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Fastest Shed With Audi Engine Breaks Its Own Speed Record at Pendine Beach
Fastest Shed With Audi Engine Breaks Its Own Speed Record at Pendine Beach

25 Sep 2018, 13:10 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Road-legal motorized shed reaches 101.581mph on Welsh beach, 3 months after blowing up the engine during another race at the same location

 
Short Biker Has Trouble Mounting His Big Bike in Hilarious Video
Short Biker Has Trouble Mounting His Big Bike in Hilarious Video

24 Sep 2018, 15:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Friends Gary and Andy knew they were in for laughs when they first noticed the short biker, made sure they got the whole thing on camera

 
Scientists Are Working on Blood Test to Determine When a Driver is Too Tired
Scientists Are Working on Blood Test to Determine When a Driver is Too Tired

24 Sep 2018, 13:27 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Initial tests at the Sleep Research Center at the University of Surrey show a 92% accuracy in determining which subject has not had enough sleep

 
MI5 is Hiring In-House Driving Instructors
MI5 is Hiring In-House Driving Instructors

21 Sep 2018, 15:04 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / For Brits only: keep your country safe by teaching actual spies and other MI5 staff how to drive, or help them to hone their skills at the wheel

 
Men Are More Dangerous Drivers Than Women, DVLA Data Shows
Men Are More Dangerous Drivers Than Women, DVLA Data Shows

21 Sep 2018, 11:06 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Men are more likely to drive dangerously and get banned, continue to drive even after ban, drive after doing drugs – and 26-year-olds are the worst

 
Inventor Turns Bumper Car Into Actual Car, Sort Of
Inventor Turns Bumper Car Into Actual Car, Sort Of

19 Sep 2018, 13:30 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Mark Harper’s hobby is to convert dodgems for everyday use, much like a mobility scooter. However, his creations are not roadworthy

 
Road Rage Breaks Out Over Attempt to Shame Driver For Using His Phone
Road Rage Breaks Out Over Attempt to Shame Driver For Using His Phone

18 Sep 2018, 15:56 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Two Brits do their best to outdo themselves at hurling creative insults on a busy road, while stuck in traffic – and one’s attempt to shame the other is to blam

 
“Don’t Be a Space Invader” Campaign Warns of The Dangers of Tailgating
“Don’t Be a Space Invader” Campaign Warns of The Dangers of Tailgating

18 Sep 2018, 14:35 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Highways England says new study shows tailgating is unnerving for the driver in front, causes over 100 severe accidents a year on the UK roads

 
Boxing Champ Billy Joe Saunders Drives His Rolls, Bribes Drug Addicts
Boxing Champ Billy Joe Saunders Drives His Rolls, Bribes Drug Addicts

18 Sep 2018, 12:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / World middleweight champion is shamed by leaked video showing him offering money to a drug addict to assault strangers on the street

 
Teens Jump Out of Moving Van to Escape Police, Get Caught Anyway
Teens Jump Out of Moving Van to Escape Police, Get Caught Anyway

17 Sep 2018, 14:26 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The 18-year-old driver had just gotten his license, told a judge he fled because he was “scared” since he had no experience behind the wheel

 
Truck Driver is Crushed by His Own Unsecured Cargo
Truck Driver is Crushed by His Own Unsecured Cargo

12 Sep 2018, 14:19 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Fellow motorists warn driver that he’s traveling with the door open, he comes to shut it and is hit in the head by a trolley packed with goods

 
Drivers of “Clean” Cars to Receive Priority Routes in the UK
Drivers of “Clean” Cars to Receive Priority Routes in the UK

11 Sep 2018, 12:37 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Government is considering the introduction of green plates to raise awareness and encourage adoption of low-emissions vehicles

 
Private School Apologizes For “Buy Your Dad a Jaguar” Snobby Ad
Private School Apologizes For “Buy Your Dad a Jaguar” Snobby Ad

11 Sep 2018, 11:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Vinehall School put out ad suggesting any Volvo-driving dad would get a Jaguar from their kid upon retiring, if the kid went to their school

 
Collector Finds Earliest Known MINI, the Cooper S Mark I, in Suffolk Barn
Collector Finds Earliest Known MINI, the Cooper S Mark I, in Suffolk Barn

6 Sep 2018, 11:15 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Classic car collector has a thing for MINI Coopers, is eager to have this one restored to full working condition but won’t sell it

 
Driver Loses Keys to His Lamborghini Aventador, Thieves Drive Away With It
Driver Loses Keys to His Lamborghini Aventador, Thieves Drive Away With It

5 Sep 2018, 14:24 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / North Yorkshire Police ask for the public’s help in tracking down the bright green car, which was stolen from outside a hotel in the UK

 
Britain’s Zombie Pedestrians Could Get New Pavements to Keep Them Safe
Britain’s Zombie Pedestrians Could Get New Pavements to Keep Them Safe

4 Sep 2018, 12:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Adviser to the Department of Transport calls for new signs, “text walking lanes” for smartphone addicts, as a means to keep them out of harm’s way.

 
Brits Will Wait Almost 10 More Years Before Buying an Electric Car
Brits Will Wait Almost 10 More Years Before Buying an Electric Car

4 Sep 2018, 11:45 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Research shows British drivers aren’t aware of government grants for going electric, citing lack of infrastructure for their refusal to go electric

 
Man Rides Bicycle on Sunderland Bridge Completely Naked, Because Why Not
Man Rides Bicycle on Sunderland Bridge Completely Naked, Because Why Not

3 Sep 2018, 14:42 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Video of strange occurrence is posted to Facebook, goes viral. It doesn’t come with any explanation, but the jokes do write themselves.

 
Driver Crashes Ford Focus, Flees the Scene Leaving Son Behind
Driver Crashes Ford Focus, Flees the Scene Leaving Son Behind

3 Sep 2018, 12:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Emergency responders arrived at the scene of the crash to find the passenger in the car by himself and the driver nowhere in sight

 
Van of Oven-Cleaning Firm Explodes, Driver Walks Away Unharmed
Van of Oven-Cleaning Firm Explodes, Driver Walks Away Unharmed

31 Aug 2018, 13:46 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Road in Chelmsford, Essex is shut down due to the severity of the incident, police blame a “faulty valve on bottle of propane”