Man given ticket after getting run over by his own truck

Jeffrey N. Ross — Wed, 05 Dec 2012 10:00:00 EST

Filed under: Truck, Etc., Government/Legal, Safety, Chevrolet

Let it be noted that the best way to stop an out-of-control car with no brakes is to try engaging the parking brake. That being said, it's also a terrifying occurrence, so logic is sometimes thrown out the window in lieu of more of a reflex-oriented response. Brian Reynolds, 40, found himself in the latter scenario when the brakes on his Chevrolet pickup failed near a park in Salem, Massachusetts. While it isn't clear whether Reynolds attempted to engage the parking/emergency brake, at some point he opened the door and tried pulling a Fred Flintstone, using his foot to try and stop his truck.

At some point after opening his door, the Salem Patch reports that Reynolds fell out of his still-moving truck. The pickup ran over his leg before continuing down the street, only to crash into a fire hydrant. Although the specific injury wasn't reported, Reynolds was hospitalized, and adding insult to injury (in the most literal sense of the phrase), the local police reportedly ticketed him for operating a vehicle with defective equipment.

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Red light-runner launched into airborne pirouette

Jonathon Ramsey — Tue, 17 Jul 2012 11:31:00 EST

Filed under: Government/Legal, Safety, Videos

The image above is the aftermath of what happened at an intersection in Roselle Park, New Jersey. The driver of the dark, mangled car in the lower left ran the red light, hit a car in crossing traffic, was shunted into the ramped concrete divider and launched into an airborne 360 and a light pole.

The video itself wasn't as controversial as the fact that it was released at all. American Traffic Solutions (ATS), the company that has a contract managing red light cameras for Roselle Park, posted the video on its website to offer a demonstration of what happens when people run red lights. City residents complain that the timing of yellow lights is too short - which, admittedly, had little to do with this spectacle - but the city police chief defended the cameras and their effects on local traffic. You can watch the incident in the video below.

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