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How to Get Out of Paying Toll in China: Act Like a Ghost 【Video】

How to Get Out of Paying Toll in China: Act Like a Ghost 【Video】

Paying toll sure is a pain.

Back in the good old days, you could just ram through the barrier if you didn’t want to pay; now, thanks to security cameras, doing that will leave you with a ticket and a damaged frame.

Yet while the days of speeding through  toll booths to stick it to the man may be over, the following footage from a Chinese traffic camera shows that you can still get out of paying toll by scaring the sh** out of the man.

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Nissan’s New Safety Technology Wrestles Control of the Wheel from Drivers Facing Doom

Nissan’s New Safety Technology Wrestles Control of the Wheel from Drivers Facing Doom

As the world inches closer and closer to driverless cars, Nissan released a video demonstration of their newest precrash system, the Autonomous Emergency Steering System.  It utilizes an arrangement of camera, laser, and radar sensors to detect objects around your car and avoid potential collisions by commandeering the steering wheel.

In other words, if your car thinks it can drive better than you then it takes control of the wheel.

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Glam Up Your Car – With Gorgeous Fake Eyelashes!

Glam Up Your Car – With Gorgeous Fake Eyelashes!

I’m sure many girls dream of having long, gorgeous eyelashes, and fake eyelashes are one way to achieve that. I know there are some quite outlandish fake eyelashes out there – some using materials like feathers or rhinestones – that are sure to catch the eye. Well, they do say the eyes are the window to the soul, so I guess “dressing up” your eyes is as good a way as any to make a statement. But it seems that fake eyelashes are not just for girls anymore, or just for humans for that matter. Read More

Car Horns on Steroids in India. They Will (Luxuriously) F* You Up

Car Horns on Steroids in India. They Will (Luxuriously) F* You Up

To say that the streets in India are congested is an understatement. If you’re used to driving in Europe or the U.S., basically you’d need to prepare to enter a completely different world, like in Running Man but with 10,000 other contestants.

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Toyota’s New Aqua is Most Fuel-Efficient in the World, But is Not Green

Toyota’s New Aqua is Most Fuel-Efficient in the World, But is Not Green

On Nov 15, Toyota revealed its new compact hybrid vehicle, the Toyota Aqua, as a part of its lineup for the Tokyo Motor Show, which will take place next month.

The Aqua, which is actually a compact version of the company’s best-selling hybrid, the Toyota Prius, will have a fuel economy rating of 40 kilometers per liter (94 miles per US gallon) and is expected to be the most fuel-efficient hybrid in the world. Read More

Hakonori

In Japan, the act of sitting in a car’s side window so that the upper body is exposed outside is called “Hakonori”. It’s popular with Japanese vehicle gangs (known as “Bosozuku”). It’s also highly illegal in Japan. Read More