Well “owl” be damned! Photo:Andrea Westmoreland Because great horned owls are highly sedentary birds, they rarely travel more than a few miles outside of their established territories, even while hunting. Recently, one owl in Virginia traveled far more than a few miles, though probably not in a way that it enjoyed. Last week, Petersburg Animal…
Photo: SPUR A headline from Miami might leave you scratching your head in befuddlement: a Lyft driver drove off with a woman’s child. Was the woman trying to conveniently misplace her child to enjoy some rare moments of quiet? The scene from The Incredibles comes to mind, when the sleepless, tortured Kari McKeen opens the…
Significant others of the world, maybe don’t junk these without asking. Photo: Sicnag via CC Far be it for me to make assumptions about anybody’s relationship, especially when the involved parties are complete strangers on the internet. Even so, I’d like to think that there are a few universal indicators of an imperfect partnership. One…
Photo: The News Wheel According to certain studies, the average life expectancy of a vehicle is 8-10 years. But, with proper maintenance and light usage, a car can last for much longer than a decade. If the automobile lasts well past its original manufacture date, it can qualify for special registration status. A historic vehicle…
The Power Racing Series shows off their custom creations at the parade Over Labor Day weekend, downtown Atlanta was packed with visitors for the 30th annual Dragon Con pop culture convention. Attracting over 70,000 attendees this year–and many locals interested in seeing the wide array of costumes–the 2016 convention packed the streets with colorful characters….
Cover for Using Naturalistic Driving Data to Assess the Prevalence of Environmental Factors and Driver Behaviors in Teen Driver Crashes Photo: AAA Today, the AAA Foundation for Traffic Safety released the results of a study looking at the causes of accidents involving teens. The study analyzed video—captured by an on-board video recorder—from nearly 1,700 crashes…
Couple of things not to do:Drive 85/70 on M 14. Try to jump off at at the Beck Road Exit to avoid the trooper by cutting across lanes of traffic. The conversation would have been easier. Fortunately, no one was hurt. It’s just a ticket or a warning. pic.twitter.com/KWk9kbQyt7 — MSP Metro Detroit (@mspmetrodet) March…
Photo: Alex Carmichael via CC For all of its flaws, Cyberpunk 2077 is an incredibly beautiful and detailed game, especially when it comes to the cars. The game features more than 50 vehicles, including over two dozen unique models with bespoke interiors, cool animations, and engine notes that will make you want to keep driving…
Image: Alex Graves Yesterday, we talked about how yet another capital city was applying a partial car ban to reduce pollution: the World Health Organization’s most polluted city, Delhi. Running on the example set by license-plate-based car bans in Italy and China, Delhi planned to only allow vehicles to drive on certain days, with even-numbered license plates…
Ford Motor Company saw its sales rise 4.1 percent in August with 218,504 vehicles sold across the United States. Retail sales were up 1.1 percent at 165,794 vehicles delivered, fleet sales were up 15 percent at 52,710 vehicles delivered, and overall transaction prices rose $1,400 per unit. Ford was led across the board by trucks…
Kayaker Photo: Thruxton On October 24th, a kayaker noticed that a woman was stuck in a submerged car. He and a paddleboarder then rescued the woman, who had had been trapped there since the previous day. Seasonal Maintenance: Protecting your car in the fall On Thursday morning, Rob Goodman went to Higel Marine Park for…
Ford recently revealed the 2018 model year iterations of its F-150 and Expedition, and now it is conscripting its biggest, baddest, and smartest vehicles into law enforcement services around the country. Ford on Thursday introduced the 2018 F-150 Special Service Vehicle and Expedition Special Service Vehicle, respectively “even tougher, smarter, and more capable” than the…
The Transit Prisoner Transport Vehicle Concept Ford’s always been a force when it comes to police forces: the Crown Vic is the car arguably most commonly associated with police officers, and it just recently opened up the patents to the innovative Surveillance Mode technology that will serve to keep police officers around the world safe in…
The cover of Super Hybrid is as hilarious as its title Photo: Anchor Bay Entertainment There’s nothing more terrifying than a man-eating car going 15 mph. Well, technically there is–but that’s the scariest thing you’ll find in Super Hybrid, a 2011 Canadian B-movie which received limited American home media distribution. What else would you expect…
Officer Jeff Davis (AKA, the “Shake it Off Cop”) sings along to the hit single by Taylor Swift Dover, Delaware police officer Jeff Davis—better known to as the “Shake it Off cop”—spent twenty years behind the badge before becoming an internet sensation. A video of Davis lip-synching to the Taylor Swift song “Shake it Off”…
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