car crashes
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Turtle-Into-Windshield Collision Gives Stark Reminder Of The Grim Reality Of Mario Kart
You know how when you’re playing Mario Kart and you just gleefully whip a turtle shell at an opponent with the careless abandon of a waterfall? Did you ever stop to think about what the reality of that would be like, especially if that shell contained a living turtle? I suspect not, because, hell, why…
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Almost Getting Killed Reminded Me Of The Unappreciated Safety Of Unsafe Cars
Over the weekend, I had a near-miss while driving that was harrowing and close enough that it’s been lingering in my head since it happened. I was very nearly in a head-on collision with a huge SUV in my Nissan Pao, a situation that could have ended very, very badly for me. I’m ok, danger…
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Here’s What Happens When A Van Filled With 770 Kilos Of Concrete Blocks Crashes Into A Wall
You’ve probably all seen standardised crash tests where cars filled with dummies crash into rigid or deformable barriers. But have you seen many crash tests of fully-loaded cargo vehicles? Check out this Mercedes Vito filled with 770 kg of concrete blocks crashing into a wall at 50 km/h. It’s disturbing.
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Local News Camera Captures Hit-And-Run Collision At Canadian Traffic Circle Just Re-Opened After Earlier Wreck
I get that traffic circles can be tricky if you’re not used to them, but it’s not like they’re Rubik’s Cubes with Mayan hieroglyphics on them—they’re understandable. That may just not be the case for some drivers in Edmonton, Canada, where a traffic circle that was closed in the morning after a rollover accident was…