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Drive Like A Spy: Tactical Driving, Position, Escape, and Manoeuvre
Intelligence operatives don't drive like civilians because civilian habits create vulnerabilities that hostile actors exploit. These tactical principles keep you safer whether facing genuine threats or simply navigating chaotic traffic.
How a NASA Engineer Discovered a World of Semi Truck Aerodynamics by Accident
What started as a minor bike incident resulted in aerospace engineers applying their knowledge to make 18-wheelers more efficient.
Life-Sized Silicone Doll Tops WeBuyAnyCar's Weird Finds
A Sunderland manager mistook it for a real person. Pet ashes in Bradford stopped staff cold. WeBuyAnyCar's 2025 lost property list proves cars hoard more than just receipts.
Amish Communities Are Allowing E-Bikes
Traditional communities find electric bicycles provide practical transportation while navigating complex theological debates about technology acceptance.
You Can Choose Any Car Colour In Turkmenistan As Long As It's White
Central Asian dictatorship bans black vehicles and forces capital residents to repaint cars white, enforcing presidential aesthetic preferences through fines and confiscation.
How Far Do We Drive In A Lifetime? (You'll Be Surprised)
The average driver covers enough distance to circle the Earth 30 times, though modern trends suggest younger generations may travel considerably less.
Driver With 'James Bond' Style Revolving Number Plate Jailed After Trying To Smuggle £2.7 Million Of Cigarettes
Andreu Silivaniuk concealed contraband inside Bentley car parts and used rotating licence plates to evade detection, receiving four-year sentence.
James May Was Fired From Autocar After Hidden Message Prank Backfired Spectacularly
The future Grand Tour presenter embedded a crude acrostic in the magazine's 1992 Road Test Year Book, ending his staff job but launching his television career.
This Artist Builds Porsche 911 Parts Out of Marble
Dutch sculptor turns air-cooled icons into permanent stone tributes, one component at a time.
Ex-F1 Constructor Ligier Sets New Record for SLOWEST Nurburgring Lap
The JS50 diesel microcar completed the Nordschleife in 51 minutes, proving you don't need speed to make history.
The Long Road to Sobriety: How the World Learned to Stop Driving Drunk
From gentlemen's sport to criminal act, the strange evolution of drink driving laws across a century of motoring.
UK Resident Installs ‘Bear Crossing’ Signs To Tackle Speeding Drivers
With three crashes outside her home in four years, a Forest of Dean resident has turned to local folklore and fake bear warnings to slow traffic.
Why Driving Too Slowly Can Be Just as Dangerous as Speeding
Studies from US and European road safety bodies show that large speed differences between vehicles, not just high speeds, are a major contributor to crashes.
Guy Ligier Started With Nothing But Ended Up Owning an F1 Race Team – And Building Microcars
Ligier recently hit the news by recording the slowest ever lap of the Nürburgring, amusingly claiming this "hinted at its glorious history". But what exactly is that history?
Mexican Police Seize $40M in Motorcycles Tied to Olympian Turned Narco Ryan Wedding
Sixty two high end motorcycles, two Olympic medals, artwork, and drugs seized in raids targeting the former Olympic snowboarder turned alleged Sinaloa Cartel member. The FBI has a $15 million bounty on his head. He's still on the run.
This Two-Headed, Double-Steering Chrysler Minivan Is Truly a Detroit Masterpiece
"The reaction is always either confusion or just hilarity," the creator says.