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Stories about: safety

Yamaha R6 Rider Magic Tankslapper Recovery
Yamaha R6 Rider Magic Tankslapper Recovery

12 Nov 2012, 14:47 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Most of the guys who land a wheelie improperly at a high speed crash. That's not a sentence, it's pure statistics... and if yo don't believe me, just do a little internet survey of gu...

 
Turning Left Without Checking Leads to Hard Crash
Turning Left Without Checking Leads to Hard Crash

12 Nov 2012, 11:13 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This movie is the perfect definition for a completely crazy scooter rider: not only he does not care about the traffic around him, but he also seems like not giving a damn on his own life, heath or ...

 
Chinese Woman Rides Bike with 5 Kids
Chinese Woman Rides Bike with 5 Kids

10 Nov 2012, 12:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Watching this movie makes me thing if all the motorcycle safety discussions really have a point. I mean ok, I may not be the safest rider around, and keep doing a lot of less-safe and less-legal th...

 
Chrysler Recalls Over 900,000 Jeeps Due to Airbag Issue
Chrysler Recalls Over 900,000 Jeeps Due to Airbag Issue

10 Nov 2012, 10:56 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Chrysler Group LLC has just announced the recall of 919,545 Jeep SUVs, manufactured between the 2002 and 2004 model-years, due to a faulty safety system, which may cause its airbags to deploy for no...

 
Stoppie Goes Wrong, Stunt Rider Injured Seriously
Stoppie Goes Wrong, Stunt Rider Injured Seriously

9 Nov 2012, 14:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stunt riding is a dangerous thing to do, even if you're a pro. Simply, the bones break just the same and don't care if you're 23 or 50, American or Swedish, or if you fall off a Ducat...

 
Silly Scooter Rider Crashes Into Innocent Tree
Silly Scooter Rider Crashes Into Innocent Tree

9 Nov 2012, 09:23 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Jumping a scooter across an elevated road in the woods sounds like almost asking for it... but the brave stunt rider in this movie was not afraid. We could find some evil trees in folk tales and...

 
Car Cuts, Scooter Flats, and Rider Flies
Car Cuts, Scooter Flats, and Rider Flies

8 Nov 2012, 16:30 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Some old rider (my grandfather, now almost 90) once told me that I really had to be careful when out there on the streets, even if I was not speeding and I would be driving/ riding really prudent. ...

 
Scion Recalls 11,200 iQs
Scion Recalls 11,200 iQs

8 Nov 2012, 08:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Toyota has announced the recall of some 11,200 units of their Scion iQ (2012 and 2013 model-years), due to a possible malfunction with its passenger airbag, which may not deploy as intended during a...

 
55,455 Britax Child Seats Recalled Over Chocking Hazard
55,455 Britax Child Seats Recalled Over Chocking Hazard

7 Nov 2012, 14:08 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Child car seat producer Britax has recently announced a voluntary recall that affects a total of 55,455 units, with the company explaining that the seats contain pieces that could allow children to ...

 
Ford Fiesta Active City Stop Demonstration
Ford Fiesta Active City Stop Demonstration

7 Nov 2012, 09:37 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / Ford of Europe has introduced the low-speed collision avoidance system Active City Stop in the new Fiesta. This system is fitted with a sensor that aptures 15 images, calculates whether traffic i...

 
Hilarious (And Silly) Brazilian Moto Racer Fakes Injury
Hilarious (And Silly) Brazilian Moto Racer Fakes Injury

5 Nov 2012, 15:42 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We really thought that football is the only sport where faking injuries is a very common practice, used to spend some more minutes at the end of a favorable game, or to grant some brief time for you...

 
Reckless Motorist Causes Incoming Biker to Crash Violently
Reckless Motorist Causes Incoming Biker to Crash Violently

5 Nov 2012, 14:15 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I guess everybody knows at least one guy who believes bikers are saints and car drivers are demons set out to hunt two-wheelers down. Well, this movie is an excellent example you might use to explai...

 
Awesome Bike Stunt Duo Ends in Horrible Crash
Awesome Bike Stunt Duo Ends in Horrible Crash

3 Nov 2012, 11:51 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Stunt-riding is one of the most dangerous jobs around in the two-wheeled world. And it's not about all the spills and broken bones, and whatnot, as it is about the extremely brutal accident whi...

 
Arai Explains Why Their Helmets Are Better
Arai Explains Why Their Helmets Are Better

3 Nov 2012, 11:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Arai is one of the most revered names in the business or protecting the riders' heads, and this goes almost without saying. This family-owned business is already three-generations old and ra...

 
Hot Licks Exhaust Offers Custom Flame Throwers
Hot Licks Exhaust Offers Custom Flame Throwers

3 Nov 2012, 10:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Your bike catching fire is definitely no laughing matter, especially as we've seen so many times how fast can a motorcycle turn into a pile of bent metal and ash. But... how about if you could ...

 
I Want New Wheels
I Want New Wheels

2 Nov 2012, 16:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / If you want to have a bit of nice, easy fun, gather some of your friends, even if they're not riding a motorcycle, have them for a barbeque or just a cold one, sit comfortably and try to imagin...

 
Chopper Brakes Excessively , Crashes On Highway
Chopper Brakes Excessively , Crashes On Highway

2 Nov 2012, 10:16 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / There is a huge number of motorcyclists who simply disregard the need of learning how to properly use the brakes, it's not even funny. Emergency braking when driving a car could send it ski...

 
Ducati Streetfighter Rider Crashes Hard, Helmet Saves the Day
Ducati Streetfighter Rider Crashes Hard, Helmet Saves the Day

1 Nov 2012, 15:54 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / I get really freaked out when I see riders not wearing helmets while on the road. And riding at high speed on twisty roads or in busy streets is even worse. With all the respect for those against...

 
Famed Sportscar Racer John Fitch Passes at Age 95
Famed Sportscar Racer John Fitch Passes at Age 95

1 Nov 2012, 13:12 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / John Fitch is a true driving hero of the 1950s, having raced for the likes of Mercedes-Benz and Chevrolet, as well as Jaguar - he drove an XK120, back at the Sebring track’s grand opening in 1...

 
Russian Ghost Rider Wannabe Fails Miserably
Russian Ghost Rider Wannabe Fails Miserably

31 Oct 2012, 14:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Before passing any kind of judgement on what the notorious and anonymous Ghost Rider did on the streets of Europe, and even before judging upon the safety issues of wheeling at 360 km/h (223 mph), ...