Ford Mustang 5.0 Jumps 70 Feet Before Crash Landing on a Brick Wall

Like it or not, accidents are an unavoidable part of the motor racing world, something that all drivers have to live with.

Steve Butscher is one of those fortunate drivers that had a serious accident but lived to tell the tale almost unscathed.

While running in the AIX Outlaw Ford Mustang 5.0 at the Willow Springs Raceway in Rosamond, California, last month, Butscher entered turn No8 too fast and too wide and as a result, slid his tires on the dirt at a speed of around 130mph (209km/h).

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Quite Possibly, the Most Awesome Hagwalah-Style Save Ever

Of all the mishaps with a happy conclusion that we have seen on the wild, wild roads of Russia, this one has to be if not the best, one of the best ever.

Seriously now, the driver of this silver colored tall hatchback cheated death and made it out alive without even scratching his car.

If you pay close attention to the dash-cam video from a car coming from behind, you will see the driver sliding between two trucks and making a full 360-degree turn only just avoiding contact with another truck.

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Footage Shows Van Ramming Microsoft's Greek Headquarters

Greek authorities have published video footage from a closed circuit television camera of an incident that took place last Wednesday, June 27, at the local headquarters of Microsoft in Athens when three men drove a stolen Nissan van into the building's entrance.

In the video, we can see the driver trying to break the glass doors of the building, something he achieves after some back and forth movements. Somewhat comically, the men found themselves in a bit of a squeeze, as there was not a lot of space at the back while the glass door pillars blocked the driver's door.

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Watch Polish Drivers Try to get a Jeep Cherokee Out of Waist Deep Mud Water

The tallest snorkel and toughest wheels in the world won't do anything to help if you underestimate the depth of a body of water and what lies underneath, as was the case with these explorers that tried to cross a mud pond near the village of Siennica in Poland with their trail-rated, Jeep Grand Cherokee second generation Cherokee.

The video shows the Jeep model filled with water right up to the door handles and stuck in the mud.

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How to Destroy a Skoda Superb with a Tractor and a Bobcat

Like the person who shared this video on YouTube, we have no idea why these men are destroying what looks like a perfectly good car – a Skoda Superb, to be precise. For all we know it could be a skit from a television show.

Still, that didn’t hold us back from spending close to four minutes watching a backhoe-loader with the help of a skid-steer loader doing their thing on the Czech saloon.

Head past the jump to check out the video for yourself and if you happen to have more information, leave us a comment.

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Toyota Imagines an Advanced Future World with Archaic Automobiles

Being the world's largest and most successful manufacturer of hybrid vehicles with more than 4 million worldwide sales since the first Prius hit Japanese showrooms in 1997, Toyota has every reason to promote hybrid technology as the latest and greatest thing to ever come along for your car.

In this commercial titled 'Advanced World', the Japanese automaker imagines a future world that has progressed in every field except automobiles, which are depicted as polluting and noisy hand-cranked cars from the beginning of the previous century.

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Always Look Behind Before You Try to Overtake Another Vehicle…

There's a reason why vehicles and motorcycles have mirrors: for drivers and riders to use them to avoid getting into situations like this. It's your responsibility as a driver to pay attention to what's in front of you, beside you and behind you.

Sure, one could claim that the blue car coming from behind was in the blind spot of the driver of the burgundy colored sedan, but it’s not like it appeared from nowhere nor did it come speeding from behind the last moment.

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SUV Goes Airborne After Heat Creates a Huge Bump on Wisconsin Highway

The extreme heat that has scorched many areas of the U.S. these past few days was to blame for a bizarre accident that took place on Highway 29 in Chippewa County, Wisconsin during the weekend.

The high temperatures caused a section of the highway to buckle up and create a…launching ramp.

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Ancient Rituals Come Alive on Russian Roads

The weapons of choice may have changed over the centuries, but the nature of humans hasn't changed one bit since the beginning of time.

Following an insignificant traffic incident in Russia when the driver of the dashcam-equipped vehicle blocked a taxi that had attempted an unlawful turn, the two motorists stopped on the road to confront each other.

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Greyhound Bus Driver Now has a Zero Tolerance Policy on Cell Phones

Now here's one bus driver that has a very serious problem with cell phones ringing and passengers accepting calls during the road trip. And by serious we mean kicking your arse off the bus serious...

A passenger on the Greyhound bus that was heading to Washington D.C. recorded this clip in April, 2012, – we assume using his or her mobile phone's camera.

YouTube user 'Audorf1' wrote: "I was on a bus ride back to DC and the driver acted so cranky. First he told a mom to shut up her baby from crying and then he said this nonsense."

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De Tomaso Plows into Crowd During Sports Car Meet in Sweden Injuring Several People

A De Tomaso Club gathering in Sweden ended in tears this past Saturday when the driver of one of the Italian sports cars lost control of his vehicle and steered into a crowd at a market in the city of Borgholm located on the island of Öland.

Swedish newspaper Aftonbladet reported that the crash resulted in the injury of four bystanders, two seriously, and both the driver and the passenger of the De Tomaso who were treated for minor injuries.

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Real Life Dark Knight Spotted Racing his Self-Powered Batpod Through Cambridge City

The spoofing of the Dark Knight is nothing new in the YouTube community as poking some fun at the caped crusader with the raspy voice that's sounds like its ready to explode has long been a staple of internet humor.

But that doesn't mean we're not interested when something fresh and original comes out like this 2 minute long video dubbed "Batman - The Dark Knight IRL (In Real Life)", which was made by Robson Thomson.

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Meanwhile in Russia: A Lorry Breaks Free, BMW Hit and Run, Bad Lada and Garbage Truck Overload

Our daily dashcam-video cruise through the hazardous roads of Russia begins with the driver of a large truck that either fell asleep on the wheel or had a problem with his brakes and crashed into two cars waiting for the green light, almost hitting a pedestrian in the process. Luckily, no one is said to have been injured in the accident. Read more »

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BMW 1-Series Coupe Mistakes a Pedestrian Walkway for a Bridge…

If our Google translation of the video uploader's description is correct, a woman driving this BMW 1-Series Coupe (we could be wrong about the model though as the clip is of low quality) wanted to change direction and head towards the city of Santiago in Chile.

In the process, she confused a pedestrian-only walkway for a regular bridge, and well, she quickly found out that it wasn’t… Video and original description from YouTube follows below the break.

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