The Killer in the Backseat
22 November 2017 - A crazed killer is discovered hiding in the back seat of woman's car at a gas station.
Tagged "Highway Hazards"
Were Car Headrests Designed as Emergency Escape Tools?
9 October 2018 - Car headrests were designed for resting heads. Any other use is incidental to their intended purpose.
Flashing Headlights Gang Initiation
6 January 2018 - A warning about gang members driving around with their headlights off, then killing anyone who flashes them, is old and false.
Is Cell Phone Use at Gas Pump Dangerous?
13 July 2018 - Does the use of cellular phones pose a danger of touching off explosions at gas stations?
Carjacking Irony
31 March 2014 - A driver foils an attempted carjacking by ignoring a 'body' lying on the road, then inadvertently kills her four would-be attackers.
Pink Lady
18 May 2013 - Did an artist secretly paint a 60-foot-high image of a naked woman above a tunnel in Malibu Canyon in 1966?
Spunkball
28 January 2013 - Are teens throwing lit gas-soaked rags into cars as a new way to amuse themselves?
Slim Jim Deaths
30 March 2011 - Are police officers dying in airbag accidents caused by trying to open locked car doors with a lock pick?
Static Electricity and Gas Pump Fires
29 May 2018 - Is static electricity a suspected cause of a reported increase in gas station refueling fires?
Sig Alert Origin
30 March 2011 - Are Los Angeles' 'sig alerts' so named for an acronym for 'stay in garage'?
Severed Fingers
30 March 2011 - Motorist who has a run-in with ruffians afterwards find the severed fingers of his assailants on his car.
Slasher Under the Car
29 March 2011 - Do thieves hid under people's cars to slash their ankles?
