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Guy Stuck in His Car Going 125 MPH With No Brakes

Phil Richardson — Thu, 14 Feb 2013 18:34:38 +0000

Imagine yourself jumping into your car for a quick run to the supermarket. As you approach your first stop sign, with the sun shining on your face and some fine tunes on the radio, you realize that your brakes aren't arresting your forward movement, but actually accelerating it. Eventually, your car reaches 125 mph - and then remains there - for an hour.

Watch This BMW Execute the Worst Parking Job Ever

Chris Illuminati — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 13:28:07 +0000
We’ll admit that parking spots are getting smaller in most parking lots but this driver is parking her BMW like she’s trying to fit a submarine into a kid’s pool. This video is really hard to watch — first the K turn into the car next to her, followed by the scraping of her front [...]

Traveling Prices Increase As The Holiday Season Approaches

Porky — Tue, 13 Nov 2012 22:28:40 +0000
The fall season is underway and that means millions are traveling for Thanksgiving and gearing up for Christmas. Nearly 24 million passengers are expected to fly this Thanksgiving, an increase of about 150,000 passengers from last year. Theses days fewer planes are flying and airplanes could be close to 90% full with the busiest travel days between [...]

The Vanishing Car [VIDEO]

Porky — Mon, 01 Oct 2012 19:35:48 +0000
Today is October First and usually that means its time to get ready for Halloween putting up decorations, finding the right costume, even hitting out to the haunted houses. Well what could be more scary then a haunted house maybe a real ghost perhaps a car? October is the month out the year were people [...]

Where in America Are Drivers Most Likely to Have a Wreck?

Shauna Wright — Thu, 30 Aug 2012 12:53:11 +0000
Driving a car is always risky, but if you want to stay safe, you may want to avoid the nation’s capital. For the fifth year in a row, Washington, DC has ranked as the US city where motorists have the most accidents. According to a new report from insurance company Allstate, DC drivers are involved [...]

Awesome Dad Modifies Son's Lightning McQueen Toy Car

Don Deane — Wed, 08 Aug 2012 12:30:32 +0000

Five-year-old Evan loves ‘Cars’ so much that he literally wore out the wheels on his Lightning McQueen Power Wheel toy car. So, his dad Sean, an employee at the aftermarket tuning company FFTEC Motorsports, rebuilt the ride from the ground up, even adding a zippy 500 watt electric motor that’s capable of outputting .66 horsepower.

Amazing Daughter Lifts Car Off Trapped Dad

Don Deane — Fri, 03 Aug 2012 12:55:50 +0000
A 22-year-old Virginia woman performed a remarkable feat last Saturday when she reportedly lifted a car off her father who was pinned beneath, then saved his life with CPR. Lauren Kornacki was leaving her home in Glen Allen, VA, when she saw the car slip off a jack and fall on her father in the [...]

1st Annual Support America Car Wash To Help Send Care Packages To Troops Overseas

Cadillac Cruz — Thu, 19 Jul 2012 20:48:37 +0000
Over 50 Marine Poolees on hand to wash your car for any donation you choose this weekend in Amarillo. If you are like me and have not washed your car in a while, then why not get your car washed and help a great cause. This Saturday, July 21st beginning at 10a.m. join the United [...]

Why Drive a Car When You Can Drive a Tank?

George Roush — Tue, 10 Jul 2012 12:30:01 +0000
If you’ve ever driven on the 405 freeway in Los Angeles during rush hour then the thought of your car transforming into a tank and crushing everyone in front of you crosses your mind once every 2.3 seconds. Though you can’t head over to your local car dealer and purchase the latest Sherman model, you [...]

Towed Car Earns Columbus Department of Safety a $500 Billion Lawsuit

Danny Gallagher — Mon, 11 Jun 2012 12:00:58 +0000

An Ohio woman took the phrase “frivolous lawsuit” to a new level with her lawsuit over her towed car.

Michelle R. Mathis of Columbus, Ohio asked for $500 billion in damages from the city after they impounded her 2002 Saturn SC2.

Watch This Terrifying Video of an Out of Control Lamborghini

Kyle Dowling — Mon, 21 May 2012 12:00:34 +0000

Have you ever passed someone in a sports car, watched them rev the engine like a pompous jerk and find yourself thinking something maybe a bit off-color about them? Well, this video shows what we all wish would happen to that guy. In this case, the driver is behind the wheel of a Lamborghini, a yellow one. Yeah… a yellow Lamborghini. We know what you’re thinking and we agree.

