US Highway Deaths Up 3.3% in 2012, Says NHTSA
17 Nov 2013, 09:33 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / The number of US highway deaths rose to 33,561 in 2012, an increase of 3.3 percent (1,082 deaths) compared to 2011, the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said earlier this week....
NHTSA: Motorcycle Deaths Up in the US
17 Nov 2013, 08:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Road-related fatalities increased for the first time since 2005 in the US, a National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) report says. A 3.3 percent increase to 33,561 fatalities was recor...
Excessive Front Braking Causes Front Flip
15 Nov 2013, 11:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Learning how to brake in emergency situations is indeed a life saver, even though many riders tend to overlook the importance of knowing how to brake hard as safely as possible. This video is one...
Bike vs Van, Nasty Crash POV
13 Nov 2013, 14:57 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sometimes, we watch videos such as this one and think that things could have easily been different. However, almost any rider knows that out there in the street, situations are so much different. ...
Mazda CX-5 Crashes During Automatic Braking Dealer Test in Japan
11 Nov 2013, 17:06 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / The autonomous braking systems fitted to modern cars are not there so that you can read a newspaper and not have to use the braking pedal any more, they are there as an extra safety feature, a net t...
Crazy Scooter Rider Crashes Very Hard
11 Nov 2013, 17:01 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Speed, combined with unbelievable lack of reasoning led to a very brutal crash for this scooter rider and his passenger. It's not that I condone with people saying that scooter riders are a ...
Scooter Bowling in Vietnam
11 Nov 2013, 14:40 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Using scooters and riders for an ad-hoc bowling exercise is definitely not the funniest idea around, but when putting speeding, a distracted fellow and obvious lack of riding skills together, things...
New Sons of Anarchy Helmet from Fulmer
8 Nov 2013, 16:22 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a new treat for the Sons of Anarchy fans, courtesy of Memphis, Tennessee-based Fulmer Helmets: the Sons of Anarchy V2 Club open-face lid, now available for $139.95 (€104). Anothe...
Beringer RoadLok Calipers for Safer Bike Parking
8 Nov 2013, 13:12 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / RoadLok Security's anti-theft caliper-mounting system was already a nifty way to make sure the bike will be much harder to move when thieves come around. However, RoadLok teamed with notorious ...
Third Tesla Fire Under NHTSA Investigation
8 Nov 2013, 10:18 UTC · By: Ciprian Florea / We have a feeling Elon Musk is pretty upset after three Model S sedan caught fire over the last five weeks, but this news report won’t make him feel any better. According to USA Today, the Nat...
Decked by an Enduro Bike
7 Nov 2013, 17:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sometimes the innocent guys who want to capture video memories of the glorious bike moments also get nastier memories, especially when things get out of hand and they're in the way. This vid...
Child Bolster Seats: New 2013 IIHS Ratings Released
7 Nov 2013, 14:47 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / The IIHS (Insurance Institute for Highway Safety) has just tested a new batch of child bolster seats, with the results showing just how great the differences between the various models can be. Bo...
ATV Rider Being Very Stupid. Twice.
6 Nov 2013, 17:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / What's more idiotic than off-roading with an ATV while wearing no helmet and no protective gear? A tough one, isn't it? Doing it again, minutes after a very close call as the ATV flips dow...
Why Unhelmeted Enduro Is a Very Stupid Idea
5 Nov 2013, 17:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Among the stupid ideas which can come to mind, riding a motorcycle without a helmet is definitely one of the worst. Can such an idiotic idea somehow become even worse? Of course it can: ride off-roa...
Idiot Biker Is Idiot
5 Nov 2013, 13:17 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some guys never learn, no matter how painfully embarrassing their show-off stunts may at times be. And to prove this, here's "Boris", the rider who could. Not. While stunts on publ...
One Lucky Camera Guy Missed by Bike
4 Nov 2013, 17:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the (other) nasty outcomes of a bike stunt going wrong is that the machine can turn into a very dangerous object for by-standers, those recording the stunt and even people who have nothing to...
Basic Motorcycle Safety Fail
4 Nov 2013, 16:37 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The need to scout ahead when riding a bike is one of the things some motorcyclists seem to ignore. Small surprise to see that these guys are those who usually go down in the silliest and simplest si...
Horrific Dirt Track Accident, but Only One Broken Leg, Thankfully
4 Nov 2013, 13:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A race day ends very bad for solo dirt racer Jake Turner, 19, as he loses control of his bike and smashes a concrete wall in his way. The incident takes place at the Rosebank Speedway, in New Zealan...
Meet Joe Black-Like Scooter Crash
3 Nov 2013, 08:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you screamed in horror while you watched the crash from Brad Pitt's Meet Joe Black movie, it may turn out that skipping this video was a good idea. However, it depicts how wrong things ca...
Crazy Scooter Rider Acts Mindlessly
1 Nov 2013, 07:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Is it too much if I say that many scooter drivers are crazy? If you're tempted to disagree, then this one is also for you. While the streets are normally used by people with fully-functionin...