Watch and Learn: Motorcyclist Crashes Hard Because of Mindless Riding
7 Jul 2014, 14:21 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / An old rider told me some very wise words: “life on two wheels is already dangerous enough for you to make it more so by doing stupid things.” After all these years spent riding, the tru...
Rider on Parole Starts Police Chase, Gets Caught Thanks to Ankle GPS Monitor and Youtube
13 Jun 2014, 12:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Putting things bluntly, how stupid can a guy be to start a police pursuit while being already on parole? Hamza Ali Ben Ali-stupid, that’s how. Algerian Hamza Ali Ben Ali was facing US immi...
On-Board Isle of Man TT Action with Record-Breaking Bruce “Almighty” Anstey
2 Jun 2014, 15:43 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / The video you’re about to watch may be considered a bit inappropriate by some, because it depicts how extreme the most extreme road race in the world actually is. However, this video also show...
Wedding Crashers, the Scooter Version
16 May 2014, 13:09 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Bike and scooter accidents are seldom funny, mostly because people usually get hurt. However, there is that special category of accidents which also come with such a hefty dose of rather grim fun th...
High-Speed Lane Splitting Can Split Your Head
15 May 2014, 12:39 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Lane splitting is good. And bad. It all depends on how it’s done, pretty much like a lot of other things in life, more or less related to traffic and motoring. Unfortunately, some guys seem...
Watch and Learn: Biker Girl Has Incredible Brush with Death
13 May 2014, 12:18 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / This video was recorded on a countryside road in Southern Romania, in an area where carriages can still be met on public roads, with more or less sober people in them, sometimes leaving the horses f...
Darwin Awards for This Idiot Russian Rider
9 May 2014, 15:36 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / We have one more candidate for the Darwin Awards 2014. He comes from Russia, and is an extremely fast biker, at least until he crashes like a complete idiot into the cars in front of him. He still h...
Yamaha R6 and BMW Crashed into by Alfa Romeo
9 May 2014, 10:50 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Once more, the Snake has its toll, but this time things went wrong for three motorists, as we’re dealing with a car crashing into another car AND a motorcycle. Luckily, it appears like nobody...
US Motorcycle Deaths Down 7% in 2013, but It Looks Like It’s only the Weather
8 May 2014, 12:14 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Good news comes from the Governors Highway Safety Association (GHSA), as the Spotlight of Highway Safety report indicates that motorcycle fatalities are down 7 percent in 2013 compared to the previo...
How to Avoid Dying Like an Idiot
7 May 2014, 15:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Dying while riding a motorcycle has pretty high odds, whether we like it or not. I don’t want this so sound alarming in a way, but the odds of putting a sudden, definitive end to the ride whil...
Almost Fatal Mistake During Fast Bike Ride
30 Apr 2014, 13:05 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Fast highway hauls have their undeniable appeal, but with speed come a lot of risks, too. Even more, due to the long distances a motorcycle travels in a matter of seconds or even fractions of a seco...
Insane Rider Makes His Crash Look Almost Like a Suicide Attempt
29 Apr 2014, 14:04 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Sometimes, from the vastness of the Internet come videos such as the one after the jump, and which make me wonder what’s wrong with some people. Seriously, if this was a suicide ride the poor ...
Idiot Rider versus Idiot Driver
25 Apr 2014, 09:52 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s almost disheartening seeing that some riders disregard some of the basic, common sense facts about road safety… and their own safety and well-being. A lot of accidents occur when s...
Excessive Speed and Target Fixation Cause Rider to Crash Really Silly
22 Apr 2014, 12:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Even though the author of this dangerous “stunt” seems to indicate target fixation as the main reason for the accident, things are a tad different, even though a little more riding exper...
How About Attending Your Own Funeral?
18 Apr 2014, 09:20 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding and driving beyond one’s skills is probably one of the most important causes which lead to accidents, so it’s only natural seeing states around the world trying to curb the loss o...
German Autobahn May Become Toll Road, but Still Free for Motorcycles
18 Apr 2014, 08:31 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / (Photo by Janik Lipke) When it comes to the automotive world, Germany is probably THE heaven: a rich network of very good highways, most of them with no speed limits and all of them – free....
Watch and Learn: the Yellow Line Is Your Enemy
16 Apr 2014, 13:55 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Knowing the limits of one’s tires and riding skills is one of the essential things for getting back home in one piece and with an unscathed bike. On the other hand, riding a bike sometimes is ...
Stupid, but Lucky Scooter Rider Escapes Death by Inches
11 Apr 2014, 12:11 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It’s again time for some more haute tension-action from Taiwan, and just like you’ve maybe been expecting, it’s about one more mindless scooter rider. At times I cannot help w...
Can You Spot the Flying Motorcycle?
8 Mar 2014, 10:48 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / Riding fast through the turns is definitely one of the most alluring things about motorcycling and at the same time, one of the things which separate men from boys, so to speak. However, when it com...
Catch Me If You Can Rider... Caught
2 Mar 2014, 13:03 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / It looks like the reckless rider whose Catch Me If You Can video went viral on social media websites was caught, after all. The San Antonio police arrested Alberto Rodriguez, 26, after they have bee...