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Unknown on Selasa, 12 Maret 2013
A festive racing event in Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, turned into a horror story this past Sunday when the driver of a yellow Ferrari 458 Italia crashed through the rail guard and plowed into spectators crowded along the course injuring three people.
"We were behind the guard rail and he (the driver of the Ferrari yellow) lost control in the curve," Cida Alves, a spectator at the event told Brazil's
Gaz News. "Upon impact, a cyclist (who was in the audience) was thrown into the air and the rails fell on him. He was wounded in head."
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Unknown on Selasa, 26 Februari 2013
There are times in life when you just have to admit defeat and understand that saving a little bit of your dignity is probably better than nothing.
It's anybody's guess why this man thought that lying on the roof of his car and imitating a swimmer would save the vehicle from hail damage, but he did it nevertheless and for quite some time.
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It cannot get more embarrassing for a soldier than this; experiencing a mishap while the public is gathered around watching, taking pictures and, of course, videos, which they then distribute to the always hungry for
fails internet crowd...
This
unusual incident happened in the Belarusian city of Grodno, which is situated close to the borders of Poland and Lithuania, reportedly earlier this week.
The soldiers were trying to
drive a tank (it could be a mobile artillery, we're not sure) onto a truck platform, but the armored fighting vehicle slipped and fell onto its side.
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We're all for teaching yours children how to drive from a young age, but only under the right circumstances and in a safe, and controlled environment, not on a public highway with patches of ice…
If this video of an 8-year old girl driving her father's Audi A6
in Russia at speeds of up to 100km/h (62mph) is true and not some sort of a hoax, then her parents, both of whom were reportedly in the car at the time, need some lessons (of a different kind) themselves.
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Unknown on Sabtu, 23 Februari 2013
Let's face it (pun intended); looks, beauty and taste are subjective concepts. What one person finds attractive, someone else will view as average or even worse, but there are some things that the majority of people will agree upon.
For example, most people found the Pontiac Aztek's face aesthetically repulsive, while countless words have been written about the BMW 7-Series' (E65) droopy snout.
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At some point, we've all been stuck behind a car leaving passengers on the road, a van unloading its goods or more frequently on city streets, a garbage truck.
There's really nothing you can or should do about it other than wait, perhaps raise your voice a notch, or if you're running out of time and patience, call the police if there's problem. Getting out of your vehicle to confront a group of garbage workers, doesn't sound like a good idea and it certainly isn't one in practice…
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Unknown on Jumat, 22 Februari 2013
America is not the only place in the world with a gun problem, as we’ve witnessed many times through dash-cam videos shot in
Russia and the surrounding countries.
In this episode, an Infiniti FX cuts in front of the car recording the incident and the driver jumps out with a gun in his hand. He then swiftly approaches the other car and quarrels with the passengers, but little does he know that he forgot to pull the handbrake (or shift the FX's gear into park)…
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Unknown on Senin, 18 Februari 2013
We've said it once, we'll say it again;
Russian sidewalks can be an extremely dangerous place to be during winter time. How do we know? Well, as with anything else that has to do with Russia, automobiles and roads, through the widespread use of dash-cams that
tell the world about accidents such as the one featured in this clip.
A group of seven people, including a young kid holding his mother's (?) hand was waiting behind
a pedestrian crossing for the light to go green.
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How
can you rear-end a car that is slowly moving in front of you? Pfff, that's easy; just take your eyes off the road for a split second and keep your foot on the gas pedal, which is exactly what this young Asian lady (she could be from Taiwan, but don't take our word for it) did in her green Nissan sedan.
That's part one of this accident, with part two following only a few seconds later when one of the passengers in the Nissan opened the door on the side of the street knocking down a scooter rider, who…was holding a kid up front.
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What you're about to watch here is a cop approaching a bashed up blue car that's parked on the grass of a shopping mall, after receiving a call for a hit and run incident.
The police officer walks up to the car and finds a very cool, yet clearly intoxicated, young man in the driver's seat. "What's going?" asks the cop. "I'm just waiting for a mate," the driver replies.
