A Lucky Biker in Russia, a Crazy Driver in Japan and Someone from the U.S.A. Who Thinks he Can Stance

Today we take you for an offbeat video trip around the world starting, of course, from where else but Russia.

A motorcyclist was going relatively fast on a Russian highway when he either lost control of his bike or smacked into the rear end of a car in front of him and fell down on the asphalt. Luckily for him, the other drivers were able to slow down.

Proving that crazy people exist in every corner of the world, a 32-year old driver of a minivan in Osaka, Japan, went on a wild ride around a city block crashing into whatever and…whoever was in front of him before the car stopped into a truck. In the process, he injured six people.

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Meanwhile In Russia: An Upset Drunk Driver, a Crazy Bride, a Man on the Hood and an Oops Moment

There's always something interesting to see on Russian roads, with today's video finds ranging from a drunk-foo BMW driver that simply refuses to calm down (wait for the "if this happened in America" comments…), despite the efforts from the cops, to a "what a catch" kind of bride that blew a fuse when her limo was caught in heavy traffic. Read more »

Your Weekly Dose of Moscow Unlimited 500+ Drag Races

There were plenty of interesting horsepower battles taking place at the Moscow Unlimited 500+ drag strip this past week, and they have all been filmed for your enjoyment.

The menu includes a Nissan GT-R Ecutek with 670hp racing a Porsche 911 Turbo Protomotive rated at 950hp, an Audi RS6 Sportmile with 770hp challenging an Audi RS6 5.0T Evotech with 750hp and a Mercedes-Benz duel with a stock 612hp S65 AMG pitted against a 680hp CLS63 AMG by PP-Perf.

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General Motors Breaks Ground on Expansion Plant in Russia, will Help Double Annual Capacity

Heralded as the most significant development for General Motor's Russian operations since GM Auto opened in 2008, the Detroit carmaker broke ground on a new expansion plant at its St. Petersburg facility on Friday. Read more »

The Perks of Leaving Your Dashboard Camera Filming when Someone Breaks Into Your Car

Typically, the footage we get to see from dashboard cameras show accidents involving the car in which the device is mounted on or other, unrelated vehicles.

This time, however, we get the opportunity to witness the temporary theft of the digital camera itself. But if it was stolen, then how did we get the footage, you may ask?

For starters, let us explain that the owner of the car had left the autonomous-powered camera rolling even though the vehicle was parked. The clip begins by showing a man standing on the road and looking to see if anyone was around in the area.

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Chuck Norris Approved Pedestrian Stands His Ground While Crossing the Road

In most situations, pedestrians have the right-of-way in marked or unmarked crosswalks on the road and cars should always give way.

Still, when you see a car speeding towards you with no intention or enough space to stop at the red light, you forget about what's legal and what's not and just try to get out of harm's way - or, at least that's what common sense dictates.

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Citroen Debuts New C-Elysee and C4 L Compact Sedans

Citroën is targeting the world's most populous automotive segment, the compact saloon market with some 20 million registrations in 2011 or close to a third of all worldwide passenger car sales, with not one but two new models, the C-Elysée and C4 L.

As you may have already guessed by now, the C-Elysée is the Citroën flavored version of Peugeot's budget compact sedan, the newly announced 301, with the two cars sharing the same body but bespoke fasicas, wheels and tail lamps.

The French brand says the C-Elysée will be manufactured in Spain and will be sold in Turkey, Spain, Central Europe and Algeria before the end of 2012.

The sedan model rides on a 2.65m long wheelbase and has large boot capacity of 506 litres. Depending on the market, the C-Elysée will be available with the latest generation VTi 97bhp petrol engine.

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Watch Some 9,600 Tuned Ponies Unleashed on the Moscow Drag Strip

With most tuned cars participating in the most recent races at the Moscow Unlimited 500+ event either approaching or in some cases, even surpassing the €1.3 / US$1.7 million Bugatti Veyron in power, things are bound to get interesting.

In the first video we have a Porsche 911 Turbo by Switzer rated at 950hp racing against a Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT-8 with a 1,100hp 7.2-liter supercharged V8, a Volkswagen Touareg TDI V10 (or W12) with 1,200-horses under its hood and another Grand Cherokee SRT-8, this time with a twin-turbocharged 7.2-lit V8 producing 1,200hp.

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You Never Know What Might Come Your Way on Russian Roads…

There are so many weird things being recorded on film on Russian roads these days that sometimes, we just have to bundle several related videos together in one post.

Today's trio of clips can be simply classified under the "bizarre encounters" file. Though somewhat blurred, we would say the second video is NSFW. Check them all out right after the jump.

