Topic: Accidents
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Videos
Wildly Futuristic Stop Sign of the Day: A Laser-Powered Water Curtain in Sydney
The most ingenious way to stop too-tall trucks from colliding into bridges.
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DIY Urbanism of the Day: How Many Drivers in Your Nabe Aren't Signaling?
And are they better or worse than the national average?
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Videos
In Russia, a Freak Urban Geyser Smashes Cars With Flying Asphalt
A parking lot in Smolensk was flooded within minutes on Thursday by a violent pipe rupture.
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Videos
Another Giant Sinkhole Appears in China, Swallows One Person
This latest gaping chasm is said to measure four-stories deep.
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Videos
More of China's Infrastructure Falls Into the Center of the Earth
A sinkhole in Guangzhou has eaten six shops, a sidewalk and several trees.
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The Big Fix
Is There Less Drunk Driving in the South, Or Just Less Data?
We've got a couple of theories.
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Videos
Russian Motorist Films Own Attempt at Aiding Plane Crash Victims
The man ventured into the eviscerated fuselage to retrieve a wounded woman after Saturday's accident at Vnukovo Airport, which killed five crew members.
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Videos
Big Chunk of Turkish Infrastructure Caves In, Eats a Student
This person probably did not imagine spending the day trying to crawl out from a brand new hole in the street.
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Traffic Fatalities Are on the Rise in New York. Is Distracted Driving to Blame?
City officials think so, and they've launched a low-tech campaign to get people to pay attention.
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Dubai's Misguided Effort to Motivate its Bus Drivers
A nice idea in theory that's nonetheless super unsafe.
