Road rage burns NY

New York police are investigating a road rage case in which one motorist attacked another with a hot baked potato.

The victim suffered burns to his face and, er, groin.

In Italy, passing your driving licence in one province has just become cheaper.

Police sprung a team of opportunistic examiners who charged an extra $2000 for a driving test pass.

Brazilian Antonio Quadros claims to have come up with a way of making his car run on human urine.

Quadros reckons his car can do better than 1.5 litres/100km. Perhaps he's on to something.

British drivers spend an average of nine days in their vehicles, says a survey.

That is three times the amount of time they spend walking.