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This Scooter Mom's Act of Kindness Should Serve as a Lesson to us All


Most of the times, it’s the bad apples and their reckless actions that hog the limelight on the internet, so for a change, here's a dashcam video that records the actions of a kind hearted driver, or to be precise, a scooter rider.

The young woman riding on the scooter with her young child sitting at the front (both wearing their safety helmets), was waiting for the green light in front of a pedestrian crossing when she saw an old man trying to cross the street.

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Pitiful Insurance Scam has an Unexpected Outcome [Updated]


What begins as another one of those dishonest attempts to fool a road user into thinking (or at least not being able to prove otherwise of his or her innocence) that the driver or rider is to blame for a pedestrian accident and which have been caught on camera, takes a very strange twist.

This incident reportedly occurred on the roads of Honk Kong where we see a motorcycle rider zipping through traffic before he slows down to allow a pedestrian wearing a construction worker's yellow hard hat (you can't say he wasn't being careful for his well-being…) to cross the street.

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Two Girls, a Car and One Very Big Facepalm…


Getting into a parking accident when you are all by yourself is one thing, but to crash when a friend is helping out is quite another…

The driver inside this burgundy-colored Dacia Sandero Stepway was having a hard time figuring out how to exit a parking space so she had one of her lady friends come out of the car and steer her towards the right direction.

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Jeep Driver Uses Sidewalk to Bypass School Bus Only to Find a Cop on the Other Side…


We guess you could say justice was served in the case of 32-year-old Shena Hardin, of Cleveland, who reportedly had the bad habit of using the sidewalk whenever she saw a school bus to avoid waiting for the children to exit or enter the vehicle.

After seeing the same thing happening over and over again, a Cleveland Metropolitan School District (CMSD) bus driver decided to take matters in his own hands by calling the police to capture the woman red handed.

Sure enough, Hardin appeared with her silver-colored Jeep Compass and jumped on the sidewalk to go around the bus. Only this time, a patrol car was waiting for her just around the corner…

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Cop Drags 77-year Old Woman from Car After She Refused to Give ID Before She Went to the Toilet…


Something tells us that 77-year-old Lynn Bedford wasn't expecting to be yanked out of her car when she was pulled over by a cop for speeding 16 mph (26km/h) over the 50 mph (80km/h) posted limit on Highway 67 near the city of Keene in Texas on August 19.

Video footage from both the officer's outfit and patrol car cameras recorded the entire incident starting from when Sgt. Gene Geheb approached the woman's SUV and told her why he stopped her.

Before Geheb could ask her for her driver's license and insurance, the woman told the officer, "All right, let's hurry up. I've got to go the bathroom." The cop asked her again for her ID only to be told, "I have a bladder infection."

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This is What Happens When You Take a Fast Turn in a Large Fuel Tanker


Unlike human laws, you can't change the laws of physics and you can't escape them. Simple as that.

Now try telling that to the Russian driver of the large fuel tanker that attempted to speed through a roundabout…

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Watch One of the Worst Attempts to Fake an Accident for Insurance Purposes


Alright, let's all get ready for another…facepalm. Coincidentally or not, for the second time in the past couple of weeks, we have a pathetic attempt to fake a pedestrian accident for insurance purposes in Taiwan.

This latest incident was recorded in the capital city of Taipei.

Unlike the previous episode where a young girl threw herself on the hood of a car, this young man simply walked into the middle of the road, crouched down and waited for the oncoming car to make the…money hit.

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This Ghastly Motorcycle Accident Will Leave You in Shivers…


It’s no secret that motorcycle accidents can be far more serious than car-related crashes given that the rider is completely exposed. Just how much more serious can be seen in the video footage recorded on a Ducati motorcycle-mounted camera.

Before you proceed, however, we would like to warn you that some viewers may find the video distressing.

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Nissan GT-R Gives L-Driver of a Perodua a Tough Crash Lesson in Malaysia


There are accidents and then there are "accidents". For example, a Nissan GT-R and a L-Plate Perodua Kancil (a rebadged version of the Daihatsu Mira Mk3) training car involved in a crash is something bound to draw our attention…

This incident took place earlier today in the Malaysian state of Johor and resulted in a heavily damaged GT-R and an overturned Kancil.

Our tipster Calvin Goh explains:

"The collision is with a locally manufactured car, the Perodua Kancil. This car is widely used as a learning car (manual transmission) for first time drivers in Malaysia"

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Bat-Holding Teen Smashes a Mazda6 Over a Magazine Cover...We Think


While nothing really surprises us any more, it's not everyday that you see a youngster going berserk on a fairly new vehicle.

To be honest, though, we have some reservations about the authenticity of this episode and whether it was staged or not (for whatever reason), but ultimately, we will let you be the judge of that.

