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Maybe you really are better than everyone else on the road.
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Are You Boston's Least Bad Driver?

A new city initiative aims to figure out which Masshole is the least dangerous.
Cara Giaimo October 3, 2016
Car at the car graveyard
Tingsryd SV, Sweden

Kyrkö Car Cemetery

A peat bog in southern Sweden provides a cozy and photogenic home for junked Volvos, Saabs, and the occasional American muscle car.
2002 Bundaberg utes
Deniliquin, Australia

Deni Ute Muster

The world's largest gathering of flatbed coupes can be found annually at this rural festival in New South Wales.
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The Hidden Meaning of Political Bumper Stickers

What does the slogan on your car say about you?
Elizabeth King September 26, 2016
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Why Thousands of Catalytic Converters Are Stolen from Cars Each Year

They contain valuable metals, among other things.
Erik Shilling September 13, 2016
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Driver Jailed After Calling Police to Ask Them to Stop Following Him

They did not stop.
Erik Shilling September 12, 2016
Cloquet, Minnesota

Frank Lloyd Wright Gas Station

The famed architect designed this Minnesota gas station of the future with a lookout tower.
Model A and historic 66 signs
Kingman, Arizona

Hackberry General Store

Don't blink or you'll miss it.
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The World's First Self-Driving Taxis Debut in Singapore

The future is here.
Erik Shilling August 25, 2016
cemeteries

Atlas Obscura's Great Nevada Road Trip

Five days. Fifty hidden wonders. A thousand miles.
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Police Impersonators in the UK Are Now on the Hijacking Beat

Thieves pretending to be cops keep stopping people in Essex, UK, and stealing their vans.
Erik Shilling July 26, 2016
Gridlock madness on Philly's I-95.
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Secret Service Rules Are Causing Traffic Jams in Philadelphia

Trucks over five tons aren't allowed along a nine-exit stretch.
Cara Giaimo July 26, 2016
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The Eternal Mystery of How This Bear Locked Itself Inside of a Car

There were no broken car windows.
Erik Shilling July 15, 2016
This could get you out of half a fine.
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Drivers Are Getting Half-Off Coupons for Traffic Tickets in China

Finally, a coupon you can actually use.
Cara Giaimo July 7, 2016
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How America Joined Its Two Great Loves, Cars and the Outdoors

Auto camps were all the rage in the 1920s.
Sarah Laskow July 5, 2016
Racers
Wildwood, New Jersey

The Race of Gentlemen

Vintage cars and motorcycles race for glory in a throwback motorsport celebration on the Jersey shore.
Miles the Monster
Dover, Delaware

Miles the Monster

The Dover International Speedway is home to a towering, concrete-skinned, racecar-hungry behemoth.
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Police Find Swarm of Bees Intentionally Placed in Car’s Trunk

No.
Tao Tao Holmes June 21, 2016