4 Jan 2013, 14:20 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The state of a country’s roads says a lot about how that particular country is run, and just how much of the “taxpayers’ money” money is reinvested into the infrastructure. I...
4 Jan 2013, 13:46 UTC · By: Andrei Tutu / Russia probably had the most exotic fireworks in the world on New Year’s day, as a Ferrari decided it was time to burst in flames on the evening of the magical moment.
People in the area he...
3 Jan 2013, 14:32 UTC · By: Florin Tibu / A fully Russian government-backed project, the future motorsport track at Sochi (largest Russian resort city, on the Eastern shore of the Black Sea) looks quite promising. After the initial plans fo...
3 Jan 2013, 14:27 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Heavy vehicles are usually not allowed in towns and cities around the world for many very good reasons. They pollute too much, they are too cumbersome and hold up traffic and they use up too many pr...
3 Jan 2013, 14:08 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / As the new year was approaching, right at the end of 2012, many people were undoubtedly out purchasing colourful fireworks to celebrate our transition into 2013, thus strengthening China’s eco...
30 Dec 2012, 13:20 UTC · By: Mihnea Radu / A deadly plane crash, involving a Tu-204 jet, took place yesterday, just outside the Vnukovo airport, in Moscow. Apparently, after the preliminary investigation, the fault was attributed to the pilo...
28 Dec 2012, 16:09 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / In most crowded cities, which also have trams for public transport, the tram lines are usually illegally used as an extra lane. Some cities permit it, but most don`t and there are very good reasons ...
28 Dec 2012, 14:11 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Visibility, or rather lack of it, is a very serious issue faced by drivers around the world. Heavy rain, snow, fog and even extreme darkness are very dangerous for driving and a great deal of accide...
28 Dec 2012, 11:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The trolley bus is a very good way of transporting lots of people in crowded cities, without emitting any sort of noxious gases whatsoever. They are widespread across the world, and are generally ve...
28 Dec 2012, 10:19 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / AutoVAZ has announced that it will be recalling 45,348 Lada Grantas, due to a potential fault with the cars’ airbag. It affects car built between the end of May and September of 2012, yet with...
28 Dec 2012, 09:37 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Crossing the road in Russia seems to end up being more of an adventure than you may like, and when your safety and bodily integrity are put at risk, all you can do is make your opinion heard. Well, ...
27 Dec 2012, 16:29 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Carjackers’ courage seems to be limitless. They only seem to need mere seconds to find a suitable target, and then they act quickly and without remorse, regardless of what is happening around ...
27 Dec 2012, 13:55 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Animal-related crashes usually involve the vehicle hitting the animal, usually because it runs right in front of it, with no real space to maneuver, or brake. However, in this video, the animal (a h...
27 Dec 2012, 13:17 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Russian drivers seem to be willing to do pretty much anything, if it gets them even one car-length ahead. They will drive in the oncoming lane, on the side of the road, on tram lines and in some mor...
23 Dec 2012, 11:59 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Some drivers can`t face the responsibility of their acts, and their consequences. So you got behind the wheel of your car while intoxicated. You are doing it at your own risk (even though you should...
21 Dec 2012, 16:15 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We have seen cars being flipped by a variety of ramp-like obstacles, yet we weren’t expecting the trailer of an 18-wheeler to serve this purpose quite so well. In the video above, an unweary R...
21 Dec 2012, 16:01 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / Driving an 18-wheeler on twisty snow-covered roads is very tricky, due to the fact that the trailer has its own inertia, and it can easily swivel around the attachment point.
This is emphasized ...
21 Dec 2012, 15:34 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / The fact that SUVs are taller than all other comparable passenger vehicles on the road may make them safer in the event of a crash, but it makes them more prone to crashing, in the first place. This...
21 Dec 2012, 14:36 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / It seems that Russian, or in this case Belorussian grannies are some of the bravest people we`ve ever seen. They seem to end up walking through heavy traffic, on the fast lane of the highway, or as ...
20 Dec 2012, 14:31 UTC · By: Andrei Nedelea / We don`t know how many people have problems with dark-grey and some near-black cars which blend in with the road surface far too easily and cause crashes, but we have heard some stories... It seems ...