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Cyclist Clings To Road-Ragin' Ford Escort?

This video shows a cyclist clinging to the hood of a car, allegedly driven by a man later charged with kidnapping, second-degree attempted assault, driving under the influence of intoxicants, third-degree criminal mischief and reckless driving in connection with the incident. According to the story, the cyclist yelled "slow down!" after which the driver went back to hit him. But is it real? Someone must have been really sharp with their camera-phone (which they evidently decided to hold with both hands) to grab this one. So, what do you think really happened here?
[via KATU] Hat tip to blankfocus!

4:00 PM on Tue Jul 15 2008
By Mark Arnold
4,425 views, 69 comments

Latest by NovaloadMissesPolar: @Dr.Danger is in Denial: I spit on my monitor. But hey, where can I get one of those inboard--well, onboard--mechanics? @beercheck: You've been on a roll lately. Kudos on the witty reparte, Dude. But as for the rest of the post, dayum, more »

down on the street bonus edition

Oregon Suzuki LJ80, Plus Bonus '66 Ford F-100

PaulN continues to send in photos of interesting machinery he's found in Eugene, Oregon, and today we're going to look at a "Suzuki Jeep," otherwise known as a Suzuki LJ. I've never seen one of these in my life, but apparently some were sold in North America back in the day. Make the jump to read Paul's description and check out his indestructible '66 Ford truck.

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2:20 PM on Wed Jun 18 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,465 views, 35 comments

Latest by JoshIsTheReason: I used to work for a Suzuki Dealer (yeah I know) back in like 2000 and some guy was looking for parts for one of these and we could actually still get some stuff more »

novelties

Oregon Cop Slapped With Illegal Parking Complaint

An Oregon police officer chose the wrong time and the wrong person to mouth off to regarding a cruiser parking job. Eric Bryant, an attorney and Oregon citizen, watched as Officer Chad Stensgaard parked his patrol car illegally in front of a restaurant while waiting on and picking up food. Bryant then confronted the police officer about the parking job and received what we'll call a "dickish" response. More »

1:00 PM on Mon Apr 21 2008
By Travis Hudson
4,478 views, 83 comments

Latest by n/a: So I see, when a a*hole-cop meets an a*hole-lawyer, the biggest a*hole wins? more »

down on the street bonus edition

After 50 Years, Woody Edsel Wagon Still Laughs At Washington Rain


Apparently believing the Studebaker Champ pickup he shot wasn't quite rare enough, VintageRacer went back out on the Seattle streets and found this 1958 Edsel station wagon, equipped with the finest in Eisenhower Era woodgrain and surprisingly little rust. Make the jump for another gallery and VintageRacer's description.

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2:00 PM on Thu Mar 27 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,141 views, 39 comments

down on the street bonus edition

Looking For Old Saabs On The Street? Head To Eugene!

I've come up woefully short in the Saab department in DOTS, with the oldest Born From Jet car I can find in Alameda being a 30-year-old 99. Fortunately, we have Oregonian PaulN doing his part to remedy the Saab Shortage, and he's caught this rough-but-proud '68 parked on the street in Eugene. Be sure to make the jump for more photos, but not before you read some of PaulN's Auto-biography series on TTAC!


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9:45 AM on Wed Mar 5 2008
By Murilee Martin
1,308 views, 42 comments

Latest by n/a: @graverobber: Comment on Looking For Old Saabs On The Street? Head To Eugene! > a Deluxe V-4 sporting the Taunus V-4 engine also used in the lovely > Sonnet... It's Sonett, S O N E T T Ford V4 only in the Sonett more »

gaming

Oregon Trail Remake Ditches Wagons for SUVs, Hybrids And... Umm, Wagons

The cult classic game, Oregon Trail, has finally received a much needed update. Thule Trail is an independent game still utilizing the same style of graphics, but an updated story line that involves a cross-country trip to a music festival in a variety of cars including the Honda Insight, Dodge Nitro or an old Volvo station wagon, rather than a 19th century cross country trip of settlers in a rickety wagon. More »

4:45 PM on Mon Dec 17 2007
By Travis Hudson
2,905 views, 26 comments

i just can't stop eating these chicken mclugnuts

Seatbelt Heimlichs Passed-Out Fast-Food Glutton, Saves Life

In one of those feel-good stories that just makes you feel proud to be an American, the aptly-named Steven Earp had his life saved because he'd remembered to buckle up before driving... though not in the usual way. Seems Mr. Earp, of Eugene, Oregon, was enjoying his fast-food breakfast so much that a McBolus became lodged in his body's air-intake apparatus, causing him to black out. At that point, his '97 Civic smacked into a parked Mazda, and the impact caused the seatbelt to perform a most effective Heimlich Maneuver on Mr. Earp. EPD Sergeant Mozan wants us to be more careful: "We urge people to take the extra time to pull over to the side of the road to enjoy your breakfast sandwiches." [Register-Guard]

