Vienna, Feb. 21: A new contrivance to prevent a motor car from running over pedestrians was demonstrated to the Press by its inventor Jakob Singer. It consists of network of India rubber ropes as wide as the car and fixed in front of it. The Police forbade experiments with living persons, so a wooden image was weighted with iron to 120 pounds with movable limbs and this was at first used successfully. Subsequently a workman obligingly allowed himself to be run down and was caught in the net. Published – February 23, 2026 03:00 am IST Share this: Click to share on WhatsApp (Opens in new window) WhatsApp Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on Threads (Opens in new window) Threads Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Telegram (Opens in new window) Telegram Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window) LinkedIn Click to share on Pinterest (Opens in new window) Pinterest Click to email a link to a friend (Opens in new window) Email More Click to print (Opens in new window) Print Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window) Reddit Click to share on Tumblr (Opens in new window) Tumblr Click to share on Pocket (Opens in new window) Pocket Click to share on Mastodon (Opens in new window) Mastodon Click to share on Nextdoor (Opens in new window) Nextdoor Click to share on Bluesky (Opens in new window) Bluesky Like this:Like Loading... Post navigation All four Moscow airports closed due to spate of Ukrainian drone attacks ‘One Battle After Another’ wins six prizes including best picture at Britain’s BAFTA film awards