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How Stop Sticks Deflate Tires Slowly Instead Of Making Them Explode
Back in the day, police officers often used spike strips to puncture tires and force fleeing vehicles to a halt. Now they use devices called Stop Sticks.
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Canada's Car Theft Epidemic Is Starting To Cool Off
After years of rising auto theft numbers and a number of high-profile thefts, the stats are finally heading in the other direction for Canadians.
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The Key Differences Between American And European Police Cars
While both American and European police forces use modified versions of existing mass-market cars, the vehicles they choose to rely on are worlds apart.
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Flock Announces Band-Aids Meant To Remedy Totally Predictable And Widespread Abuse Of Surveillance Equipment
After a seemingly endless flow of stories about system abuse, Flock says it's taking steps to improve its privacy, accountability, security, and transparency.
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Michigan Police Arrest Man For Installing GPS Tracker On Woman's Vehicle During Modifications
Being a woman and having to interact with an industry most informed car people don't always trust is already a difficult task.
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'No Physical Evidence' Driver 'Applied The Brakes Or Took Evasive Action' Before Killing Cyclists, Investigators Claim
When questioned, Benfield reportedly admitted "that he failed to observe the bicyclists until the vehicle directly in front of him changed lanes.
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NC Driver Hits University Cycling Team, Killing 2 And Sending 7 More To The Hospital
The cause of the crash is yet to be announced.
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Flock Cameras In This California Town Are Only Getting License Plates Right 29% Of The Time
While Flock claims that its license plate-reading cameras have an accuracy rate in the high 90s, this town's experience shows a far different set of numbers.
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5,000 Flock Cameras Cover Atlanta, Yet The Police Are Resolving Fewer Crimes
Flock has long claimed that the presence of their cameras increases the rates at which crimes are solved, but the data from Atlanta contradicts that story.
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Shop Charges Woman Almost $4,000 For Transmission Repairs, Then The Mechanic Tells Her The Work Was Never Done
Strapped for cash, the owner of the Ford Edge took out a loan to get the repairs done, but the mechanic says he never touched the transmission at all.
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Florida Man Just Needed A Nap, So He Jumped A Barbed Wire Fence To Break Into An Airbus A320 And Sleep In The Bathroom
JetBlue is claiming that this entire incident caused a flight delay, costing the giant corporation a grand total of $2,400.
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Catwalk Cars: New York City's Weird Wafer-Thin Electric Vehicles Used By Tunnel Police
An overlooked chapter in vehicle history, these ridiculous electric police vehicles have been zooming across Manhattan tunnels until just a decade ago.
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'The Only Thing We Did Was Borrow Two Injectors' Former Kia Service Manager Used Parts From Customer Car To Fix Somebody Else's
After the video went viral, the dealership launched an internal review, and the service manager in question was terminated.
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As Repossessions Rise, License Plate Readers Aren't Just For Cops Anymore
Flock has the biggest network of surveillance cameras in the United States, but cameras mounted to repo vehicles are mobile and scanning neighborhoods.
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Flock Cameras Violate Highway Safety Standards As Well As The Fourth Amendment
The poles that cameras are attached to don't have breakaway points in case a car crashes into them, and some are just stuck right into the ground.
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Dealer Repossesses Deployed Soldiers' Cars, Faces $137,000 Fine
When a service member is deployed for military purposes, repossessing their car isn't as simple as showing up with a tow truck and a claim of missed payments.
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Man Tased And Caught Fire At A Gas Station For Calling A Cop A Name
Firing a taser around fuel and fumes at a gas station is a terrible idea, but this officer did it anyway, and then the man he fired at was lit aflame.
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Forget Violent Crime, Americans Feel Far More Threatened By Risk Of Car Crashes
Americans fear car crashes more than people do in any other country, but fear of crashes is the top concern globally, too.
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Who Can Access Footage From Police Body Cameras?
In which states are cops required to wear body cams, who can legally view the footage, and how? It should be accessible, but that's not really how it works.
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Aftermarket Anti-Theft Device Owners Don't Know How Vulnerable They Are To Hacking
A security system often installed by used car dealerships can remain dormant in your car but be activated by hackers attempting to gain entry.
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Georgia Cops Keep Getting Arrested And Fired For Illegally Using Flock Cameras To Stalk People, But Surely Those 17 Bad Apples Aren't Representative Of The Entire Bunch
Nearly 20 officers have been fired and charged with crimes related to their illegal use of the surveillance technology, and the number continues to rise.
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Have A Road Trip Rule About Not Picking Up Hitchhikers? Statistics Show They're The Ones In Danger
If your first instinct is to lock your car doors, you might be overreacting.
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Ford Will Put A Gun Safe In Your Expedition Because A 4-Digit Code Will Surely Curb Your Road Rage
With a four-digit combination keeping the center console safe locked, Ford isn't advertising this accessory as a gun safe, but that's definitely what it is.
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Auto Journalists Harassed By Cops Just A Result Of Flock Cameras Working 'Correctly'
Flock claims that its system is 99% accurate. But it's scanning 20 billion vehicles a month, which means it's still making 200 million mistakes per month.
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Surprise, Surprise: Flock Cameras Are Collecting More Than Just Your Plate And Car Information
With the FreeForm search tool, law enforcement can use Flock cameras to find vehicles and people by identifying various visual characteristics.
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EV Theft Is Virtually Non-Existent Compared To Gas And Diesel-Powered Vehicles
Data shows that EVs are far less likely to be stolen than traditional gas or diesel vehicles. While there is no hard data as to why, there are several theories.
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EU Wants To Slow Down Fast Drivers Using Satellites In Orbit
Around the world, there's a continued push for speed-limiting devices in vehicles, and the EU could implement GPS-controlled limits as early as 2030.
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