9:45 AM on Fri Aug 17 2007
By Murilee Martin
714 views, 18 comments

Latest by rg: I like the graphic, but i'm not usually dressed when in that position. more »

bdsm in oregon

Phallic Traffic Posts Under Scrutiny

An Oregon town is considering fitting its bollards with chains, piercings and prophylactics after residents complained of their phallic nature. The plan was cooked up by Keizer officials in an attempt to save money, replacing the controversial cement posts would cost an additional $20,000. No word yet on whether Tobias "Leather Daddy" Fünke is the town's Traffic Consultant. More »

5:13 PM on Mon Jul 9 2007
By Wes Siler
2,465 views, 24 comments

news

Porsche 911 GT3 Makes A Mess At Oregon Autocross

From what we hear, it was a nice day for some AutoX action in Oregon on Sunday — we think that means the cloud cover parted for like an hour. But what do you expect from the great northwest? An hour of sunshine makes for a pretty good day out there. Unless, of course, you were an owner of the Porsche, Celica, WRX or Audi in the pictures below. If any of those were yours, you ended up not so much coming away with the thrilling experience of watching some awesome SCCA regional action. Instead, you ended up watching your ride get the crap smacked out of it by a $130,000 Porsche 911 GT3 driven by the owners clutch-confused friend. Talk about a terrible way to end a weekend. [Hat tip to Kris!] – Ray Wert More »

11:48 AM on Tue Apr 24 2007
By Ray Wert
8,740 views, 30 comments

Latest by nweaver: Enyce: Thats why they have photos. For all but the GT owner, the photos are gold for dealing with insurance. more »

news

Surprisingly Sober Dad Locks Kids In Car Trunk For Vacation

Not content to let the Australians beat us in the category of "worst parents," an Oregon man was arrested yesterday for locking two of his kids in his car's trunk for the family vacation. The small car he was driving didn't have room for himself, his fiancee and his four kids so he did the reasonable thing and stowed two away in the back. We say reasonable because taking two cars would be horrible for the environment and letting them ride in their siblings' laps would be uncomfortable. Of course, if dad had just rented a Family Truckster he could have avoided being charged with two counts of reckless endangerment. "Spring Break 2007, WHOOO!" – Matt Hardigree

5:00 PM on Mon Apr 2 2007
By Matt Hardigree
720 views, 6 comments

Latest by Placebo: Wait, this is illegal? BRB, I gotta hit the parking lot for a sec... more »

news

Oregon Lawmakers Try to Put Tweeny in the Corner

Goddammit. We know there are idiots in this country who have no business reproducing. Sadly, this has always been the case. And as eugenics run counter to our antifascist tendencies, all we can do is use our bully pulpette to grouse about a bill in Oregon that lawmakers are attempting to pass, mandating that children under 13 ride in the back seat of automobiles. We're all for safety — to a point. And what of kids in non-quad-cab pickup trucks? Will children be banned from riding in sports cars? Or vehicles without five-star crash ratings? At some point we need to be cognizant that overregulation and a society of fear play right into the hands of the asshats who want all of us to be just like them. Hey brother, can you tell me the way to the nearest megachurch? – Davey G. Johnson More »

5:00 PM on Thu Feb 22 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
486 views, 9 comments

Latest by Jeff Welch: "asshats" Dammit I love that word. more »

news

The Roar of the Jetliners Could Be Farts: Portland Worries About Plane Pollution

We're big fans of Portland, Oregon. Sure the downtown one-way system and obsessively obsessive buslanes are a pain in the ass and the punkers sparing for change give us bad Telegraph Ave and Gilman Street flashbacks, but it's a beautiful, civic-minded city. And PDX is simply one of the best airports in the country. Recently, critics of the facility commissioned a study of air quality in the flight path of the place. But when the Southwest Clean Air Agency said that they couldn't differentiate the difference between toxic compounds in the air from those produced by vehicles, rendering the study inconclusive, a fight broke out between airport proponents and eco-minded folks. However, most people agree that less benzene is a good idea. We can get behind less benzene, although the Ferrari 308 GT4's "benzina" gauge is totally freaking awesome. Just for the record. – Davey G. Johnson More »

4:15 PM on Fri Feb 2 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
58 views, 11 comments