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Bentley Sets up its Own Exclusive Sales Company in Russia

Bentley wants to take advantage of the momentum it enjoyed last year in Russia where its deliveries increased by 45 percent making it the best-selling luxury car brand in the country, by establishing a new exclusive sales company. Read more »

Driver Ejected from Lada Wins Chuck Norris Stamp of Approval

Sometimes the universe conspires to work against you but sometimes it works to help you out. This time it was clearly a case of the latter.

Not only did the driver of this white Lada 110 (or VAZ-2110) avoid being hit by a Mercedes-Benz E-Class when he lost control of his car; not only did he miss the concrete pole when he was ejected from the Russian sedan; not only did he avoid being run over by the German saloon but he also managed to avoid any serious injuries!

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Russian Driver Scolds Cops for Not Wearing Seat Belts and Talking on the Phone

In what might one of the funniest encounters between a civilian driver and Russian police officers we've seen to date, a man captures two cops in a car completely off guard when he opens the window of his BMW (perhaps that may have something to do with it…) and tells them off for not wearing their seat belts and talking on the phone.

If you have 30 seconds to spare, hop over the break to watch the clip.

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This Was No Russian Joy Ride…

Attempting to overtake a large truck from the right side of the road on a rainy day with a mediocre sedan is obviously a very bad idea.

Given the circumstances of this accident, the Russian driver of the blue sedan should undoubtedly consider himself/herself lucky with this outcome. It could have been worse, much worse…

Watch the video right past the break.

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Irina Olhovskaya Proves that Russian Car Videos Can be Racy

Truth to be said, the vast majority of the car related videos from Russia making headlines around the internet depict crazy incidents and accidents. But that's not all "mother Russia" has to offer us gearheads.

Case in point, Russian Playboy bunny Irina Olhovskaya who is the host of a video series from Blond Drive TV – no seriously, that's the name.

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You know You Shouldn't be Driving When…

We have watched this video several times and still cannot find a reasonable excuse for why the driver of the Lada Niva crashed into a stopped car on the opposite side of the road.

Even if the pedestrians crossing the road surprised the driver, we can't see why she (according to the YouTube poster) didn't stop her vehicle before it hit the Mazda3.

Head past the break to watch the incident as it was recorded from a dashboard mounted camera.

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Speeding House Falls in front of a Car on Russian Highway

The last or at least one of the last things you expect to see on the road is a house. Then again, if we are talking about Russia, anything goes…

Like a large truck carrying a small house on its trailer that wasn't tied down securely and fell on the highway with a car smashing right into it.

Seeing is believing so hop over the break for the half-pink-tinted video.

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Russian Duma Speaker's Motorcade Accused for Blocking Ambulance with Dying Patient

Local and government officials abusing their power to block roads is nothing new in Russia, but the exposure of one incident that involved a dying patient in an ambulance has caused uproar in the country.

News agencies in Russia reported that a convoy of the current speaker of the Russian State Duma, Sergei Naryshkin, had police block the way of an ambulance carrying a patient in serious condition, who died before he made it to the hospital, in the town of Vsevolozhsk on Monday.

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At Last, Opel Unveils All-New 2013 Astra Sedan

This is the all-new Opel Astra sedan, the fourth and likely last member of the Astra family after the five-door hatchback, the Sports Tourer station wagon and the GTC coupe as the upcoming convertible model is said to gain a new nameplate in the likes of the VW Golf-based Eos.

If you have already laid eyes on the North American market Buick Verano or its Chinese twin, the Excelle GT, the 2013 Opel Astra sedan's appearance won't surprise you.

That doesn't mean there aren't some styling changes, just that they are limited to the front and rear ends with the European model sporting the typical Astra face and new tail lamps that ditch the Buick's chrome 'eyebrows' along with a restyled boot that integrates a spoiler in its design.

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Another Dancing Vehicle, Where Else but in Russia…

Less than two months after we showed you a strange video with a very hip-hoppy truck, a second vehicle has been spotted dancing on the roads of Russia, this time, a yellow passenger (?) van.

If you have 46 seconds to spare, the video awaits your curiosity right after the jump.

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Monster Twin-Turbo Lamborghini Gallardo with 1,500WHP hits 405km/h – 252mph

When it comes to setting speed records, power does matter. And with 1,700-1,800-horses on the crankshaft and a whopping 1,500hp on the wheels, the Lamborghini Gallardo with a twin-turbocharged V10 engine prepared by Underground Racing definitely has what it takes to get your speed adrenaline pumping.

At the recent Unlim 500+ drag race event in Russia, the Lamborghini Gallardo TT by Underground Racing clocked a top speed of 405km/h (251.7mph) in a little over a mile.

You can watch the attempt in the videos that follow below the break.

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