Minnesota Driver Survives Fiery Crash After Running Stop Sign A driver in a Chevrolet Impala running a stop sign in Minnesota yesterday resulted in a fiery crash overturning a tractor-trailer. We often forget that the vehicle in your driveway weighs at least a ton, is composed of flammable materials, and can easily travel a mile per minute. Most cars and trucks could be… Read more…

Driver Slams SUV Into Stopped Police Cruiser, 4 Injured A police traffic stop on the Southfield Freeway in Detroit was anything but routine early Sunday morning. A driver plowed his SUV into the back of a Michigan State Police patrol car. WWMT reported the massive crash left the stopped car’s two occupants, the state trooper and the SUV’s driver all hospitalized with… Read more…

Wisconsin Driver Finds 7-Foot Python Sleeping On Their Engine If you live in Wisconsin, I imagine the biggest threats to your car are things like the potholes on the roads, rust from all the cheese brine that’s sprayed across the highways in winter and maybe your fellow road users. One thing I wasn’t expecting to hear about terrorizing drivers in the state is massive snakes. Read more…

Who Was The Worst Driver You Ever Met? I moved to a new apartment recently and, while I’m not exactly new to Atlanta, one thing that has surprised me so far is just how bad a lot of drivers in this area are. Just crossing the street in front of my apartment, I’ve already seen people drift into other lanes, nearly hit parked cars, pull into traffic just… Read more…

LPT Request: vetting a personal driver offer from an Uber/Lyft driver Set up/explanation: I (32/f) use Uber or Lyft 6 or 7 days a week, to get back and forth to work, AA meetings, grocery store, pretty much everything. I don’t have a vehicle and it will probably be a while before I have my own vehicle again. I’ve been offered a few times in the past by different drivers, and again very recently by a driver I’d not…

Mispainted Yellow Line On I-95 Fools Driver Assistance Systems The current group of companies chasing the dream of putting a mass-market driverless car into production has yet to clear several significant hurdles. The current state of semi-autonomous driving technology still has systems being confused by the slightest deviations from standard road markings. A mispainted yellow… Read more…

Nvidia boosts Starfield performance with GPU driver update Image: BethesdaNvidia is rolling out an update that will improve Starfield performance for owners of RTX 30- and 40-series cards. Nvidia says its automatic over-the-air update will enable Resizable BAR and boost Starfield performance for its latest GPUs. “Today, Nvidia is releasing a Resizable BAR profile for Starfield which increases performanc…

IndyCar Driver ‘Hit Everything But The Pace Car’ In Crash-Filled Laguna Seca Finale It’s Monday, September 11, 2023, and this is Racing Recap, your summary of last weekend’s motorsports action. IndyCar delivered its championship trophy to Alex Palou at Laguna Seca after a season finale with eight cautions. In NASCAR, it was the best of times and the worst of times for 23XI Racing at Kansas Speedway.… Read more…

Suspected Drunk Driver Calls 911 On Himself After Going The Wrong Way Down A Highway We’ve probably all had a day where you can’t seem to do anything right. One driver in Nebraska certainly had such a night last week after he called police on a wrong-way driver on Highway 77. It turns out, he was calling the cops on himself. Read more…

LPT Request: How do I become a more chilled-out driver, especially when passengers are with me I’m a quiet, soft-spoken person for the most part. I’ve only just recently passed my driving test and being on the road turns me into a person I don’t myself like – anxious, easily startled and aggressive and perpetually complaining. I don’t drive irresponsibly by any means but get very annoyed because I still feel very intimidated on roads, esp…

Driver With Massive Steer as Passenger Is Pulled Over in Nebraska A retired man said he has been driving his pet steer Howdy Doody around in a customized Ford Crown Victoria for seven years without a problem. Then the police in Norfolk, Neb., stopped him.

Is Amazon Prime a driver of conversions/sales? We have a relatively robust business on Amazon, but we are considering dropping from SFP to regular shipping – mostly because the onerous standards and increased cost of shipping. Has anyone got any experience switching Prime on or off? If I’m still offering next day delivery for free, I’d hope that the majority of customers stick around, but I…

A Road-Raging Off-Duty Cop Threatened To Shoot A Driver When someone passes you on the road, what do you do? Do you mutter to yourself about those dang speed demons? Do you accusatorily gesture through your windshield? Or, do you follow that other driver to their home, block their car into their driveway, and pull a gun on them? Read more…

Adam Driver Is Enzo Ferrari In New Trailer For ‘Ferrari’ A new film documenting probably the worst year in Enzo Ferrari’s life will debut on December 25 from the American film distribution company Neon. Read more…

Tesla scolded for hands-free Autopilot mode that could lead to ‘driver inattention’ Image: Edie Leong for The Washington Post via Getty ImagesTesla is in trouble with the federal government. Again. A newly discovered version of Autopilot that allows drivers to operate the advanced driver-assist feature without applying any torque to the steering wheel — a long sought-after feature by Tesla drivers and one used by several other…

Uninsured driver rear ended me, gave me her (expired) info, and left the scene I have her number, address, name. I called her insurance and they said she was no longer insured. i let my insurance know that there was a case so they could note it. i’m going to call my insurance tomorrow, but i just wanted to know if anybody has been in this situation before. anything helps. this was my first accident. submitted by /…

The MSF Basic RiderCourse Made Me A Safer Driver I consider myself to be a pretty attentive driver. Even though I live in a city where driving is not encouraged or the norm, I’m driving fairly often, thanks to my job (working here), and the city forces you to be at attention, often. But after completing the Motorcycle Safety Foundation’s Basic Rider Course, and… Read more…

My car was hit while parked by an allegedly “uninsured” driver. Turns out he is insured after all. I am with Geico and the claim process has already started with them which has been a nightmare. I do not have rental with them so I’ve been stuck carless for two weeks now. Body shop has been sitting on their hands. When I tried to take it to another shop, they threatened me with storage and admin fees. My car will end up being fixed hopefully …

How To Make $170,000 A Year As A UPS Driver Thanks to a historic win by the UPS driver’s union, the pay and benefits of driving for the package delivery service have never been better. If you’re looking for a sweet (and very demanding) gig, you might be wondering what Brown can do for you. Read more…

LPT Request: how to be an excellent driver? I’m still in training and am trying to get my license before senior year. I know most of what’s needed to be a good driver is confidence and knowledge. But what are some tricks and tips you picked on driving that they don’t teach in driving school? For instance, I’m afraid of how much I hit the gas pedal. Sometimes it’s like I’m not even adding…