As part of her sentence for hitting and killing a bicyclist while driving distracted last fall, a 23-year-old Michigan woman is being forbidden from owning a cell phone or any portable communications device for the full duration of her two-year probation. Mitzi Nelson pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor charge stemming from the death of…
Volvo S60 History The Volvo S60 was first introduced to the market in 2000, bringing everything Volvo is known for—safety, classy styling, and sleek appeal— to the table in a compact body. Even now, the S60 continues to dress to impress, increasing its United States sales during a time when Volvo is struggling to reach…
2017 Nissan Rogue Taking advantage of every minute of the day is the only way to get things done, and if you find yourself idling in your car between meetings or appointments, it’s important that your vehicle can deliver as a mobile office. Thrillist.com writer Aaron Miller suggests investing in a police-spec laptop desk, which…
Snowkhana is back once again, and since it’s dropping coincides with the biggest cinematic release of the year, of course there’s a whole bunch of Star Wars references. What’s more, this year’s entry splices a pretty ample amount of live-action hooning with that of the stop-motion variety, which means we get a fair amount of…
Mitsubishi crashes into cab because why not There’s not really a whole lot to say about the following video, apart from mentioning that it depicts an accident that took place in Taiwan sometime last month that involved a distracted driver crashing her Mitsubishi maybe-Outlander-maybe-Fuzion-definitely-large-and-coming-this-way into a taxicab, getting the wheels up onto the side of…
The speeding motorcyclist recorded himself reaching speeds of 213 km/h Photo: YouTube Speeding is never a good idea. Really, it isn’t. But this is especially so if you’re going 80 miles per hour over the speed limit—and if you’re recording it with your GoPro video camera. It looks like one Canadian motorcyclist made the mistake of…
BMW Assist BMW has announced that more than one million BMW cars and Sports Activity Vehicles in the United States now have an active subscription to its award-winning BMW Assist telematics service. It originally launched in 1997 and began including a four-year subscription in 2007. Today, BMW Assist eCall and TeleService come as standard equipment…
Caught with his sticky fingers in the Honey Jar! Image: On Demand News Oh Bother, somebody’s going to jail! A Belarus man was recently arrested by police for stealing a Winnie-the-Pooh toy car from a Minsk supermarket earlier this past May. Belarus police released a video of the incident, which has since become viral. The…
Once again, the day is saved thanks to manual transmission Modern vehicles are filled to the brim with all sorts of safety systems and technologies designed to prevent car theft. However, one of the best pieces of tech for preventing carjackings is evidently a manual transmission, as a pair of teens were recently unable to…
Today OnStar announced that it had chosen to celebrate its 20th anniversary by donating $20,000 each to 20 public safety personnel who have been injured in the line of duty. According to GM, the 20 first responders recognized by OnStar were chosen with the help of the International Association of Chiefs of Police Foundation (IACPF),…
Any activity that makes a driver takes their eyes off of the road is dangerous, which is why texting behind the wheel is illegal in 46 states and using any handheld device is banned in 14. However, enforcing that law can be difficult. We have all been guilty at one time or another of holding a…
The AlcoHAWK PT500 is one of a variety of breathalyzer models Source: YouTube We have all heard of a Breathalyzer, and we know that police officers regularly use them in the field in order to measure a driver’s blood alcohol levels (BAC), but how does a breathalyzer work? Here we’ll examine what a Breathalyzer is,…
Steamrolling whatever I see, Despicable Me Image: Boungawa Say what? Drivers caught in Dublin, Ireland, traffic were treated to a delay from an unlikely source: a giant inflatable Minion! The Journal.ie reports that an inflatable Minion from the movie Despicable Me blocked cars on a busy road yesterday. The Minion balloon was a prop at a…
Road rage can take many forms, including ramming another vehicle repeatedly Monday morning is typically not anyone’s favorite day, and this road rage incident in California this morning surely didn’t help this commuter’s start to the week. The event, which occurred between 10 and X streets in Sacramento, was caught on camera by a shocked…
Photo: The News Wheel A controversial technology called the Textalyzer could help combat Canada’s distracted driving problem — but it also raises serious privacy concerns. The Textalyzer, which was created by the Israeli company Cellebrite, could be plugged into a phone to determine whether a driver was texting, making non-hands-free calls, or engaging in any…
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