Photo: Asad/Xinhua (Getty Images) Despite the American perspective of Japan as a technologically forward-thinking nation, new types of motorized vehicles have been heavily restricted in the land of the Motocompacto. This time, electric suitcases are the vehicles in question. Luggage doubling as motorized scooters have become popular in the region and tourists have been bringing … 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
A 77-year-old Navy veteran is having more than the usual annoying problems at the DMV; instead of asking for a million form of paper work or waiting in long lines, one man is being told he’s not actually eligible for a driver’s license because he’s not a U.S. citizen. Why W. Kamau Bell Doesn’t Have … Read more
Florida is not known as a home of good decision–making. This penchant for poor choices goes all the way to the top, to the governor whose anti-LGBTQ animus seems unrivaled. Case in point: Trans people are now banned from holding drivers’ licenses in Florida. Why W. Kamau Bell Doesn’t Have a Driver’s License The state … Read more
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
A Wisconsin man is facing a slew of charges including operating while intoxicated for a crash that killed four people on December 16. If convicted, this would be at least Scott C. Farmer’s fifth drunk driving offense, and the case is shining a light on the state’s drunk driving regulations, according to NBC 26. On … Read more
