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Down In Texas, The Cars All Go One Million Miles Per Hour
Jim Newell · 04/11/11 01:59PMTexas' legislature is moving a bill to increase the speed limit on certain highways and rural roads to 85 miles per hour, the highest in the country. Throw in your "free 10," and you'll be able to drive 95 mph in Texas without much chance of getting pulled over. Maybe even 100, depending on how much speeding ticket revenue is needed to fill local budgetary gaps. You know what? Just floor the goddamn thing and forget the limit altogether. It'll catch up to you in a few more legislatures.
Chinese Bus Narrowly Avoids Collision With Falling Concrete
Marie Bardi · 03/30/11 09:25AMThanks to a quick-thinking bus driver, this Chinese bus full of passengers manages to stop short after a concrete aqueduct falls on the road, avoiding a crash by mere seconds.
Monster Truck Grave Digger Pulls Off First Ever Backflip
Lauren Soroken · 03/30/11 09:15AMIf a back flip was not part of your "Things Monster Trucks Can Do" list, it is now. Watch Son-uva Digger driver Ryan Anderson, son of Grave Digger driver Dennis Anderson, do the first back flip ever during Monster Jam 2011 in Las Vegas, NV.
Russian Tow Truck Shows Cars No Mercy
Leah Beckmann · 03/23/11 02:25PMThere are few things worse than the sinking realization that your car is about to be towed. Next time this happens to you, remember that it could be worse if you lived in Russia.
Drunk College Students Destroy Car While People Cheer
Preksha Kumar · 03/14/11 05:45PMIn a mindless act of destruction, students from the University of Albany randomly push a car on to the street and proceed to smash it. Those responsible are reportedly facing criminal charges.
How to Get Revenge on a Parking Spot Thief
Madeleine Davies · 03/12/11 01:36PMForget Batman! This guy is the real superhero, bringing parking lot thieves to justice one pee at a time.
Bike Ramp Attached to Speeding Van Seeks to Injure All Daredevil Cyclists in It's Path
Richard Blakeley · 03/10/11 03:30PMSomewhere in a suburb a group of kids came to the conclusion that stationary bike ramps simply weren't extreme enough.
The Great Bike Debate
Brian Moylan · 03/09/11 03:57PMExtreme Trike Takes Drifting to The Next Level
Richard Blakeley · 03/09/11 02:45PMHow to Get Your Truck Across a River in Bolivia
Richard Blakeley · 03/08/11 06:25PMInside a Thrilling Ride in Google's Auto-Driving Car
Richard Blakeley · 03/07/11 01:35PMDuring the TED 2011 conference Google gave rare demos of its auto-driving car in a large controlled empty parking lot. Here it displays getaway mode, something that could become valuable to anyone trying to get away quickly.
Take a Ride In Google's Self-Driving Car
Adrian Chen · 03/04/11 05:41PMThe Wrong Way to Pull a Truck Out of a Frozen Lake
Marie Bardi · 03/03/11 01:25PMAlthough it probably seemed like a good idea at the time, this particular towing method clearly doesn't work. Hopefully next time they'll come up with a solution that doesn't cause the pick-up truck to fold in half!
Ahmadinejad's Old Car Sells for $2.5 Million
Jeff Neumann · 03/02/11 08:26AMTilt-Shift Video Makes Sydney Telstra 500 Look Like a Little Toy Car Race
Junior Mendez · 02/28/11 11:15AMShot from above during at the Sydney Telstra 500, this tilt-shift video makes us nostalgic for our younger Hot Wheels days.
How Can We Better Stigmatize Racist Cab Drivers?
Hamilton Nolan · 02/25/11 10:03AMIndian Spiderman Demonstrates How to Literally Catch a Ride in India
Richard Blakeley · 02/24/11 03:15PMIndia is a very resourceful place and so are its people. Watch as a man straps themselves to the back of a speeding van Spiderman style just to catch a ride.
The Cheapest Way to Air Condition a Bus
Lauren Soroken · 02/23/11 09:45PMApparently cracking a window wasn't giving this stuffy bus enough ventilation - they had to remove the entire front section.
The Mysterious Driverless Zombie Ghost Car of Russia
Richard Blakeley · 02/23/11 12:55PMHow is this possible? It doesn't appear as this car is being towed or has a driver. Thoughts?