A 19-year-old man had to be rescued after his lower leg became stuck in melted tar on a road outside his house in Greater Manchester.

Graham Merrington's foot and shin disappeared down the hole as he tried to cross Angleside Avenue in Burnage. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

A newborn piglet was rescued from an untimely death on the road -- and the slaughterhouse -- when a driver found it in central England. Staffers there said they believe it was born in a truck that was hauling its mother and then rolled off. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

Frustrated villagers in northeast India have been waiting 20 years for the government to build a critical road to the main city. The villagers decided to take the matter into their own hands. picked by 2manyusernames 3 months ago

The zebra crossing which featured on the cover of The Beatles' Abbey Road album should be removed because fans are causing too many accidents, politicians have claimed.
Local councillors are proposing to move the crossing altogether over fears that the number of people posing for photographs in the middle of the road is causing accidents and holding up traffic. picked by Bingo 4 months ago

Men are on the road to extinction as their genes shrink and slowly fade away, medical students heard today.

A researcher in human sex chromosomes said the male Y chromosome was dying and could run out within the next five million years. picked by AutumnLotus 6 months ago

As she struggled with the brutal attacker trying to rape her, the terrified victim might have hoped that help was only a few feet away. The 20-year-old woman had been pinned to the ground on a road which, even though it was 1am, was well lit and busy. Yet not one of the passing motorists stopped to go to her aid. picked by AutumnLotus 2 years ago

The reasons that countries around the world drive on either the left side of the road or the right side of the road are outlined chronologically.
A table of countries lists every country and whether they drive on the left side of the road or the right side of the road. picked by Kitsune86 3 years ago

Anybody with a set of XY chromosomes dreams of ditching everything after high school or college, and taking an RV with some buddies to travel around the country in a massive road trip adventure. Few follow through on this dream of dreams, but these guys from Japan decided to build a two story, fully outfitted, transforming masterpiece of travel to do just that. picked by AutumnLotus 12 months ago

The campaign _ led by the Buddhist monks overseeing the upkeep of the remote Alaungdaw Kathapha pagoda _ will use proceeds from the sale of hair to repair sections of a road and build bridges leading to the popular pilgrimage site which is said to contain the remains of one of Buddha's disciples. picked by suebe 5 months ago

Honda goes out and makes some really neat music on a rural road in Lancaster, CA by cutting groves in the road that when driven over plays the William Tell Overture. The residents complained and now its getting paved over. Here is a video of the musical road. (Other musical roads in comments) picked by muppetmaker 1 year ago

Two men were arrested on battery charges Thursday after a road rage incident led one to attack the other with deer antlers and then a handgun.
What was he doing with those antlers, anyway? picked by hazelly 3 years ago

For the second consecutive year, rude Miami drivers have earned the city the title of worst road rage in a survey released Tuesday. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

More than two dozen Israeli motorists manoeuvred around the dead body of a road accident victim lying in the middle of a busy intersection, failing to stop to help in an incident captured by a traffic camera. picked by AutumnLotus 3 years ago

Dangerous Road [video] picked by sbalaciu 3 years ago

Drivers on Interstate 20 in Alabama may find themselves a little lost while navigating around. Kenneth Scott Ferguson has stolen $85,000 worth of road signs. picked by musicgirldani 3 years ago

We all love the Road Runner. Now you can watch 40+ of his cartoons on YouTube. picked by 2manyusernames 2 years ago

Four men stride across a zebra crossing. Three of them are wearing suits and one has jeans and a denim shirt on. One of them isn't wearing any shoes. Or at least that's what the original looked like.
This most iconic of album covers has been recreated in numerous ways for numerous purposes, some of which are detailed here. picked by pocksucket 2 years ago

Dutch Artist colors an entire street. picked by suckersklub 2 years ago

A new software application uses the sounds of the real instruments at Abbey Road Studios. Do you think I could compose another "Hey Jude"? picked by suebe 9 months ago

A road in the small Dutch town of Hengelo is to be paved with air-purifying concrete in a trial that could lead to a breakthrough in the fight against rising pollution. picked by AutumnLotus 1 year ago