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Euro NCAP Gives New Peugeot 308 a 5-Star Rating
Euro NCAP Gives New Peugeot 308 a 5-Star Rating

27 Nov 2013, 12:41 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Crucial to Peugeot's recovery in Europe, the new Peugeot 308 was launched this year onto the family compact segment, facing off against VW's new Golf. This segment also features some of th...

 
2013 Nissan Note Gets 4-Star Rating from Euro NCAP
2013 Nissan Note Gets 4-Star Rating from Euro NCAP

27 Nov 2013, 12:34 UTC · By: Gabriel Nica / The European forum for testing car safety, EuroNCAP published 11 test results today for some of the most recent cars released on the market, including the new B-Segment MPV from Nissan, Note. Unf...

 
Euro NCAP Publishes Maserati Ghibli 5-Star Rating with Dubstep
Euro NCAP Publishes Maserati Ghibli 5-Star Rating with Dubstep

27 Nov 2013, 10:49 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Earlier today, the Maserati Ghibli got its Insurance Institute for Highway Safety (IIHS) crash test results. Now it’s time to go across the pond to the Euro NCAP, which has given the Ghibli a ...

 
2013 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Gets 5-Star Rating from Euro NCAP
2013 Mitsubishi Outlander PHEV Gets 5-Star Rating from Euro NCAP

27 Nov 2013, 10:30 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Crash test results for the regular Mitsubishi Outlander were released by Euro NCAP a year ago in November 2012. The new SUV was given a clean bill of health and now the electric version of that vehi...

 
All-New Mazda3 Gets 5-Star Crash Rating from Euro NCAP
All-New Mazda3 Gets 5-Star Crash Rating from Euro NCAP

27 Nov 2013, 09:59 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The independent European safety body Euro NCAP has just released a batch of 11 test results for models that vary from electric cars to vans. Among them, Mazda's most important new model of the ...

 
Why the BMW i3 Got a 4-Star Euro NCAP Rating
Why the BMW i3 Got a 4-Star Euro NCAP Rating

27 Nov 2013, 10:01 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The Internet is already boiling up with the BMW i3’s 4-star Euro NCAP crash test result and we’re here to get into the details of this one-star-down score. A brief look on the BMW i3&...

 
2014 Maserati Ghibli Named IIHS Top Safety Pick
2014 Maserati Ghibli Named IIHS Top Safety Pick

27 Nov 2013, 08:10 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The day has come to place a Maserati and the IIHS in the same sentence - the 2014 Ghibli has become the brand’s first model to be tested by the Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. The M...

 
One Silly Spill And a Mauled Fireblade
One Silly Spill And a Mauled Fireblade

26 Nov 2013, 17:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A California resident or a bike enthusiast in Germany, if you're connected to the internet, then this turn should look very familiar. It's not about the scenery, and in fact there's n...

 
Autumn Is Always Such a Nasty Season
Autumn Is Always Such a Nasty Season

26 Nov 2013, 16:27 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I know a lot of fellows who simply hate to ride in the rain, mostly because they're not exactly comfortable with the reduced grip. They avoid riding in the wet even during the summer, so you...

 
2013 MotoGP Crash Report
2013 MotoGP Crash Report

26 Nov 2013, 15:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With 863 crashes this season across all three classes, 2013 recorded 42 less incidents than the previous year. However, the premiere class saw 19 more crashes, to the 205 mark. The Moto2 is the c...

 
One of the Most Insane Snowmobile Crashes Ever
One of the Most Insane Snowmobile Crashes Ever

25 Nov 2013, 16:35 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sometimes an insane hill climb turns to an involuntary downhill show, often ended with severe injuries and even worse. While this uphill solo race was already more than crazy, the even more insan...

 
AMA Opposes Federal Task Force for Helmet Laws
AMA Opposes Federal Task Force for Helmet Laws

25 Nov 2013, 13:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The American Motorcyclist Association (AMA) declares an open opposition to the recommendation of the Community Preventive Services Task Force and which is aimed at making helmets mandatory when rid...

 
Reckless Driver Causes Scooter to Crash into Innocent Pedestrian
Reckless Driver Causes Scooter to Crash into Innocent Pedestrian

25 Nov 2013, 13:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I know that there are a lot of silly riders and drivers out there who believe that turn signals are present on their vehicles only by mistake, but this video shows just how bad things can go when on...

 
Puerto Rico ATVs Banned from Public Roads
Puerto Rico ATVs Banned from Public Roads

23 Nov 2013, 22:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There will be no more ATVs riding freely o the public roads of Puerto Rico, as Governor Alejandro Padilla recently signed a bill which bans the quads. While some might say that such a measure is ...

 
Lolrider Squashed by ATV
Lolrider Squashed by ATV

22 Nov 2013, 17:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Showing off usually comes with a rather high price, which is sometimes paid in pain units. This video shows professor Karma teaching an ATV lolrider this very lesson. Thankfully, the ATV flips on...

 
Billiardslike Scooter Accident
Billiardslike Scooter Accident

20 Nov 2013, 16:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We're most likely looking at a double fault in this crash, with both the scooter rider and the driver being responsible for it. However, just like it's almost always the case, the rider co...

 
Crazy Double Snowmobile Crash for One Very Stupid Rider
Crazy Double Snowmobile Crash for One Very Stupid Rider

20 Nov 2013, 15:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the first and smartest things to do when crashing during any type or motorized race is to move away from the track. That is, if you're still able to move around, getting out of the way i...

 
Idiot Rider Uses Face to Stop Scooter
Idiot Rider Uses Face to Stop Scooter

19 Nov 2013, 16:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sorry to put it so bluntly, but some rider are simply too stupid to operate motorized machinery on public roads. And the idiot in this video is irrefutable proof to back my assertion. I mean, how...

 
Speeding On a Busy Road Is Definitely Not Safe
Speeding On a Busy Road Is Definitely Not Safe

18 Nov 2013, 16:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here we go, with two lessons learned the painful way at once on a winding Taiwanese road, and a good, though a bit rough way to stress out how dangerous speeding can sometimes be. All riders know...

 
Zero Self-Preservation Instinct Scooter Rider
Zero Self-Preservation Instinct Scooter Rider

18 Nov 2013, 14:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Many Asian scooter riders are speeding like mad, but this in no news. What is new every now and then is the silly ways they crash and thanks to You Tube and similar web services, we can now document...