Thought Burning Man had bad traffic? Scotland’s formerly secluded Fairy Pools have become marred by apocalyptic congestion with tourists waiting in four-hour traffic jams to visit them, according to local tour companies. “The people who work in the Fairy Pools car park have said visitors say it’s like a warzone driving there,” Gordon Pearson, who … Read more
With record numbers of people expected to drive and fly during the week surrounding Independence Day, those traveling for the holiday should prepare for heavy traffic and delays. Nearly 71 million people are expected to travel between June 29 and July 7 around the Fourth of July, according to AAA estimates — that’s 5% more people than last year … Read more
No dice, Hova! Locals think a Times Square casino backed by rapper Jay Z’s company is a bad idea — and would bring even more traffic and crime to the tourist-packed neighborhood, a new survey said. A whopping 71% of registered voters who live in or near Times Square oppose opening a casino at “The … Read more
The American Automobile Association is anticipating a record-tying nearly 44 million travelers — a vast majority hitting the road for at least 50 miles — on the upcoming Memorial Day Weekend. “We haven’t seen Memorial Day Weekend travel numbers like these in almost 20 years,” Paula Twidale, senior vice president of AAA Travel, said of … Read more
When it comes to your commute, a traffic jam might be the least of your worries. The air inside your car may be filled with potential carcinogens in the form of flame retardant chemicals, a new study has found. Researchers, who published their findings in the journal Environmental Science and Technology on Tuesday, detected flame … Read more
This is the bizarre moment a desperate owner performed CPR on a pig in the middle of a major road. The incident in Jingmen, Hubei Province, China, left onlookers stunned as the owner tried to revive the unconscious pig amid heavy traffic. Witnesses say he purchased two breeding pigs to take home for the holidays … Read more
Lost — and found — in space. Thought misplacing your car keys was bad? A satellite called S73-7 that had been missing since the 1990s mysteriously turned up again this week, raising the question of how the Department of Defense lost the interstellar probe in the first place. “The S73-7 satellite has been rediscovered after … Read more
Honk if you want heart disease. Traffic noise is linked to cardiovascular disease and cerebrovascular disease, according to noise experts from the Copenhagen Cancer Institute in Denmark, the Swiss Tropical and Public Health Institute in Switzerland, the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Philadelphia in Pennsylvania and the Department of Cardiology at the Mainz … Read more
The crosswalk is her dance floor. Esther “Star” Bishop’s bread and butter is safely escorting kids across a Bedford-Stuyvesant intersection – while simultaneously shaking her hips and twirling to whatever beat she has blasting through her earbuds. “The dancing, it’s just inside of me, and I’m telling you, I can’t even get it out,” the … Read more
Good news and bad news for residents of Spokane, Washington: While there have been no reports of “angry raccoons” threatening the public, the city does, however, seem to have a prankster on its hands. On Wednesday, Feb. 28, drivers on Northwest Boulevard in Spokane were greeted with a most unusual message on a construction sign. Instead of … Read more
Planes, trains and automobiles will all be packed this week. The Transportation Security Administration predicts this holiday season will be the most traveled of all time, and it seems that no roadways will be shown mercy across the US — especially the tri-state area — for the Thanksgiving holiday. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the Wednesday before Thanksgiving … Read more
Look out, here comes the spider van. A tarantula crossing the road in Death Valley, California is being blamed for causing a massive traffic accident that sent a motorcyclist to the hospital. The spider-induced pileup occurred on October 28 while a Swiss couple was driving their rented camper van on CA-190 east of Towne Pass … Read more
Chilling audio has captured the final words from a pilot of a light aircraft that crashed near Canberra and the desperate attempts of air traffic controllers to reach him. The four-seat Cirrus SR22 took off from Canberra Airport at 2:40 pm heading for Armidale in regional New South Wales and crashed just 10 minutes later. … Read more
They came a long way — but probably didn’t make the opening. Hundreds of white plaster casts of vaginas, believed to have been en route to an art gallery, tumbled onto a road in Irkutsk, Russia, last month after a traffic crash. Bizarre video footage shot by a passerby on Sept. 22 shows a trail … Read more
Walt Disney said Wednesday it will offer discounts on ticket prices for children at its theme parks for a limited period as it looks to boost traffic. Business at amusement parks took a hit during the pandemic in 2020 and 2021 as the spread of COVID-19 forced closures and hit attendance. The business had, however, rebounded … Read more
This dog had the need for speed. A Slovakian man was fined when a traffic camera captured his dog happily behind the wheel of his car, driving over the speed limit in the western Slovakian village of Šterusy. Slovakian police had some fun sharing the news of their interaction with the driving pooch and its … Read more
Rollin’ through stop signs? New research has connected the rise of pot culture to a near 500% increase in traffic-related injuries in Canada over 12 years — especially since the legalization of recreational marijuana in 2018, the University of Ottawa and partners said. Their study was published Wednesday in the journal JAMA Network Open. “Our … Read more
So much for the shellebration. British couple Shannon Williams, 28, and Stuart Martin, 33, claim they had to scrap their $11,000 dream beach wedding in Cyprus last week after their flight to the Mediterranean island was canceled. “I’m absolutely gutted. It’s been traumatic. I still can’t believe it. I’m just distraught,” Williams confessed to Kennedy … Read more
BLACK ROCK DESERT, Nev. – Cutter Ray Palacios, a first-time Burning Man attendee, describes how fellow “burners” fostered a sense of community while being stranded at the Nevada festival by floodwaters. Monsoon rains Friday and over the weekend caused flash flooding at the annual Burning Man Festival, turning the usually dry, desert setting into a muddy mess that prevented … Read more
The Atlantic Ocean has transformed into a tropical traffic jam, bustling with activity as the National Hurricane Center is tracking several disturbances, including four named storms and a fifth coming soon. Post-Tropical Cyclone Idalia is still swirling just off the Atlantic Coast and may still affect Bermuda and bring other impacts to the Eastern Seaboard. Meanwhile, farther … Read more