Rush (8/10) Movie CLIP – Lauda’s Crash (2013) HD Niki Lauda’s infamous crash at the Nürburgring during the 1976 German Grand Prix nearly cost him his life. Before the event, the Austrian wanted to organize a boycott because of how dangerous the circuit was and how ill-prepared the race organizers were to hold an F1 … Read more
Screenshot: ABC7 NY on YouTube In what is believed to be the first prosecution of its kind in New York, Sean Smith (40) and Deo Ramnarine (43) were sentenced this week for providing the car that their at-the-time-16-year-old son crashed in Queens last May. The driver, who had only a “junior driver’s license,” had not … Read more
Gif: The New York Post YouTube A passing driver was able to capture video of this Amazon truck driving down a sidewalk in Georgia earlier this month. The driver behind the wheel is, rather predictably, out of a job. Behind The Scenes of “007: Road To A Million” Atlanta’s Fox 5 reports that a passing driver … Read more
Photo: Andrew Harnik (Getty Images) The Department of Justice finalized the terms of Boeing’s plea deal on Wednesday. The aircraft manufacturer pleaded guilty to fraud for misleading federal regulators who evaluated the 737 Max before its two crashes in 2018 and 2019. Along with a $243.6 million fine, the DOJ is requiring a $455 million … Read more
Image: Kevin Carter (Getty Images) Another Southwest flight flew dangerously close to the ocean this month and now the Federal Aviation Administration wants to know what the heck is going on at the airline. ‘Twister’ Remains The Greatest Car Commercial Of All Time The Florida flight is one of three similar incidents that have happened … Read more
No buttons here, officer, I promise. Photo: Volkswagen It feels as though automakers have been on a war against physical buttons, swapping them out in favor of touch screens and capacitive sensors wherever possible. Now, it sounds like the safety implications of that switch are coming back to haunt Volkswagen with some owners blaming the … Read more
Surveillance camera footage captured a truly wild scene as the lives of two people were saved from a car that was about to roll over them in Milwaukee over the weekend. The hero in all of this? A disused payphone pedestal. This is why it’s important to embrace tradition. The incident starts with a two-car … Read more
Screenshot: WKBW / YouTube A CSX freight locomotive overran the tracks at a railyard, smashed through a fence and then carried 30 feet into a detached garage in Niagara Falls, New York on Monday morning. Incredibly, no one was injured in the massive crash, but the derailment spilled up to 2,000 gallons of diesel fuel. … Read more
Image: CBS Chicago YouTube We hate to be the ones to break it to you, but America’s only national treasure, the Oscar Mayer Wienermobile, was involved in a roll over accident (note that is roll over and not roller like where you usually find wieners at 7-Eleven.) The deliciously shaped vehicle struck a car before … Read more
Photo: Robert Smith | MI News/NurPhoto (Getty Images) Scorching temperatures on the ground this summer (and for every summer hereafter) are causing soda cans to explode on Southwest Airlines planes, injuring at least 20 flight attendants. The cans are baking in the sun while waiting on the tarmac to be loaded, then blowing up when … Read more