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Now That's Going to Leave Some Skid Marks…


Sure motorcycle wheelies can be fun to watch but it's far more entertaining and rare to see a car lifting its two front wheels up in the air, which is what happened at a recent "Holley LS Fest", an event that celebrates anything powered by General Motors' LS V8 engine.

A specially modded and obviously, very powerful, fourth-generation Chevrolet Camaro gave the spectators something to talk about at the event when it took off on the strip heading towards the sky not once but twice, fortunately, without anyone getting hurt.

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Blame the Rain? Exotic and Rare Ferrari F40 Crashes in Vancouver


Of all the hypercars produced by Ferrari in the past three decades, the F40 holds a special place in the heart of fans of the brand and of cars in general for a great number of reasons, one being that it was the last vehicle to be commissioned by the company's founder Enzo Ferrari before his death.

Only 1,315 examples of the rare, mid-engine and rear-wheel drive Ferrari were built from 1987 until 1992 – and we can only guess how many survive today. One of them, however, is certainly not looking good.

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Freaky Accident: Crane Hooks Up Car on the Road and Takes it for a Wild Ride!


This has to be one of the most bizarre accidents we have ever seen captured on a dashcam – and mind you, it did not happen in Russia but in Asia, in the small town of Caoya in Taiwan, if our translation of the video description is correct (if it isn't, tell us and we'll fix it).

In the footage, we see a passenger car turning on the street behind a large truck carrying a crane.

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Shaken, Not Stirred: Sky Movies Puts Together James Bond Driving Scenes


He has a license to kill, instantly charms all the pretty ladies and gets all the latest toys. And by “toys” we mean all kinds of vehicles, from trucks to Soviet battle tanks and of course, cars, lots of them.

The one he has been most associated with is the Aston Martin DB5, while his most recent drive was a DBS. In between, he has also sat behind the wheel of a Lotus Esprit that doubled as a submarine, a Jaguar XKR and some BMWs – the best of which, the Z8, was cut in half.

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Russian Driver Experiences the Night of the Living Dead


So, you're driving on a highway stretch that's not lighted and all of a sudden a man appears in the middle of your lane; what do you do?

It's a split second decision that's hard to make but this calm Russian driver made an extremely quick maneuver saving his own as well as the drunk pedestrian's life.

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Dramatic Footage Shows U.S. Marine Brutally Beating Up Cab Driver [NSFW]


Working as cab driver can be an extremely hazardous affair, which is probably why some taxi owners have started to install cameras facing towards the passenger area in their vehicles.

One such recording device captured dramatic footage of a cab driver who was brutally attacked inside his vehicle by a young man in Surf City, North Carolina, at around 1:00 Sunday morning.

The attacker was later identified as Gunnery Sgt. John Adam Kinosh of the MARSOC Special Operations School at Stone Bay.

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Lamborghini Murcielago Crashes in Poland [w/Video]


After all those recent Ferrari accidents, it's time for Poland to claim a Lamborghini – a matte grey Murcielago, to be precise.

According to CarScoop tipster Adam, the accident took place in the center of Wroclaw, which is the largest city in western Poland, on Sunday afternoon.

It's not clear whether the driver of the Murcielago lost control of the Italian supercar or as some reports have suggested, that he...couldn't decide if he wanted to continue straight or go towards the tunnel. Either way, he smashed into the brick ledge destroying the car.

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Hagwalah: And the Award for the Most Imprudent Driver and Crowd Goes to…


We have seen a slew of eventful episodes from Middle Eastern and especially Saudi Arabian drivers practicing the popular but unlawful art of drifting on public roads locally known as "Hagwalah", but never before have we encountered something like this.

For around two minutes, we see the driver of a baby blue pickup truck that had been involved in one too many accidents judging from the condition of the body panels, spinning the car on a public road.

Nothing new, right? Well, not exactly, as the driver was going in drifting circles right in the middle of a massive crowd with some people getting right in front of the truck as it was drifting!

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Some Pedestrians Can be More Destructive than Cars in Russia….


While we don't condone violence of any kind, we can understand and perhaps explain why the pedestrian seen in this video reacted like the…the Karate Kid in this situation filmed in the land of dashcams and low-flying military air-crafts.

The young Russian man was using the pedestrian crossing when a furious old Lada came speeding around the corner only marginally stopping before it hit him.

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CNG Tank Explodes in Driver's Face While Refueling


A very scary accident that could have easily resulted in several deaths was captured by a security camera at a filling station, possibly located somewhere in the Middle East, though we can't confirm this from the video (if you happen to know where it took place, leave us a comment below).

A man driving what looks like a Peugeot 405 sedan backed in the gas station. The employee then began filling the car while the driver opened the boot at which point, there was an explosion that flung the man to the ground.

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