Fleet Modernization Program, Russian Style
Governments around the globe have spent hard-earned tax payer’s money on cash for clunkers fleet modernization programs. The aim: get old cars off the roads, create demand for new ones. As this video...
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Keep On Truckin’, No Matter What
The truck depicted above was found by one of Carnewschina’s many stringers in Southern China, Guangxi Province, National Highway 323, km 1181, near the town of Desheng. The stringer noted an indicated...
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Guess What Happened To The Driver?
I’m sure you know the stage trick where a woman is sawed in half and lives. Now, try the same with a Volvo and a truck loaded with masses of steel bars. Volvo S40 crashes into truck. Bundles of steel...
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Piston Slap: Reading the Light Bulb Filaments
TTAC commentator Celebrity208 writes: Sajeev: I’d always thought that police crash investigators would check the tail light bulbs of a car that was rear ended to determine if its lights were on at the...
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Deadly Threat: A Deer In The Headlights
The deer emerged from the forest and leapt into the roadway in a sudden swift movement. The sights and sounds of the busy two lane highway assailed the animal’s senses and drove it towards panic. In...
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Different Reactions To Getting Rear-Ended
Yesterday I was out for a walk when I saw an accident happen. It wasn’t a bad one, the driver of a small delivery truck came off the clutch and his rig hopped forward and smacked the back of the small...
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A Deer In The Headlights: Update
Last week I wrote an article called A Deer In The Headlights about my parents hitting a deer a few days prior. In the story, I talked about the impact and reported that the RAV4 they were driving...
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Threat Level 11: How Do We Mitigate The Danger?
Image Courtesy of: Crushable.com My dad freaked out. We weren’t going that fast when the old dump truck struggled out onto the road some distance ahead of us and it was a simple matter to just let off...
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Pride Before the Fall
The ’91 GSXR 1100 was a feral beast. It had been tame once, well “mostly tame” anyhow, but the bike’s previous owner had stripped away the thin veneer that civilization had imposed upon it and...
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Piston Slap: The Fuel Harbinger of Fusion Steering Fail?
TTAC commentator Bobby Flashpants writes: Howdy Sajeev, I have an unique issue with my 2010 Ford Fusion Hybrid. I’ve posted about it at fordfusionforum.com, and no one so far has heard of anyone with...
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Ownership Update: The End of a Porsche
Much has changed since I last had the opportunity to humblebrag on TTAC. My good friend Derek has monetized the skills he developed and honed here into an actual, real-life job in the automotive...
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Australian Supercar Racer Courtney Injured in Freak Accident, Championship...
V8 Supercar racer James Courtney was injured when an Australian Navy helicopter fly-over dislodged debris near pitlane, which struck and injured the racer, media in Australia is reporting. Courtney...
View ArticleWas This Vehicular Assault Malicious, Negligent, Or Both? (Video)
It’s every biker’s nightmare: an anonymous Honda runs you off the road then departs the scene at high speed. But was it malice aforethought, or simply a very painful lesson about what happens when you...
View ArticleCar Comes to Screeching Halt on Landmark Newfoundland Cliff (Video)
I dunno, I think I’d get a bigger truck. #nltraffic #yyt @VOCMNEWS pic.twitter.com/sW6Axoq9jl — Earl Noble (@Noble41) April 3, 2016 Newfoundland: it’s where to visit when you want to meet locals who...
View ArticleGrim Start to the Memorial Day Weekend
They say that any accident that results in zero injuries is a good one, but Detroit-area residents trying to beat Memorial Day Weekend traffic on Friday probably didn’t feel that relief. Huge backups...
View ArticleAwkward: Range Rover Evoque and Landwind X7 Collide
Over the years, various Chinese automakers have been inspired by produced blatant copies of various mainstream automobiles. The Landwind X7 appears to be a direct replica of the Range Rover Evoque. So...
View ArticleTrackday Diaries: Pull up to the Bumper, Baby
“Mr. Bond, they have a saying in Chicago: Once is happenstance. Twice is coincidence. Three times is enemy action.” Thus spake Auric Goldfinger — and I’m starting to think he had a point. About this...
View Article3,516 Lightly Optioned Cars Burn in Florida
A weekend blaze cut short the lifespans of more than 3,500 vehicles packed tightly into a single massive overflow lot near Southwest Florida International Airport in Fort Myers, Florida. While the...
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