It’s not everyday you are presented the chance to be a hero. And when you are, would you act on the opportunity? One German man driving on the Autobahn stepped up to the plate when he saw a Volkswagen swerving and knocking into the guardrail. The man was driving a Tesla Model S and quickly got in front of the out-of-control Volkswagen. He began to apply his brakes until he safely brought the car to a stop. As if that’s not enough, the man then noticed the driver of the VW was unconscious, so he got out of his car and stabilized the man while emergency responders were on their way. This good deed did not go unnoticed. Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla himself, got wind of the story and repaired the damage to the man’s Tesla and had the work expedited for him free of cost!
Distracted driving is no joke, there have been many laws set in the past years to ward against it. Using your phone while driving is maybe the most common, but you may have also seen people putting on makeup or even reading. Police in Iceland have had to warn tourists against another form of distracted driving, however. Driving while staring at the Northern Lights. Motorists driving in Iceland have been pulled over for suspected intoxication, swerving and erratic driving. After questioning, the police found the cause was that the drivers were awestruck by the aurora borealis. Police have had to warn drivers not to stare at the natural phenomenon while driving, because distracted driving is dangerous no matter the cause. If you find yourself driving in Iceland, be sure to save your gazing of the Northern Lights until after you are done driving. Otherwise, you’ll be seeing a whole other set of lights, but these ones will be in your rearview mirror.
If you enjoy driving, you probably have a dream vehicle you aspire to own one day. For some it’s the fully electric car like a Tesla. For others it’s the height of Italian engineering in a Ferrari or Lamborghini. And then for one man in Ireland, it’s a seven-ton tank. That’s right, a seven-ton military tank. The guns have been deactivated allowing him to drive it around and that is just what he plans to do. He’ll be seen taking it to the grocery store, just driving around, and reports say that one of his friends even wants to be driven to his wedding in it. Stories like this prove that dreams can come true if you’re patient and persistent, but some dreams have a much higher fuel cost than others.
You may already think “green” when you think of Ireland, but the country continues to further go green. Recently, Irish Parliament voted to stop the public funding of fossil fuels. If the bill passes the country would pull all investments from things like gas, coal and oil over five years from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund. The vote is a bold move that stresses the importance of alternative energy. If the bill passes it would make Ireland the first country to make a move like this and stop investing in fossil fuels.
We all know it, speeding is wrong. Not only is it unsafe, it’s also against the law and can land you in trouble. One Massachusetts man found himself in court to defend against a speeding charge. The man’s defense was that the radar gun may have picked up a nearby running deer rather than his car. Needless to say the charge and fine remained. His defense may not have won his court case, but it could’ve won him an award for creativity.
