For Stellantis, a CaO-infused tire formula will reportedly improve fuel efficiency by approximately three percent and rolling resistance by 20 percent when compared to standard tires. As a result, as Stellantis takes a crack at revolutionizing tire technology, it seems the future of driving may not just be about speed and power—it might also involve a little bit of egg-cellent sustainability, but only if the technology successfully hatches at the manufacturing stage.
