The 18-year-old Tasmanian driver — "worried" about fuel — turned his car's engine off and removed the keys from the ignition while coming around a bend on a highway, the Mercury newspaper reports.

But he was unable to steer the car out of the path of an oncoming truck after the steering wheel locked. picked by AutumnLotus 3 months ago

HE had been celebrating the start of the new year which would have culminated in his graduation from school.
But Andrew Farrugia's festive partying came to a brutal end when he was fatally bashed at a cab rank while waiting for a taxi at 3am yesterday. picked by teaya21 3 years ago

GRUMPY taxi inspectors have ordered Frankston’s popular “Happy Cab’’ to be stripped of all its cheery adornments. picked by AutumnLotus 7 months ago

When customers pay using their debit card, the driver allegedly passes them a modified handheld device to use. picked by super 2 years ago

A Streamline taxi minibus had to be pulled from the River Nar after the driver, who said he was obediently following the navigation system instructions, drove straight into the water. picked by arsphidius 2 years ago

FBI officers providing security for an FBI office at a mall allegedly focused their cameras into a makeshift changing room where teenage girls would try on various prom dresses. picked by bernardblack 7 months ago

He needed the money for his sick wife and overdue rent, but honesty prevented a motorcycle taxi driver from keeping $17,000 left behind by a passenger. The owner rewarded him with $32 — about seven times what a motorcycle taxi driver makes a day. picked by sholom22 2 years ago

A driverless taxi has been unveiled which could make traffic jams, petrol fumes and crowded buses a thing of the past.

The futuristic pod has no driver, and no opinionated chatter to accompany your journey, but instead a button set in the wall with the word 'start' written beside it. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

Police in suburban Chicago say a taxi driver who didn't have Mace handy when he was attacked by a knife-wielding passenger instead disarmed the man with a can of aerosol deodorant. picked by suebe 5 months ago

A driver who tried to escape from officers by reversing his three-ton car on to the roof of pursuing police BMW was jailed today. picked by AutumnLotus 4 months ago

A veteran bus driver who drove his out-of-control student passengers to the police station for a dressing down has attracted widespread praise.

Police have called Westside Bus Company driver Graham King "brilliant", a school principal has commended him for his strict message to their students and the public registered support for him online in their hundreds. picked by AutumnLotus 9 months ago

Score one for Darwin!

After receiving 32 traffic citations for not wearing a seatbelt he decided to try something different. picked by tigertony 2 years ago

Turns out the man was her boyfriend. Can you say "Assault?" picked by MaskedWriter 3 years ago

It's possible! picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

And her child. Oops. That's a bigger tip than he expected. picked by suebe 4 months ago

Someone in the Spice Girls’ organization has come to realize what most of us already suspected: these women need therapy, badly. The Spice Girls will be accompanied by a therapist for the duration of their reunion tour, according to a report. Executives at record label Virgin are concerned that arguments between the singers could result in one of them deciding to pull out. Bosses will ... read full post picked by smilies32 2 years ago

A group of southern Indiana middle school girls videotaped the beating of a 12-year-old schoolmate and posted it on the Internet

No charges have been filed and police said they have not yet interviewed all the girls, ages 12-14 picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

...trapped in a 2ft wide water pipe while playing at the seaside. picked by topofall 5 months ago

At a time when smoking rates are plummeting, teenage girls remain the most frequent and stubbornly persistent smokers. picked by robfouryqr 3 years ago

Authorities learned five teenage girls had allegedly gone to the residence with the intent of assaulting another juvenile girl ....

*Small town America at its finest. Read the comments to be fully amused. picked by psycmoe 10 months ago