In Manchester, where I went to university, there exists a few of these bollards which are movable. The idea is that it enables roads to be bus-only, as they have radio transmitters which when activated lower the bollard into a pit in the ground, allowing  them to pass. The bollard senses when the vehicle has [...]

A couple in America are trying to sue a zoo for US$10,000,000 for what they call ‘psychological trauma’ after they were stuck in a cable car ride for the almighty total of 5 hours. They were rescued by emergency services (along with the other passengers of the ride) of course, but there is just no [...]

A woman in Australia showed real determination when she crashed her car into the front of a convenience store whilst driving drunk. That may not sound too amazing, but when she got out of the crashed car, walked into the store and picked up a six pack of beer from the fridge and took it [...]

Yet another dumb criminal has ended up getting collared through his own stupidity, this time by crashing into the police station itself in his car.
Of course this happened in America (where else, huh?). He was driving a pickup truck when he decided what he really wanted to do was smash his way though the front [...]

A couple accidentally drove up a runway at Norwich International Airport in an attempt to hand over a cheque for £10,000 to air ambulance services at the airport. They had been involved in raising the money for charity and were looking for the air ambulance depot when they made the ‘wrong turn’.
Pat Newman was driving [...]

Americans love their guns, they also love their cars. So what could be better than bundling them together for a promotion to sell more cars? A car dealership in the USA has started a promotion offering a free gun or a free gas card worth $250 – and guess which is proving the most popular!
Apparently [...]

A driver in Australia was stopped by police, where they found that his priorities were a bit skewed (or perfectly normal, depending on your view). Whilst his child was rolling around the floor of the car with no seatbelt, his crate of beer was safe and secure, strapped-in and wedged between two rear passengers.
The police [...]