Lawnmower DUI. LOL!

ce69sscamaro thank you for a great laugh!

We know we shouldn't laugh at someone who's obviously down on his luck. Poor guy - riding a lawnmower because his truck's broken, driving 2 miles to try and get more beer or else his wife'll "stab him in the face". And then, worst of all, the damn cops catch him trundling along the road with a beer in his hand.

The officer seems to be fairly sympathetic up until lawnmower man stands up to fish his license out of his pocket and realizes he needs to take a piss. We think what comes next can be classified as a serious sense of humor failure on the part of the officer.

We're LOAO here at the office. Enjoy watching Lawnmower DUI , but also...know your rights!

We hate to think what that cop would have done to this Drunk Driver In Sweden !

Bullrun: Asking For Directions

It's impossible to talk about Bullrun without including Team Polizei.

Driving in the 2004 rally, and having just escaped the police chopper, Nicholas Frankl & Alex Roy are keen to make good progress. Using the hard shoulder to cut the line at the traffic lights is a standard rally maneuver...there just isn't usually a cop sitting at the front of the line!

See how Asking For Directions will keep you one step ahead of the law.

To see what sort of counter measures Bullrunners bring with them, watch Bullrun Rally 2007, ep 5 of 10

Sexy Girls Have Trouble With Cops

The Bullrun Rally 2008 has just ended so what better time to take a look back at some clips from Bullrun past.

In 2004, the rally traveled from LA to Miami and oh, what a surprise, some of the Bullrunners got into trouble with the law.

Having just driven through Arizona, we know the cops there have zero sense of humor, as these Sexy Girls are about to find out.

Apparently it's unlawful to ride on the back deck of a convertible there (makes sense) but it's also against the law to jiggle your breasts. Who knew?! We love her explanation as to why they were moving around so much though! A Page 3 girl with a brain - outstanding!

Watch the jiggling in Sexy Girls Have Trouble With Cops

F430 Scuderia Chased by LP640

Looks like speedandmotion had a busy (and possibly expensive) weekend.

How come when we're on the freeway, we're surrounded by morons in minivans? Where do we need to be to see this sort of car show go flying by?

We're on board a Lamborghini Gallardo LP640 who's running in extremely good company in this video. There were exotics passing, and being passed, in every direction but we're pretty sure we spied an F599, a Carrera GT, various 360s, various Gallardos, a Diablo, a DB9, a Bentley GTC, and, of course, the F430 Scuderia.

The cars carve through weekend traffic like a hot knife through butter and our soundtrack is the glorious scream of the LP640's engine. Things get faster around the 3 minute mark as the Lambo hooks onto the exhaust pipes of the F430 and they pull away from the pack.

Alas, there's no pulling away from the undercover Highway Patrol car and this video does not end as happily as it might have. No news on whether tickets / jail / lube picked up where this video leaves off.

For more fantastic supercar action, watch these Exotics Cruising & Racing On The Street

And you'd be stupid not to watch the F430 Scuderia Chased by a LP640 video

Bullrun Rally 2007 Episode #6

More action courtesy of Bullrun as we catch up with the 2007 rally en route from Montreal to Key West.

We last left the Bullrunners at their lunchtime stop in Concord, VA, where a hearty BBQ lunch was followed by a tire-smoking drift demo, just the sort of dessert that every petrolhead loves.

The teams then head South, again, bound for Savannah, GA, a genteel town that's never seen the likes of this lot before.

Progress is hampered by seemingly every State Trooper being out on patrol, plus a few unmarked cars that are trying to sneak up on our supposedly unsuspecting Bullrunners. However, plenty of counter measures (plus a relay of phone calls) alerts the pack to the wolf in their midst.

Meanwhile, Team Texas' Richard Rawlings & Dennis Collins are flying into Savannah from LA. Having shattered the cross-country record, they're now intent on beating all the rallyers to the Georgia checkpoint, too.

Back out on the road, Team Audi thinks back roads are the key to coming in first...until they realize they're nearly out of gas. But the prize for competing with true Bullrun spirit goes to David from Team Make-A-Wish who's just paid $2,500 to get bailed out of jail in Virginia. Ah well, at least he got a nice commemorative photo wearing his prison stripes and handcuffs!

It's not a race, it's a rally...but if you get caught speeding, try telling that to the nice officer with the handcuffs.


Watch Bullrun Rally 2007 Episode 6 of 10 .

Bullrun Episode #4

The Bullrunners continue their journey South, peeling out of Vineyard 49 on Long Island and headed for Atlantic City.

Unsurprisingly, Claus in the TechArt Cayenne arrives in 1st place, having caught the early ferry. Behind him, Bullrunners jostle for position, attempting to beat traffic, stay ahead of the law and head in the right direction. Yeah, the whole 'Head South' thing can get confusing.

Meanwhile, Team Texas' Richard Rawlings and Dennis Collins have been tearing across the country and, at around 5am East Coast time, they make a triumphant phone call to Jay Riecke to call in their $50,000 bet. Their transcontinental time? A ridiculously-fast 31:59.

Morning in Atlantic City means bleary eyes and sore heads all round (boy, those blue rinse old ladies in A.C. sure know how to party...) as everyone heads for a checkpoint at Bullrun National Park. Alas, Team Lotus and Team CEC both fall prey to the cops and Team Riecke 2 just can't seem to find the right road.

A quick pit stop and the cavalcade heads for Staunton, VA. This small town ain't seen nothing like this before and all the locals pack the streets to welcome Bullrun to town. They're rewarded by Mardi Gras beads, thongs & t-shirts thrown from the top of a Hummer and a night of partying they're likely to remember for years to come.

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Bullrun Episode #4

Lotus Exige Cop Car

Brought to you by ChopperHer007.

The 'fight or flight' impulse is taken out of the equation when encountering this 'cop car'. But it's not because most travelers have little chance of outrunning the Exige, but that the allure of the Exige draws citizens to traffic cops for a friendly exchange. Police in Sussex Australia also find the Exotic is a great ice breaker when explaining the rules of the road to teen drivers.

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Not your average Policeman

Brought to you by micarone.

Wouldn't the world be a better place if all members of law enforcement were a little more like this guy? Okay, well maybe it wouldn't but a HEMI powered police car is a big improvement over the Crown Vic.

Watch Police Car Burnout

French Motorcycle Cops, enthusiasts to the core

Saw this article over at Bikes in the Fast Lane, but it just goes to show how cool biker culture is. Seams French Motorcycle Police are being ordered to crack down on motorcycle speeding. But being enthusiast first, they've decided to just hand out warnings instead.

Hats off to the French police for understanding their job is public protection, not revenue collection.

When you look at deaths per mile of the United States vs other countries with higher speed limits, it becomes rather obvious that the "speed kills" axiom is BS. It's my opinion that limits are set artificially low in order to insure a nice stream of speeding fine revenue for local government. Toss in speed cameras, and government greed just goes overboard.

Personally I think artificially low speed limits cause more accidents than they prevent as it makes traffic flow at uneven rates. In an ideal world, I would love to see police given more power to exercise their own judgment on what is too fast for conditions and what is not, but without the pressure of quotas and speeding tickets. I don't blame the police for the current state of the union, instead I blame public officials for pressing a crime fighting force into tax collection, and sadly I think that creates an adversarial relationship here in the states between enthusiasts and police, but hey, that's just my opinion...

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