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more about #uk more comments → Kuro: Happened to me when I was a kid by teenagers in my neighborhood: Brother and I snuck out at night and demolished the car - tires, interior, paint, eve... more » 86LX5.0: lol if they were driving on the right side of the road none of this would have happen more » Robotube on PSN wants to play SFHD.: It seemed funny at first, but I thought about what happened "after" and it didn't seem funny anymore. These kids' days are ruined, and so are their b... more » Krochus: AUDI driver? Or just a freelance asshole more » stuntpuppy: Would have been funnier with Kevin Kline driving a huge Plymouth yelling "ASSHOLE!!!" out the window. more » Flathead Smith: I used to know a guy that got a huge kick out of doing this to little black kids waiting for the school bus in his community. He was a jerk. I alway... more » kolorfast: This is hilarious. Everyone who says "BOOHOO What if she hit the kids?" should unclench and wait for an actual tragedy to happen. I've been drenched b... more » KNaudi: every one has their panties in a bunch over this... it was a JOKE! jesus, where is your sense of humor? more » 62imperialcrown: Poor kids - if they were in Canada, they would have a solution to the problem: [www.youtube.com] more » Shadowman615: Hmmm. According to the driver, the kids were playing around in the rain and puddles and yelled for her to splash them when she drove by the first time... more » AtlBchGator: Wah, Wah. I'm hearing a lot of bellyaching from this crowd. Not much mention of what the kids might have LEARNED. Don't stand in front of a puddle ... more » Alfisted: What's her name? Kerry Coward? Shameful behavior. more » danio3834: Yeah, its mean, but a legal consequence for getting some people wet? C'mon more » beercheck: Puddle and asshole behavior aside, kids fall/are nudged off curbs all the time. She was easily doing 3x the speed she should have when passing by. F... more » that ain't the way to have fun, son: Careless? Not really...they were being quite careful to get maximum splashage. Inconsiderate? That's a typically British understatement. This is, ... more » -
#carcrime
UK Driver Speeds Through Puddle, Drenches Kids, May Face Prosecution
British driver and terrible person Kerry Callard is facing prosecution after this video surfaced on YouTube, showing her purposely driving through a huge puddle and drenching kids waiting at a bus stop while her passenger provides excited commentary. More » -
#carart
Banksy Bristol Museum Installation Features Burned-Out Ice-Cream Truck
A burned-out ice-cream truck is at the center of 100 never-before-seen works pseudo-anonymous graffiti artist Banksy has installed at Bristol's council-owned City Museum and Art Gallery, replacing many of the UK museum's regular artifacts. [BBC] -
#industrynews
UK Hyundai Dealers Prepping For Scrappage Rush
Hyundai is readying itself for a big rush of business when UK scrappage allowances, their version of cash for clunkers, are introduced this year. Inquires at Hyundai dealers are already up 400%. More » -
#google
UK Cameraman Turns The Tables On Google Street View Car During Argument
It looks like Google is continuing to make friends in the UK—only this time it's the driver of the Street View car that was outraged. [Gizmodo] -
#topgear
Michael Harvey Out As Top Gear Magazine Editor?
UPDATE! After receiving tips (plural) this morning Michael Harvey, editor-in-chief of Top Gear Magazine, "left [the magazine] this morning. Under a cloud," Harvey and the BBC have responded below. More » -
#googlestreetview
Google Street View Car Attacked By Angry Village Mob
After a recent spate of burglaries, residents of Broughton, a village in Buckinghamshire, UK, formed a human chain around, and hurling insults at, a Google Street View car, refusing to allow it inside the hamlet. More » -
#barnfind
Priceless Cache Of Thirty Vintage Cars Found In Rural UK Town
Village mechanic Jimmy Blanche collected antique cars for decades on his land. The decaying but complete and restorable Daimlers, Singers and Austins will be auctioned off in April. More » -
#accidents
Laptop-Distracted Truck Driver Kills Family Of Six
A tragic story unfolds as a truck driver distracted by his laptop rear-ends a family carrier and crushes them between two massive semis. More » -
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#novelties
UK Vanity License Plate Gets Record Reserve Auction Price Of $14K
One of the many ways British males compensate for lack of sexual prowess is by purchasing extraordinarily overpriced license plates. This "1 0" plate's expected to set a record, with an auction reserve of £10,000. More » -
#carpocalypsenow
UK unveils £2B auto industry loan package. [MotorsToday]
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#media
Random Brit Tech Writer Claims UK Drivers Are Terrible
The article piqued our interest by starting:
Britain may not have an empire any more, but one thing we still rule the world at is bad driving."
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#topgear
Top Gear Fan Pays $19,358 For "Stig" License Plate
You've got to be creative to see "The Stig" in it, but a license plate reading "THE 571G" went to a fan of UK driving show Top Gear at a DVLA auction in the UK for a price of just under $20,000 (£10,690). The UK motoring site Pistonheads claims the winning buyer was Rick Fusari, owner of the Greenford Motors car dealership in West London. Fusari snagged the plate from 11 other Top Gear fan-boys bidding on the vanity plate and now has the dilemma on which of his two Ferraris to place the plate. Either way, we're hoping he doesn't buy a white helmet to go along with it. -
#topgear
BBC Facing Calls To Sack Clarkson Over Boasts Of Speeding 186 MPH On British Public Roads
The Beeb's facing some criticism today from road safety activists over comments made by the very lovable, huggable and downright loud, Jeremy Clarkson. Actually, it's not just criticism — it's an outright call for his firing from the venerable Brits who broadcast. Apparently, during an interview by Daily Mail columnist Rosie Boycott, the 48-year-old host of the world's bestest motoring show was asked what was the fastest he had ever driven. Mr Clarkson replied: "On the public roads...186." Jeez. Didn't they know he was obviously talking about public roads with unlimited speed limits — like the Autobahn? Oh, wait, what's that? He was talking about the the Limehouse Link tunnel between Central London and Docklands in a Bugatti Veyron? Oh. Well, then he's a silly twit, isn't he for making mention of it? This isn't the first time he's had run-ins over road-going incidents, despite his proud claim of having "never been pulled over for speeding." More »
