A few days back we saw a nice video from RidetoWorkUK , promoting motorcycles as a commuting option.  And today I saw this new video posted by a British biker showing how wonderfully he bypassed a longggg traffic queue by hopping on the dedicated bus lane.  And with that today I learned, motorcycles are allowed to use bus lanes in some parts of UK..

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Why are we not doing that in this part of the world (i.e., US)? Or do you know of any cities where such a practice is in place?

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Seriously, this video tells you how far America has deteriorated into the abuse of law. The attorney clearly knows what is wrong here (over speeding: speed at impact ~110mph; at times nearing 140mph-160mph as shown in the helmet cam recording) but he still presents the case without any qualms and goes  on to showcase this as a milestone achievement for his firm.  It is clearly the motorcyclists fault and I’m curious to know how this attorney claims to have gotten compensation from multiple insurance companies! (Either he is lying through his teeth or have some stupid layers representing the insurance companies?). As the Redditor pointed out this is a mountain of stupid.   Of course, the operator of the motorcycle is dead, which leaves me wondering if the police have pressed charges against the rest of this reckless crew of bandits who put everyone else (and their own lives) at risk in this high-speed thrill ride. Stupid. A Mountain of Stupid!

Private space venture SpaceX successfully launched its space capsule last week and safely brought back the capsule yesterday. Here are a few pictures sourced from the web (primarily via tweets) that tell you the story as the craft arrived on earth…

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Visually Narration of A Dragon’s Fiery Plunge From Space

Private space venture SpaceX successfully launched its space capsule last week and safely brought back the capsule yesterday. Here are a few pictures sourced from the web (primarily via tweets) that tell you the story as the craft arrived on earth…

Storified by Andy Palanisamy · Fri, Jun 01 2012 18:39:17