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0Video: 90 year old man stuck in car for 4 days, survives on snacks [w/video] 1368544500
A 91 year old WWII veteran has called upon his decades old survival training and survived a 4-day stint lying injured in his car. Jay Ambrozia of New Port Richey, Florida was shopping at a local supermarket when he had a fall. Ambrozia broke his hip and arm in the fall, but being the trooper he ...
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Video: Ferrari 458 Challenge racecar destroyed at Suzuka Circuit, driver lives 1367348400
It pains us to show you this footage as there've been plenty of exotic cars bent up in recent months - but we bring you this video to serve as a sobering reminder to those of us who carve up racetracks that our craft is, indeed, dangerous. Shigeru Terajima, a professional racer, crashed his ...
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Video: High speed motorcycle crash proves danger of target fixation [w/video] 1366395300
You've likely taken driving lessons - maybe even riding lessons, and in those lessons you've learned about the dangers of target fixation. Your driving instructor no doubt extolled the virtues of proper vision techniques - keeping your eyes high, and frequently moving. In a nutshell, the theory ...
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Video: Massive Alberta highway pileup sends 300 people to hospital after crash 1363964400
A shocking car crash pileup was the result of a huge snow storm which struck a busy stretch of Alberta highway between Edmonton and Calgary near Leduc, injuring over 100 drivers and causing what Alberta Health Services are treating as "a mass casualty event." Reports on social media indicate ...
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Video: Motorcycle Rider Fakes Foolish Injury During Race 1348671600
We've all seen professional soccer players 'fake' an injury or dive during a game, but could the common practice in one sport now be spreading into motorsports? Watch this hilarious video as the frustrated but not-so-smart rider fakes being hurt without realizing he's been caught on camera during ...
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Study: Car crashes no longer No. 1 cause of injury-related deaths, replaced by suicide 1348527600
Suicide has surpassed car crashes as the leading cause of injury deaths, according to a new study published in the American Journal of Public Health. The study was put together by Ian Rockett, a professor of epidemiology at West Virginia University, and the findings point out that, while deaths ...
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Report: Hyundai Elantra airbag separates driver from his ear! 1337031000
Safety features like airbags are supposed to keep us safe in the event of a collision. But one driver allegedly met with a nasty surprise when an airbag in his car reportedly sliced his ear in half! According to the Detroit Free Press, the incident occurred on April 7, when an unnamed owner of a ...
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Video: Shocking Montreal taxi hit-and-run assault caught on video! 1335830400
A late night argument erupts into a disturbing (and near deadly) hit-and-run situation caught on video, as a frustrated Montreal cab driver allegedly runs over a 23-year-old man and speeds away! Although this isn't the first time we've seen taxi drivers in trouble with the law, this fairly ...
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Video: Oh, Snap! Watch what happens when this bus slides through toll barrier 1327348800
It's common knowledge that buses fight dirty. Enter into fisticuffs with public transportation and you're likely to find yourself on the raw end of a well-aimed 2x4 plank. Just ask the pedestrian in the video after the jump. We're short on context with this one, but from the looks of things, the ...
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Report: Kids are safer with grandparents driving than parents 1311355920
According to a new U.S. study, children who ride with their grandparents are half as likely to be injured in an accident as those who ride with their parents. The news comes from research organized by Dr. Fred Henretig, an emergency medicine specialist at the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia. ...
