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Brutal Bike Crash while Overtaking in Forbidden Section
Brutal Bike Crash while Overtaking in Forbidden Section

13 Aug 2013, 16:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Overtaking on a two-lane road across a pedestrian crossing is most likely forbidden in most countries and states, because such a maneuver poses a high risk of accidents. However, to understand how d...

 
Motorcycle Death Rate in the Dominican Republic the World's Second Highest
Motorcycle Death Rate in the Dominican Republic the World's Second Highest

13 Aug 2013, 15:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If some of you want to experience true chaos first-hand, then it's off to the Dominican Republic, aboard a motorcycle. According to the World Health Organization and Dominican sources, the numb...

 
Weird ATV Crash in the Middle of the Road
Weird ATV Crash in the Middle of the Road

13 Aug 2013, 14:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We have watched this video several times, but the only explanation remained the one we thought of after seeing this crash for the first time: the white car brakes all of a sudden, catching the two A...

 
And That's How to Steer Right Like a Moron
And That's How to Steer Right Like a Moron

13 Aug 2013, 12:29 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Watching this video brings some older questions to mind once more: how stupid and how reckless can some road users be such as to fail to follow the most basic regulations, such as first entering lan...

 
Idiots Are Forever
Idiots Are Forever

12 Aug 2013, 16:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Well, this may sound a bit arrogant, but sometimes we really think that driving licenses need some sort of IQ testing prior to being handed to people. It's idiots like the driver in this vid...

 
Definitely Not a Good Day for Lane Splitting
Definitely Not a Good Day for Lane Splitting

12 Aug 2013, 15:00 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Lane splitting while riding at significantly higher speed than the rest of the traffic is by all means one of the surest ways to be involved in an accident, and this Russian rider was unlucky enough...

 
Scooter Risky Overtaking Ends Bad
Scooter Risky Overtaking Ends Bad

12 Aug 2013, 12:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Assuming everybody sees us when riding a bike in traffic is one of the worst ideas which can come into mind. In fact, any rider in his or her right mind would do exactly the opposite, acting as if t...

 
Zero S and DS Electric Motorcycles Recalled for Braking Hazard
Zero S and DS Electric Motorcycles Recalled for Braking Hazard

12 Aug 2013, 10:06 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The NHTSA issue the recall campaign number 12V329000 concerning some 268 electric motorcycles manufactured by Zero. According to the safety agency's report, certain 2011 and 2012 Zero S and ...

 
Stupid and Brutal Motorcycle Crash
Stupid and Brutal Motorcycle Crash

10 Aug 2013, 10:07 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Here's a textbook crash involving a motorcycle and an incoming car, unfortunately among the most common types of accidents, often resulting in very serious rider injury and even death. It�...

 
Rider with Zero Braking Skills Crashing Silly
Rider with Zero Braking Skills Crashing Silly

10 Aug 2013, 08:26 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some olde riders say it's way easier to throw a leg over a bike and go fast than stopping or slowing down properly when needed... and they couldn't be closer to the truth. Give the very...

 
2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 Finally Recalled for Stalling Issues
2013 Kawasaki Ninja 300 Finally Recalled for Stalling Issues

9 Aug 2013, 12:19 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We told you that some complaints had been filed for 2013 Ninja 300's engine stalling when braking or decelerating earlier in June this year. The safety agencies' investigation reached a co...

 
And That's How You Die Like an Idiot
And That's How You Die Like an Idiot

8 Aug 2013, 16:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Don't worry this video is SFW and it does not involve any brutal crash or mangling... even though the rider who taped this rider was literally inches away from getting a once in a lifetime free...

 
Bell Announces the Reacquisition of Its Worldwide Rights, Now Hiring
Bell Announces the Reacquisition of Its Worldwide Rights, Now Hiring

8 Aug 2013, 15:58 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It's a good day for Bell Helmets as they have reacquired the worldwide distribution rights for their powersports segment. Having licensed their name to an Italian company more than 20 years ...

 
Moto Guzzi US Recalls 680 Bikes for Potential Suspension Failure
Moto Guzzi US Recalls 680 Bikes for Potential Suspension Failure

8 Aug 2013, 13:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / With the Canadian road safety authorities having already issued a recall for certain Moto Guzzi motorcycles one week ago, it was only a matter of time until a similar campaign was extended to other ...

 
Hard Wobbling and Funny Crash for Scooter Rider
Hard Wobbling and Funny Crash for Scooter Rider

8 Aug 2013, 12:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / One of the most common rider errors when strolling around on two wheels is losing focus on the road conditions. This triggers a more relaxed stance and also slows down the instinctual response and i...

 
Lucky Rider Unscathed after Crashing into the Tunnel Wall
Lucky Rider Unscathed after Crashing into the Tunnel Wall

7 Aug 2013, 15:08 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The fact that scooter riders speed like madmen on the streets of Eastern Asia is slowly becoming a common thing, but speeding beyond the rider's driving capabilities is definitely not a healthy...

 
Morgan 3-Wheelers Recalled for Missing Braking Fluid Reservoir Labels
Morgan 3-Wheelers Recalled for Missing Braking Fluid Reservoir Labels

7 Aug 2013, 11:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Funny or not as it may seem, but it looks like Morgan will recall at least 139 of their 3W motorcycle engine-powered 3-wheelers. The issue is not exactly a severe one, but to make sure these &quo...

 
Some Drivers Are Simply Too Stupid to Understand Traffic
Some Drivers Are Simply Too Stupid to Understand Traffic

6 Aug 2013, 14:38 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sorry to say it guys, but this is the only decent conclusion we could come to after watching this video. Honestly, we believe even a child would have done better than this old man in the video, p...

 
Watch and Learn: Close Call for Yamaha YZF-R125 Rider
Watch and Learn: Close Call for Yamaha YZF-R125 Rider

6 Aug 2013, 11:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video is almost a textbook example showing why tailgating is a dangerous business, regardless of who's behind who: bike following bike, cars behind bikes or the other way around. The reaso...

 
Early Dainese D-Air Street Test
Early Dainese D-Air Street Test

5 Aug 2013, 12:28 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Remember when we used to report on the imminence of a wide spreading of motorcycle-specific airbag systems from motorcycle gear manufacturers such as Dainese? Well, things are going the right way, e...