Latest by Turboner: Apologies, I should never start a sentence with the word, "and." What can I say, other than vocab and spelling, I was always more of a math guy. more »

accidents

Profiles in Accidental Hoonage: It's Broughton Bishop, Ice Dancer Extraordanaire

79-year-old Broughton Bishop of Portland, Oregon, is the man responsible for the fabulous unintentional hoonage caught on camera by a man on his roof with a video camera and too much time on his hands. Bishop's the guy in the XC90 who manages to do a convincing impression of a pinball on Portland's Southwest Salmon Street and then careening down 20th Ave. Bishop's wife, Mary, said that he would prefer not to be interviewed. After getting a gash to the head stapled up, Bishop went back to work. Goodonya, Broughton, we're glad you're not hurt and well, you entertained millions. – Davey G. Johnson More »

10:30 PM on Fri Jan 19 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
161 views, 8 comments

Latest by GameBreaker: I agree with Turboner, why can't there be more stringent driving tests or at least check on drivers? I live in Chicago, and back in the day I had a 400hp 5.0 mustang with tall rear gears. more »

news

Portland Oregon and Sloe Gin Fizz: Sliding Cars With Dysentery

The inimitable ThnderBlt sent us a link to this clip the other day, but the damn thing crashed our browser. But the resourceful types at Autoblog — whose budget is larger than ours while their ADD isn't nearly as acute — dug up this version of the vid on YouTube. And oh, crappin' crap, the thing inspires involuntary peals of gigglage. We know what it's like to be helplessly sliding toward another vehicle at low speed on ice. It sucks in ways that few things that don't involve permanent injury, loss of house, home or girlfriend do. However, it's still damn funny to watch. – Davey G. Johnson More »

6:15 PM on Thu Jan 18 2007
By Davey G. Johnson
384 views, 35 comments

Latest by djsupersoul: a. it is legal to use studded tires, or snow chains in oregon. b. it is very hilly. people know not how to drive in the snow young jedi. therefore (a). c. floor it bitches! more »

retro: racing

Lapping Portland International Raceway in the Olympia Charger

We'll have a full report on the testing of the Olympia Charger at Portland International Raceway up here soon. In the meantime, Christophe Schwartz, general man about France, all 'round good guy and spearhead of the Oly Charger project, kicked down this vid of Dick Pierson's lap around PIR. Let us just say this — at any point on the track, one could pick the Charger out by ear. It made the Panoz track cars sound like childrens' playtoys. Manly thunder to the nth degree, this. Watch, listen and orgasm. More »

6:54 PM on Tue Apr 4 2006
By Davey G. Johnson
137 views, 6 comments

Latest by jrhmobile: But I flat out agree the bellow of a Hemi at 6500 beats the shrill wail of a small-block Chevy at 9 grand any day. Thanks for the cool clip. more »

news

33 Percent of All Cars in US to Fall Under CARB's Rule in 2009?

Oregon, Rhode Island and Washington are expected to adopt the policies of the CARBies today, following the lead of Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania and Vermont in adopting California's set of stringent emissions standards, putting the number of states under the California Air Resources Board's authority by 2009. The combined 11 will make up 33% of the United States' automotive market, which gives the Golden State's agency a truly unique power. More »

6:37 PM on Thu Dec 22 2005
By Davey G. Johnson
253 views, Comment

news

Bait Cars in Lebanon!

Oh man, the possibilities that arise when "bait" and "Beirut" could be used in the same sentence. Sadly for our alliterative aspirations, the Lebanon above is in the great state of Oregon. And like its fellow Oregonian burg Salem, Lebanon is instituting a bait car program of its own. Officials are keeping fairly tight-lipped about what's involved, as they don't wanna tip off potential crooks, but they say they will swap cars with other municipalities using the same system, allowing for a wider pool of vehicles to catch the poipatraytahs all unawares-like. More »

3:01 PM on Tue Nov 22 2005
By Davey G. Johnson
157 views, Comment

news

Dashboard Confessional: Oregon to Supplement Smog Stations With Self-Serve, Big Brother

No apologies to Chris Carraba and his brand of tatted up, beach-bro wuss rock for the above, by the way. Officials in Oregon have decided to make life simpler for owners of '96-and-newer vehicles; for 39 bucks, they can buy a little dash-mounted box that plugs into the OBD II port and checks to see if all emissions-related components of the engine are performing as intended. The boxes then transmit a signal to the state, who then notifies the owner of a problem and gives said polluters 45 days to fix it. More »

10:59 AM on Mon Sep 19 2005
By Davey G. Johnson
124 views

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