Japan’s National Police claim the country is seeing a surge in traffic violations from riders of e-scooters. These outlaws on two small wheels are responsible for an increase in violations of 400 percent in the last six months, according to the Japan Times, which means e-scooter offenses are off the charts relative to the same … Read more
Screenshot: KTLA YouTube Michael B. Jordan’s December 2023 crash of his Ferrari 812 Superfast into a Kia parked along the street in Hollywood sparked all kinds of speculation. Were there drugs involved? Was he drinking? Was it simply an accident? Is he going to be held responsible? Now just over a month after the incident … Read more
The door plug blowout on a Boeing 737 Max 9 earlier this month has unleashed a tidal wave of self-appointed aerospace experts on social media who firmly believe they have found the root of the planemaker’s woes without any evidence. Former reality TV supporting actor Donald Trump Jr. and sober SpaceX founder Elon Musk are … Read more
More people were killed in traffic collisions on the streets of Los Angeles in 2023 than were murdered. The city pledged in 2015 to end driving and pedestrian deaths before 2025, and after nine years of doing basically nothing, the city just keeps setting new fatality records year after year. An astonishing 337 Los Angelinos … Read more
An unidentified driver in Tillamook County, Oregon, failed to heed road signs warning of a closure due to a hole that a landslide had ripped into the road. Not only did the driver shrug off the warning, but they actually removed the barrier and large sign that read “Road Closed,” as the Sacramento Bee reports. … Read more
Hyundai’s boxy, almost Land Rover-like redesign of its Santa Fe crossover stunned a lot of people. No matter what you think of the design, you can’t deny that it’s a dramatic glow-up over the outgoing generation. And now we finally know what it’ll cost as Hyundai has dropped pricing. Including $1,395 for destination, the 2024 … Read more
The nose wheel of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 came off while waiting to depart from Atlanta, Georgia last Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident. The venerable 757 is entering its fifth decade of service, with the newest airframes being 20 years old. While the investigation is still in its early … Read more
Image: Ford America’s best-selling brand has an unfortunate but warranted reputation for serious quality faux pas, and Ford recently announced it is recalling nearly 2 million Ford Explorers produced from 2011 to 2019 because the trim around the windshield can fly off and create a hazard for other motorists. The Ford Motor Company issued 56 … Read more
Photo: Geography Photos/Universal Images Group (Getty Images) The nose wheel of a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757 came off while waiting to depart from Atlanta, Georgia last Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the incident. The venerable 757 is entering its fifth decade of service, with the newest airframes being 20 years old. While … Read more
A firefighter driving a fire truck in an Imperial, Missouri, neighborhood lost control of the vehicle due to icy roads while responding to a 911 call for a car crash that had occurred earlier that morning. The fire truck went careening down a hill, spinning a full 360 degrees and smashing into the same vehicle … Read more
