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73-Year-Old Man Takes Some Cocaine While Being Stopped for Traffic Violations
73-Year-Old Man Takes Some Cocaine While Being Stopped for Traffic Violations

6 Dec 2015, 13:56 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / There is bad timing, and then there's this: the driver of this Toyota couldn't wait until the office was done with him to snort his cocaine

 
Ford Everest Bursts into Flames During a Road Test in Australia, Burns to the Ground
Ford Everest Bursts into Flames During a Road Test in Australia, Burns to the Ground

3 Dec 2015, 18:58 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / A test drive in Australia goes terribly wrong out of the blue when the Ford Everest SUV first stops, then immediately starts to burn violently

 
Car Versus Tree: Make Sure You Have Your Priorities Straight This Christmas
Car Versus Tree: Make Sure You Have Your Priorities Straight This Christmas

30 Nov 2015, 16:58 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's not every day that we're put in the situation of choosing between saving our car and lifting a tree off the ground, but it's good to be prepared

 
Attack of the Car Wash: Louisiana Man Caught by Rotating Scrubber
Attack of the Car Wash: Louisiana Man Caught by Rotating Scrubber

14 Nov 2015, 13:04 UTC · By: Mircea Panait / A car wash manager spun out of control when he was caught in one of the spinning brushes. This incident gives a whole new meaning to "squeaky clean"

 
I Drive a White Porsche So Your Argument Is Invalid
I Drive a White Porsche So Your Argument Is Invalid

5 Nov 2015, 16:15 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Welcome to Russia, the land of vodka, matrioshka dolls and road rage incidents. Don't worry, you'll like it here (mostly thanks to the vodka)

 
The Number of Kids Involved in Car Accidents Doubles on Halloween, Extra Care Is Recommended
The Number of Kids Involved in Car Accidents Doubles on Halloween, Extra Care Is Recommended

31 Oct 2015, 12:03 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / It's hard to be serious when speaking about Halloween, but statistics of traffic incidents show that some general safety advice might be useful

 
Does the Tesla Autopilot Feature Strike Again? Your Guess Is as Good as Ours
Does the Tesla Autopilot Feature Strike Again? Your Guess Is as Good as Ours

23 Oct 2015, 14:35 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Are you tired of clips showing Tesla Model S vehicles destroying their competition on the dragstrip? No problem, it seems the Autopilot is the new trend now

 
Helpful Locals Save a Ford Focus from Sleeping with the Fishes in Istanbul by Sitting on It
Helpful Locals Save a Ford Focus from Sleeping with the Fishes in Istanbul by Sitting on It

19 Oct 2015, 15:32 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Here is a very good reminder to always pull the handbrake before leaving the car. If that doesn't work, leave it in "P" or in gear, if it's a manual

 
Ambulance Carrying Thrombosis Patient Gets Blocked by Angry BMW Driver in Russia
Ambulance Carrying Thrombosis Patient Gets Blocked by Angry BMW Driver in Russia

27 Sep 2015, 13:57 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / There are some vehicles that should be excluded from the start as being the recipients of road rage episodes, and we'd count ambulances among them

 
Google Street View Car Sees the Dark (Red) Side of Spanish Traditions
Google Street View Car Sees the Dark (Red) Side of Spanish Traditions

27 Aug 2015, 17:03 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / You'd think that Spanish traditions that don't involve bulls are pretty safe, and you'd be right. Unless you're a Google Street View car, that is

 
Minor Accident Temporarily Shuts Down Tesla Plant in Fremont, California
Minor Accident Temporarily Shuts Down Tesla Plant in Fremont, California

18 Aug 2015, 11:17 UTC · By: Vlad Mitrache / Heads-up Tesla Motors rivals: all it takes to shut down their plant is cut a mere power cord. Of course, that might be considered industrial sabotage

 
Biaggi Regrets Altercation with Melandri
Biaggi Regrets Altercation with Melandri

29 Mar 2011, 13:23 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Last weekend's World Superbike meeting at Donington Park was full of incidents, from Maxime Berger losing the rear wheel of his Ducati in Race 1 to Marco Melandri scoring his first WSBK win in ...

 
Rosberg's Tire Hit a Williams Mechanic in the Pit Lane
Rosberg's Tire Hit a Williams Mechanic in the Pit Lane

2 Aug 2010, 06:45 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / Lap 18 of the recent Hungarian Grand Prix witnessed some unusual events in the pit lane, once all the competitors went in for a new set of tires following the deployment of the safety car. With ever...

 
More Controversy Surrounds Webber/Vettel Incident in Turkey
More Controversy Surrounds Webber/Vettel Incident in Turkey

31 May 2010, 06:02 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / The information coming from Turkey regarding the Mark Webber-Sebastian Vettel incident in the Sunday race at Istanbul Park seems to lead to a bit of a controversy inside the Milton Keynes based team...

 
Italian Media Mock Schumacher for "Losing Instructions" to F1 Racing
Italian Media Mock Schumacher for "Losing Instructions" to F1 Racing

29 Mar 2010, 10:19 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / In a race that most have characterized as one of the best in the last decade, Michael Schumacher spent the majority of Sunday afternoon in the rear of the field, battling Virgins, Lotuses and Toro R...

 
Alonso - I Could Have Won in Australia!
Alonso - I Could Have Won in Australia!

29 Mar 2010, 06:46 UTC · By: Ovidiu Panzariu / One of the most impressive performances of the 2010 Australian Grand Prix was, no doubt about it, Fernando Alonso's surge from 22nd to 4th place at the chequered flag. Although he started the r...

 
Pedestrians Should Avoid Walking in Florida, Report Shows
Pedestrians Should Avoid Walking in Florida, Report Shows

10 Nov 2009, 10:58 UTC · By: Alina Dumitrache / Those of you who enjoy taking long walks, should avoid doing so in the state of Florida, as a new report from Transportation For America (T4) shows. Apparently, the Orlando, Tampa, Miami and Jackson...

 
Carl Edwards Breaks His Foot Playing Frisbee
Carl Edwards Breaks His Foot Playing Frisbee

4 Sep 2009, 13:15 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / Unbelievable, but true. The fresh winner of the last weekend's NASCAR race in Montreal at the Gilles Villeneuve Circuit broke his right foot while playing Frisbee. The 30-year-old American ...

 
Outrageous Rally Accident in Russia with VIDEO
Outrageous Rally Accident in Russia with VIDEO

14 Jul 2009, 07:48 UTC · By: Alexandru Radu Chis / A bizarre accident of what appeared to be an off-road rally stage held in Russia caught our attention this week as an out of control modified Nissan Patrol ran over two cameramen. Though all...

 
Driving Examiner Sues for £15,000 after Whiplash during Exam
Driving Examiner Sues for £15,000 after Whiplash during Exam

19 Feb 2009, 11:57 UTC · By: Madalina Iancu / Certainly a driving examiner's job can be a dangerous one, especially when candidates are not exactly made for driving... Thus, a British driving examiner is suing for £15,000 because he ...