Prepare your super-cute responses. This is Portland Police traffic officer Mark James. He just caught someone speeding and was about to embark in a pursuit when the unexpected happened. A gaggle (?) of ducks strolled into the street. Mark James showed insane response time and was able to stop, allowing the ducks to make their way to safety. Click below to see the cuteness and a cop with an actual soul.
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Gran Turismo 6 Announced, Looks Absolutely Epic [w/trailer]
For all you children of the 90s, the name Gran Turismo might ring a bell. After 15 years, five installments in and a three year hiatus from the previous GT5, the development team just announced the sixth installment in the racing series. And we’re damn excited to hear it.
Video: Kanye West’s Aventador Slams Kim Kardashian’s Wooden Gate
In the life of a celebrity, Kanye West is having a pretty shitty week if you ask him. He first found his face on the opposite end of a street sign, and now his prized $750,000 matte black Lamborghini Aventador was seen getting almost trapped in Kim Kardashian’s electric gate. Ouch.
Video: Chris Harris Wrings the Porsche 918
Our first reaction to the latest edition of /Drive, was “SON-OF-A-$(%#*@@!!!” What can Chris Harris NOT get access to? We’d love to know. But as we learned more, we learned that even the illustrious Harris does not get unfettered access to the Porsche 918. He is limited to three laps, like all of the other elite journalists. Oh wait, that is still three more laps than we get in the 918…”SON-OF-A-$(%**@@!!”
BMW Shatters Drift Record With 51 Mile Skid [w/video]
Daft Punk and Cars: A Funky Legacy
Toss on the TV, and you will be bombarded with ads featuring various forms of electronic music. I recently saw a Mad Men ad with a dubstep tune in it, and Avicii’s Levels in a Nissan ad pretty much killed any allure for that jam. In our social-media-driven world, taste becomes a fickle thing, and muscial fads are only going to come and go more quickly. But there has been one constant that pre-dates the current EDM (electronic dance music), and that is the duo of Guy-Manuel de Homem-Christo and Thomas Bangalter. You know them as Daft Punk.
Video: Bald Eagles Attack a Nissan Pickup Truck
If you’ve ever been to Alaska you’d know that it’s the closest thing to the frontier we have left in these good ‘ol 50 states. Thus, when you go out to your local grocery store to pick up some fish filets, don’t be surprised when you come back to find a aerie of bald eagles surrounding your vehicle looking for a free meal.
Man Bulldozed Four Homes, Truck in Wa.
Typically, it is Monday when people are in their worst mood of the week. Friday is usually reserved for wasting time until it is time to enjoy the weekend. Apparently, this Washington state resident did not get the memo, and bulldozed over four homes, the truck you see above, and knocked out power for thousands this past Friday. I’d hate to meet this guy on a Monday.
Video: Modern Motorcycle Diaries Follows Che’s Footsteps
Well this is downright stunning. Alex Chacon is apparently a skilled rider, and to prove it, he navigated his way from Alaska to the southern tip of South America, and caught it all on camera. His video, titled “Modern Motorcycle Diaries,” follows in the footsteps of Che Guevara, through South America. While Alex’s trip did not lead to him becoming a revolutionary leader or toppling any oppressive governments, the videos he took were quite stunning, and you can see them below.
What Car Was That in The Great Gatsby? [w/ video]
F. Scott Fitzgerald’s 1925 novel The Great Gatsby tells the story of a mysterious man whose life is a testament to the evils of greed and wanton excess. Almost as mysterious is the automobile that Gatsby drives in the book. Fitzgerald describes it as “a rich cream color, bright with nickel, swollen here and there in its monstrous length with triumphant hatboxes and supper-boxes and tool-boxes, and terraced with a labyrinth of windshields that mirrored a dozen suns” (68). So what of the car in the new Gatsby flick, which comes out today?

