This Russian Dash Cam Scene is Not what it Looks Like

When it snows, people tend to “forget” to clean snow off their cars, with many of them thinking it’s perfectly normal to drive around with half a meter of snow on the roof of the car. Well, it’s not normal at all, it’s disrespectful to the other drivers and just plain dangerous, as it affects visibility.

As you can imagine, cars driving around while covered with snow are a frequent sight in Russia, and they cause their fair share of accidents. So what can people do to avoid that from happening?

Well, an example can be seen in the video posted below, where a motorist takes the matter into his own hands when he sees that the car in front has its taillights completely covered by snow.

The video may start exactly like a classic Russian dash cam crash incident, but if you are patient (for about 40 seconds or so), you’ll discover that it's actually funny.

It’s Officially the Future: Winter Tires With Retractable Studs by Nokian

Sheet ice on smooth roads is so dangerous that we don’t even need to link a video in order to prove it, but we will anyway. It can turn any drive on a seemingly clear road into short-lived and fast-paced adventure that usually ends in the back of another car (or somebody’s living room) unless you have a set of the new Nokian winter tires with retractable studs.

The Finnish company’s newfangled tires offer the best of both worlds: extreme grip on ice, with the metallic studs deployed and smooth (and most importantly quiet) progress on motorways or other fast roads where they are not needed.

The tech would also theoretically allow people to use these kinds of tires for a longer period of time, since conventionally-studded ones are restricted in many countries.

Don’t expect to see one of these at your local tire vendor’s any time soon, though, because they are far from being ready for mass production. Nokian Technical consumer service manager Matti Morri said they “may indeed become a reality one day.” Cost is probably the main issue, though, for now…

Check out the first promo video, below.

Mercedes' AMG Says Each Burnout is a Fashion Statement

This has to be one of the most unusual ideas we’ve seen lately: Mercedes-AMG and the Destroy vs. Beauty clothing line have decided that burnouts – more specifically, the shape left by rubber on the asphalt – have something artsy about them.

The two partners say each burnout is unique and thus worthy of being printed on fashion items. Participants at the AMG Driving Academy use AMG vehicles to perform the burnouts, which are reproduced with the help of a special material that goes under the rear wheels. The burnout prints are then used to adorn handbags and T-shirts.

The products can be then purchased at selected AMG Driving Academy events and will also be available in the AMG Showroom in Affalterbach soon. Confused? Well, scroll down to see what this is all about in the video demonstration with a Mercedes CLS 63 AMG.

All Hail Breaks Loose in Dallas, Cars and Drivers Under Attack by Baseball Sized Hailstones

A cataclysmic thunderstorm that produced baseball-sized hailstones for over three hours hit Dallas, Texas, late Wednesday afternoon, leaving thousands of residents and drivers stunned and scared at the same time.

State officials predict that the damages from the storm that include many broken car windows could well exceed $400 million.

Despite the fact that several drivers were caught off guard on the road when the hailstorm started to intensify, some were calm enough to film the apocalyptic scene on their cell phone cameras.

Other car owners shot some videos of the damages caused to their cars the following day. You can check out all the clips right past the jump.

NSFW Warning: Some videos contain foul language

Hagwalah This: Saudi Bus Full of Passengers Drifting

Just when you think you have seen it all from Saudi Arabian drifters, along comes a fresh video to remind you that they will always find a new way to endanger themselves, the crowd and other road users.

So what's more dangerous than a Japanese sedan practicing Saudi style drifting known as 'hagwalah'? Why a bus full of people that insist on not wearing their seatbelts, of course!

Catch the video right past the break.