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New research from Australia, the land of hoons and hoonage, says encouraging people to speed and removing speed limits could mean safer highways. Speeders, rife with adrenaline, apparently have significantly reduced reaction times and increased hazard perception. Crikey! More »
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Chinese Maoists during the Cultural Revolution used Jiǎntǎo, or self-criticism, to purge counter-revolutionaries. Now, it's a go-to punishment for young rich kids who get busted flogging Lambos, Benzes and Porsches. Chairman Mao would have mad lulz. (H/T Overunder!) [China Hush] More »
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The yearly traffic crackdown by police across Minnesota tapped a red Corvette owner in rural Wadena County, whose passenger ratted out the driver for doing 178 mph. Maybe Prince ran out of pancakes? (Hat tip to Eric!) [Minneapolis Star-Tribune] More »
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We'd have loved it if Tom Riall, Serco CEO, supplier of over 5000 UK speed cameras, was busted doing 100MPH in a 70MPH zone by his own product, sadly he was nicked the old-fashioned way. More »
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Landon Wilburn has a grudge. Staked out by the side of the road, armed with nothing but a Hot Wheels-brand radar gun and a siren-equipped flashlight, he's tackling his Louisville, Kentucky neighborhood's speeding problem single-handedly. Said one local resident of the results: "When I saw it happening, I got the biggest kick out of it. People were locking up their brakes when they saw him." More »
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