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Unknown on Sabtu, 16 Februari 2013
There's no end to The Harlem Shake videos popping up right and left on the internet, and as one would expect, the new viral phenomenon has caught the attention of advertisers and marketing people in the auto industry as well.
Following in the footsteps of so many others,
Red Bull Racing Australia and even four-time champion NASCAR driver Jeff Gordon (with the help / push of sponsor Pepsi) and his team who will run
the new Chevrolet SS, joined in on the “Harlem Shake” silliness and posted their own videos.
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Going for an off-road adventure with an SUV or even a more rugged 4x4 vehicle can be a tricky and dangerous task, especially if you're not an experienced driver. Do it during winter time with lots of snow and ice, and the dangers multiply…
In this video, an Opel Frontera and a
Nissan Patrol are seen submerged under water and ice, with a group of men trying to get them out using chainsaws, ropes and a tractor.
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Unknown on Jumat, 15 Februari 2013
Many have scoffed at the idea of using dashboard-mounted cameras, but that hasn't deterred hundreds of thousands if not millions of drivers from all over Russia from installing one in their vehicle.
If it wasn't for their love of cameras, the world would have missed out on a rare occasion when a meteorite shot across the sky and exploded over the Chelyabinsk region in
central Russia on Friday morning.
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Unknown on Rabu, 13 Februari 2013
True, you cannot consider yourself lucky if you're involved in an accident, but given the circumstances and how this particular crash played out, we think the driver of the white-colored
Volkswagen CC sedan should praise his lucky stars, especially after watching this video.
The footage, filmed from an adjacent vehicle, starts after the driver of the CC lost control of the car, crossing three lanes and passing in between four cars (!) in the process, before
he crashed into the metal barrier, which slung the Volkswagen across the other side and into the opposite barrier without touching another vehicle!
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Unknown on Selasa, 12 Februari 2013
Drivers from
Russia and the surrounding countries often receive a lot of flak for not paying attention to pedestrians, but that's not always the case.
Take these two women for example. Not only do they
walk on the road instead of the pavement, but also in their hurry to get on a tram that had stopped further down, they completely disregard the cars – and that's something you don't want to do, especially during winter months when ice and snow cover the roads.
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Well, you know what they say, when you fall down, get back up and keep trying, which is precisely what a driver in a
Local Motors Rally Fighter did during the Parker 425 off-road race in Arizona last week.
The Baja-style crossover coupe hit a bump on the course and performed a scary
360-degree flip. However, far from being discouraged, the driver continued the race as if nothing really happened!
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Unknown on Kamis, 07 Februari 2013
One of the things that I just cannot accept or understand is why some people continue to refuse to wear their seat belts. It’s not about obeying the law for its own sake, but purely for your own safety. Period.
Of all people, the last one you would ever imagine to not wear their seat belt would be someone participating in a race or a dangerous stunt, yet this seems to be the case with a passenger (if we're not mistaken, as it looks like a right-hand drive model) of what appears to be an old
Toyota Land Cruiser J40 – or so we think.
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Unknown on Rabu, 06 Februari 2013
Most people are aware
that road accidents are an unfortunate part of driving, but in some instances, they may be educational as well.
Take this mindless driver, for example. While traveling on a snow-covered road, the motorist notices
a pedestrian crossing the road about 100 or so feet in front of him. What does he do? Believe it or not, instead of slowing down, he slams on the horn and actually accelerates his vehicle!
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Unknown on Selasa, 05 Februari 2013
The verdict on whether this incident was staged or not remains open, but we're going to assume that you will at least have a laugh or two after watching the video of a bicyclist riding backwards while texting on his cell phone.
Naturally, it didn't take long for a
scooter (going suspiciously slow…) to appear on the road, and well, what you suspected from the beginning of the clip happened.
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Unknown on Senin, 04 Februari 2013
The
Ford Raptor is a favorite around here. It looks like an
R/C truck and has similar capabilities. It's also one of the best performance bargains out there…. but it has its limits.
We've hooned and off-roaded and even dunked the damn thing. We've also discovered that it will baby.
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