53-year-old Tim Egan and his nephew were bicycling in Boulder, Colorado on Tuesday in order to train for the Triple Bypass Bike Race when they had a run in with an animal. The two were going down a hill at about 45 mph when Egan saw a big blur rush out from the trees. At [...]
Cyclist accidentally runs into dog while going downhill. Wait a sec, it was a bear!
June 27th, 2008 · No Comments
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“Brain freeze” causes car crash
June 13th, 2008 · No Comments
Ever eat ice cream or drink a cold drink so fast that your brain hurt? A 66-year-old man who recently crashed into a house blamed “brain freeze” for the accident. Robert Schulz of Salina, Kansas told police that his flavored and frozen drink from a Sonic restaurant gave him a sharp pain in his head [...]
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Drunk driver meets bicycle race (with crazy picture!)
June 3rd, 2008 · 1 Comment
A bicycle race in Mexico took a tragic turn for the worst when a drunk driver swerved into a field of cyclists. Seven athletes were severely injured, with one fatality. It was an American from Texas too, which will probably greatly ease tensions between the countries. This really is a crazy image!
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Image: A plane-crazy landing!
May 19th, 2008 · No Comments
This picture is from a bizarre incident near Dallas, Texas, when a plane landed on top of another plane. Both of the pilots seemed to think the other would give way, one plane was trying to take off and one plane was trying to land. The planes collided on the runway, with the landing plane [...]
Pilot: “Hang on! We’re having engine trouble” *Passenger jumps out*
May 10th, 2008 · No Comments
The passenger of a biplane jumped out after the pilot informed him of engine trouble. As the 65-year-old pilot prepared for a crash landing, the passenger became terrified, unbuckled his seat belt, climbed on the wing, and jumped out as the plane landed. The pilot crash landed into a hay bale going 40mph and managed [...]
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Auto company uses cadavers for crash tests. Can you guess which one?
May 8th, 2008 · No Comments
General Motors recently finished a multi-year research project where it used human bodies to crash test cars. The study investigated what happens to the body when involved in an accident. If you ever thought where your body might go when you donate it to science, this is it. A representative of the Swedish Road Administration [...]
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Overzealous driver wrecks Aston Martin on-route to new Bond film
April 20th, 2008 · No Comments
A $267,000 Aston Martin DBS on-route to the new James Bond film “Quantum Of Solace” was wrecked when the over-excited technician driving the car decided to test the car’s power and ended up testing its safety features as it plummeted into Italy’s Lake Garda. Ironically, the car was slated to be used in a car [...]
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Pilot steered falling plane away from children before crashing
April 1st, 2008 · No Comments
A small plane crashed into a home in the UK on Saturday, killing all those on board. An interesting story arose from the crash though. Witnesses claim to have seen the pilot make a last minute turn just before he crashed. The plane was initially going to crash land into an open field but when [...]
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