Accident
Retired NBA Star Lamar Odom In Yet Another Car Crash Over Weekend
Photo: Sthanlee B. Mirador (AP) Retired NBA star Lamar Odom was involved in yet another car crash last week. WFMZ reports that the wreck took place in Los Angeles at about 3:00 a.m. on Monday morning and that he is currently “totally fine.” Odom was reportedly on his way home from a friend’s house when, […]
It’s Every Car For Itself On The Risky Roads Of Guadalajara, Mexico
The chaos of Mexican roads never ceases to amaze me. No matter how many times I’ve driven there — whether it’s just south of the border, or the great Mexican North, or the capital city itself, CDMX — I’m still left gobsmacked by the feeding frenzy that is Mexico’s public road system. How Actor Brian […]
Over 100 Cars Are Indefinitely Trapped In A Collapsed Parking Garage At A Hospital In Florida
The parking garage of a hospital collapsed on Wednesday in Jacksonville, Florida, trapping over 100 cars belonging to hospital staff and patients. Nobody was hurt in the partial collapse, but car owners were told their vehicles will stay in the parking garage pending a full investigation by engineers, according to WJXT. Just when that’s going […]
Nearly A Fifth Of IIHS Top Safety Pick+ Cars Are Electric
Image: Hyundai Ahead of the 2024 model year the IIHS stepped up the requirements for its highest Top Safety Pick+ award. Previous winners aren’t grandfathered into the award and must increase their safety standards to continue to be sold as a TSPP awarded automobile. Notably, this year the independent, nonprofit scientific and educational organization dedicated […]
United Airlines Flight Depressurizes And Drops 28,000 Feet In Ten Minutes
Photo: Thierry Monasse (Getty Images) A United Airlines flight across the Atlantic Ocean was forced to plunge 28,000 feet over ten minutes due to a cabin pressurization issue yesterday. Modern commercial airliners are designed to survive and stay aloft after a multitude of complications. These heavy multi-engine aircraft are even rated to fly with only […]
Car Insurance Prices Are A Major Factor In Recent Inflation Surge: Report
The average new car transaction price in August — $48,451 — was down 2.4 percent from the start of 2023, marking the largest decrease in the last decade. That’s a great reprieve from the soaring heights of early this year, but current prices are basically identical to what they were in August last year. So […]
SpaceX Starship Grounded Until It Actually Works Right
Photo: Eric Gay (AP) SpaceX’s Starship rocket may sound great in theory, especially if you believe Elon Musk is going to get humanity to Mars one day (if he’s not still too busy blaming the Jews for the drop in Twitter’s ad revenue) but the last launch didn’t exactly go well. In addition to blowing […]
Just Because Weed Is Legal Doesn’t Mean You Can Smoke And Drive
This is the coolest anyone’s ever looked. I’m sorry, but you’ve simply never been this coolPhoto: Aaron Black (Getty Images) As marijuana legalization gains ground, detractors keep trotting out the same tired concerns: What if kids get into it, and by exposure to the Devil’s Lettuce they immediately become heavy heroin users? What if mumble […]
A Lada Niva Tries To Jump Across Rooftops And Fails Spectacularly
A crew of amateur filmmakers and one brave stunt driver were busy at work driving a Lada Niva off a building and capturing the footage for the world to see. Well, the crew and stunt driver were trying to jump off the roof of one building onto another, driving the notoriously slow but hearty Niva […]