Police Trooper Pulls Over Mayor for Speeding, Mayor then Pulls Over the Trooper for Interfering�

We don't know if we should laugh or cry with this strange story that took place in South Carolina on January 18 and was captured on film by a police trooper's dashboard camera. It all started when an unnamed South Carolina police trooper stopped the Mayor of Norway, Jim Preacher, for driving 70mph in a 50mph zone in an unmarked Dodge Charger police car. Let us note that the Charger previously

Taiwanese Man Bumps into a Traffic Officer�with his Truck

True, accidents can happen any time and at virtually any place, but we think the driver of the small truck seen in this video from Taiwan is unforgivably careless. How on earth can you not see the police officer with the distinctive yellow markings in broad daylight? Even though he was literally hit by a truck, the officer managed to get up by himself and trot to the sidewalk before another

Volkswagen Styles up a New GTI Snow Sled

Volkswagen is no stranger to the art of designing snow sleds as the German carmaker has marketed some nifty pieces modeled after its automobiles over the past few years. For 2012, the Wolfsburg-based company has released two new sleds that are currently available for order exclusively from its official German website.

Possibly the World's Worst Parallel Parker Ever

You know you have no idea how to park � wait, actually scratch that - drive a car when you're having an extremely hard time fitting a Smart Fortwo into a spot big enough for a Cadillac Escalade and probably then some� Hop over the break to view video that lasts close to five minutes (!) before the young woman manages to park her Lilliputian Fortwo.

Toyota Taxi Driver has Some Really Bad Karma

Did you ever have one of those days that everything seems to go wrong? We don't know how the rest of the day went for the Toyota Camry taxi cab driver seen in the video but in this act everything that could go wrong did. It all started when he abruptly stopped to let a pedestrian cross the road. We don't know who said what first but the short story is that the pedestrian punched the cab driver a

Truck Spills 2,000,000 Euros on the Road, Italian Motorists Coin it in...

Italian motorists hit a mobile jackpot on Monday when a truck carrying some 2 million euros or about US$2,5 million at today's exchange rates in �1 and �2 coins overturned and spilled most of its contents on the road after blowing a tire and hitting another car on the A114 highway near Foggia, in southern Italy.Passing drivers seized the opportunity and pulled over on the motorway literally

Fashion Designers Makeover MINI Models for 'Life Ball' Event

Francisco Costa from Calvin Klein, Diane von Furstenberg and Kenneth Cole will create three special Minis to raffle off at this year's edition of "Life Ball", the biggest HIV/AIDS charity event in Europe that will take place in Vienna on 17th July 2010.On behalf of Calvin Klein, US fashion house's creative director Francisco Costa will be designing the new Mini Countryman crossover. US fashion

�ber Cool: Audi 200 Turbo Quattro Trans-Am Racer up for Grabs

If you're a fan of Audi race cars then you may want to read on. This here retired Audi 200 Turbo Quattro Trans-Am racer is up for sale by an independent dealer in Las Vegas. It's not only the real deal but furthermore, the seller claims it's the actual vehicle that won the 1988 American Trans-Am series in the hands of Hurley Haywood who steamrolled the competition by taking eight out of 13 wins.

California License Plates May go Digital and Show Ads to Increase the State's Revenue

As you most likely know, the State of California is in a dire budget crunch - $20 billion to be precise. And when there are financial difficulties, legislators tend to come up with all sorts of ideas to increase the State's revenue.In California's case, Sen. Curren Price, D � Los Angeles, has proposed a bill that will allow the Department of Motor Vehicles (DMV) to study the use of digital

How to Make a Million Bucks out of Trash: E.T. Mercedes-Benz 300D Limo

This hodgepodge of automotive parts of all sorts and sizes fused onto the welded bodies of two Mercedes-Benz 300TD estates of the early 1980s, is up for auction at eBay. The asking price is probably even more ridiculous than the 'Thing's' looks: just under a million US dollars - $950,000 or about �770,000 at today's exchange rates, to be exact.The extra-terrestrial Mercedes diesel model is the

Killer Combo: Audi S5 Coupe in "Porsche Lime Green" Finish

Found for sale on eBay is this flamboyantly unique Audi S5 Coupe featuring a killer color combination that makes it stand out like a lime in a bowl of lemons. And this ain't no vinyl wrap; the "Porsche Lime Green" exterior finish was a special factory order that cost the owner $2,500. Open the door and you'll see why most manufacturers don't allow customers to combine certain exterior shades with

Master Yoda, the New Voice of TomTom has Become [with Videos]

After Darth Vader and C-3PO, Jedi Master Yoda is the latest Star Wars voice to be made available for TomTom navigation systems. As with the other characters from the movie, Yoda's voice is priced at �7.95 (US$12 or �9.5 at today's exchange rates). According to the Dutch maker of navigation systems, all Star Wars voices for its devices are available in English, while Yoda and Darth Vader are also

New Photo Gallery of MINI's Fashion-Inspired 'Life Ball' Editions

We've already told you about this year's special-edition MINIs for the annual Life Ball AIDS research auction in Vienna, Austria, but the British automaker has just dropped some new pictures of all variants.

Audi TTS Coupe Wears Porsche 911 GT3 RS Colors

There's no doubt about what car the future owner of this Audi TTS Coupe would like to own when his bank account allows it. Finished in a washed out green shade with glossy black detailing and alloy wheels, this color combo screams Porsche 911 GT3 RS from a mile away. The 272-horsepower-strong TTS has 22,719km on the odometer and it's up for sale by an Audi dealer in Nuremberg, Germany. More

MINI Life Ball Specials: Photo Gallery from the Vienna Gala

For the 18th annual Life Ball fundraiser for people with HIV and AIDS that took place on July 17 at Vienna's City Hall Square, MINI joined forces with celebrity fashion designers Diane von Furstenberg, Kenneth Cole and Calvin Klein Collection's Francisco Costa to create three one-off specials.