Safety
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0Report: Track worker killed by crane at Canadian F1 Grand Prix in Montreal 1370894400
The motorsports community lost a member over the weekend when a track worker was killed just after the checkered flag waved at Formula One's Canadian Grand Prix in Montreal. When the F1 race ended, track officials were working to remove the crashed racecar of Formula 1 driver Esteban Gutierrez ...
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Video: Ostrich runs through rush hour traffic in China, gets hit by cars and keeps going 1370890800
When we think about busy streets in China and the potential dangers abundant on such crowded roads; we don't tend to think of an escaped ostrich as one. As it so happens, this massive bird decided it wanted to be free and was spotted by traffic cameras weaving in out of lanes like a scene from ...
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Video: BMW M3 goes flying off cliff during crash, gets destroyed on video 1370885220
In a strange twist of irony, I've been immersed in the used BMW E46 M3 market for the past six months. After scooping up the ideal 2004 M3 Cabrio in carbon black on cinnamon just three days ago, watching this carbon black on cinnamon coupe sail over a cliff during a crash is difficult to watch. ...
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Video: Shocking public restroom 'accident' is one way to discourage drunk driving 1370869200
If you thought the recent distracted driving campaign from MINI in Mexico was messed up, then check this out. The UK Department of Transport has teamed up with advertising company Leo Burnett Worldwide to create a new ad campaign called Pub Loo Shocker with the hopes of reducing drinking and ...
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Video: Meet Points, the Internet-enabled future of street signs 1370735820
After three years of research, Breakfast Products has introduced Points - self-touted as the most advanced sign on earth. While we cannot substantiate that particular claim, the three-arm directional display is an interesting and innovative approach when it comes to delivering information to ...
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Video: Toronto man takes matters into his own hands when traffic light breaks at rush hour 1370646000
A pedestrian in the middle of a very busy four-way intersection is never a wise idea... apparently unless you are a 21-year-old named Artur. For reasons only described as "broken red light," the young man, wearing nothing more visible than a light blue top, recently stood his ground and braved ...
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Study: And the worst backseat drivers are... 1370529000
Nobody likes a backseat driver. We don't need a study to tell us that we, as licenced pilots of two-plus-ton vehicular machines, don't enjoy commentary from the back seat, the passenger seat or any other seat telling us to slow down, take the next left or asking us to fiddle with the stereo. ...
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Report: Justin Bieber told he should quit driving after getting into trouble again 1370353500
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's department is currently investigating Justin Bieber for reckless driving. Fox News reports neighbours complained after the performer allegedly began traveling through his gated community at highway speeds. Several witnesses have come forward, including former NFL ...
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Video: Drunk driver crashes car during sex, leaves naked girlfriend on street [w/video] 1370267100
Cruising the fast lane while making babies and knock'n back cold ones, that's the modus operandi of one American man by the name of Luis Briones. This 25 year-old has invented new realms of distracted driving (and you thought talking on your cell phone while driving was distracting). This tragic ...
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Video: Ford Mustang GT destroyed by Oklahoma EF5 Tornado fires up to do mega burn-out [w/video] 1370185200
Attention all storm chasers: time to trade in your Humvee, dump that modified Brinks Truck and sell your custom Line-X Dominator. Based on the video below, there is clearly only one everyday vehicle capable of surviving the world's baddest tornadoes: the Ford Mustang GT. After being ripped apart ...