Do Women and the Elderly Cause More Car Accidents Than Men and the Young?

Amy Sciarretto — Mon, 16 Apr 2012 12:51:07 +0000
A recent study of accidents involving the gas pedals of vehicles yielded some age and gender-specific results. Female drivers hit the gas instead of the brake in two-thirds of these accidents which occur in static places like garages, as opposed to roadways due to spacing and reaction time. They also occur in drivers over the [...]

Florida Man Crushes Teen Girls Car At 'Redneck Yacht Club'

Billy Goforth — Tue, 28 Feb 2012 19:58:13 +0000
A 40 year old Florida man was arrested for crushing a teen girls car in a spontaneous monster truck rally. That’s right, I said SPONTANEOUS monster truck rally. The shear idea of a spontaneous monster truck rally is absolutely hilarious to me, but I guess anything is possible at the ‘Redneck Yacht Club’! It reportedly [...]

Watch a Terrible Driver Wedge a Car Into a Tiny Parking Space [VIDEO]

Don Deane — Wed, 14 Dec 2011 13:30:56 +0000
Finding street parking in a major city can be next to impossible. So, this obnoxious driver doesn’t let the fact that a space is too small deter him in any way. In fact, he muscles his way into the space early in the morning, setting off at least one car alarm as he does so. [...]

Florida Mom Leaves Kids in the Car to Go Shoplifting

Danny Gallagher — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 16:00:53 +0000
A woman from Kissimmee, FL is facing both theft and child neglect charges for allegedly leaving two children in a car in the parking lot of a store where she was shoplifting. Sheriff’s deputies arrested Stacey Armstrong after employees of the store caught her shoplifting $100 of candy and some cosmetics. As she was being [...]

Toyota Imagines a Future With Interactive Car Windows [VIDEO]

Shauna Wright — Fri, 22 Jul 2011 19:05:06 +0000

Eventually, your car options may not be limited to just choices about color, transmission or even GPS. If Toyota has its way, you’ll also be mulling over interactive window features.

These futuristic pieces of glass, called “Windows to the World,” will be far more than just a way to watch the miles fly by. They’ll also be a drawing tablet, learning device, and distance tracker — not to mention mind-blowingly cool.

Watch 1,100 Hot Wheels Cars Set Loose on a Massive Track

Jordan Breindel — Thu, 23 Jun 2011 17:30:21 +0000

Traffic congestion Southern California? Not for these toy cars. Things move along pretty briskly in this demonstration of California artist Chris Burden‘s “Metropolis II,” an installation that features more than 1,100 Hot Wheels cars and 13 toy trains in perpetual motion. It’s a big step up from “Metropolis I,” which had a mere 80 cars. In part deux, each car passes through the tiny city about 90 times every hour. This 18-lane mega-model took a team of 12 over four years to construct in Burden’s Topanga Canyon studio.

The Last Text Documentary – Stories Of People Who Lost Their Lives Due To Texting & Driving [VIDEO]

Billy Goforth — Wed, 13 Apr 2011 20:25:57 +0000
Texting and driving is becoming more and more dangerous with the amount of people doing. Remember, that text message might be the last message you ever read. It’s not worth it. Take the time to pull over, read your message and reply, or just wait and read it when you reach your destination. Don’t Text [...]

Local Reporter Almost Gets Run Over By Car and Five Other Correspondent Accidents [VIDEOS]

Billy Goforth — Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:44:22 +0000

Ben Higgins, the sports director for San Diego's ABC affiliate, was in Tucson, Arizona on Thursday, where he covered San Diego State University's first ever NCAA tournament victory.

But what made his report so memorable was the part when a SUV darn near ran him over as the cameras rolled. Luckily for Higgins, the vehicle stopped just in the nick of time.

Since videos of television reporters actually being struck by things are fun too, we've included a bunch those after the video of Higgins' close call.

Check them out after the jump, and feel free to laugh because none of the reporters were seriously injured (phew!).

KAT Country Has Your Chance To Win A Brand New Honda Civic

Billy Goforth — Sat, 12 Mar 2011 15:37:42 +0000
Don’t miss your chance today from 2pm – 4pm to win your chance to drive off in a brand new 2011 Honda Civic. That’s right, KAT Country 102 will be on location tomorrow at Southwest Honda. We will be drawing for your chance to win the car and much more! For more information and rules [...]