MotorBiscuit

1 day ago | motorbiscuit.com | Henry Cesari

The year was 1896. Englishman Walter Arnold had imported a German-made Benz motorcar to the U.K. and must have ben curious what his new horseless carriage could do. So on January 28th, he tore through the town of Paddock Wood in Kent at 400% of the speed limit. But his reckless 8 mph in a 2 mph zone speeding ticket might have just been a publicity stunt for the new car. The good folks of Paddock Wood were used to traffic slowing to a respectful trot in town.

1 day ago | motorbiscuit.com | Henry Cesari

Imagine this: You’re hard at work assembling the Ford F-150 at the automaker’s Kansas City factory. You are in your zone when the manager comes over. They’re evacuating the plant, and this is not a drill. Everyone gathers in the meeting space outdoors and the rumors fly. A shooter’s barricaded himself in the bathroom with guns and bombs. He’s threatened to kill anyone who comes inside. But something doesn’t add up. You know your shift. And you know none of them would do this.

1 day ago | motorbiscuit.com | Henry Cesari

I grew up in Vermont, where annual safety inspections are just part of life. You take your rig down to your local mechanic at least once a year. The mechanic checks the safety equipment is working, the suspension isn’t too worn, and the body is free of rust holes. Then they slap that year’s sticker on the windshield. So imagine my surprise when I first visited a state with no stickers and found it has no safety inspection! In fact, eleven states have no inspections whatsoever.

1 day ago | motorbiscuit.com | Henry Cesari

There’s no denying that a tragedy occurred on October 7th, 2024. And there’s no denying that driver Tyrone Mason and two North Carolina state troopers all made horrible mistakes. But now, Mason’s dead and his grieving family is arguing the police officers responsible have yet to face justice. In the early hours of October 7th, 31-year-old Tyrone Mason drove down Raleigh North Carolina’s Capital Boulevard. He was moving over 70 mph in a 40 mph zone. His BAC was 0.11.

1 day ago | motorbiscuit.com | Henry Cesari

Ford just issued another huge recall. This one is for 492,145 Explorer SUVs built in 2016 and 2017. After dozens of customers complained of trim pieces blowing off their SUVs, the NHTSA pressured Ford to issue a recall. But the automaker still doesn’t have a system to fix the problem. What’s wild is this may not be the first trim piece to fall off these Explorers. A vehicle’s “B” pillars support the roof and divide the front and rear windows.