In 2012 Amelie Künzler, Sandro Engel and Holger Michel thought of making a Pong console for pedestrians waiting to cross the street. Now they have a working prototype and are raising funds to develop it further.

Mr. Forthright offers up a variety of excuses to help you avoid traffic tickets. We’re going to go out on a limb and say you’ll increase you chances of arrest with half of these. On the other hand, we are going to try some of his jury duty excuses.

The latest trick video from the folks of Jump Theory juxtaposes calming music with jumps that will make you scream at your monitor. The traffic cones stunt is the stuff of legends. We wonder if that’s even repeatable.

Cy Kuckenbaker used his mesmerizing time collapse trick to showcase the skills of 15-year old pro skater Cory Juneau and promote the Nokia Lumia 930. It took 6 weeks to edit the 90-second video. Behind the scenes here.

Fernando Livschitz, who brought us the trippy Inception Park 1 & 2, digitally composited footage of traffic passing through a busy intersection, replicating cars, vans, bikes and pedestrians to make it appear impossibly crowded.

(NSFW: Language) Poor Danny R. He woke up feeling great, but Montreal’s freakin’ 6 a.m. traffic ruined his day. At 6! Imagine at 7! If he was in China’s infamous 10-day traffic jam we’re pretty sure he would’ve turned into the Hulk.

Filmed from hilltops, mountains, and high-rises, Chris Pritchard’s Above LA is a gorgeous four minute timelapse that gives a glimpse into the unseen beauty of the metropolis. It’s fun to watch the mesmerizing traffic instead of riding in it too.

Think you know a tricky intersection in your town? It’ll surely pale in comparison with this insane crossroad in Ethiopian where cars, trucks, buses, and pedestrians have to work around each other without traffic lights or stop signs.

We can barely catch two green lights in a row, but driver Tim Burke managed to take advantage of New York City’s timed traffic grid in the wee hours of the morning, and caught an astounding 55 lights in a row. Now try this at rush hour.

(NSFW) Police Municipale pain in the ass Rémi Gaillard dressed up as Sonic the Hedgehog, messed with traffic signs and speed traps, and of course got arrested. You should also check out his recent slapstick fish skit.

Threading a needle, petting a poodle, mocking a bad client and not getting a traffic ticket. belVita breakfast biscuits celebrates these little victories and more in their quirky little commercial. Who’s that girl? It’s Susan!

A dad pulls up to the traffic light in his Honda with his kid riding shotgun when he’s joined by an army of supercars, living out a daydream many of us have had rattle around out minds. An awesome spot for the PS3 racer Gran Turismo 6.

The Quirky Nimbus Dashboard is a customizable dashboard that gives you a variety of information at a glance, including time, traffic, emails, social network activity and more. It’s like the old Ambient Dashboard done right.

A documentary by Shaul Schwarz about drug traffickers in Mexico and narcocorrido. Mexico’s version of gangster rap, narcocorrido are ballads that glorify the life of drug traffickers. Chilling, surreal and profoundly depressing.

An optional add-on for BMW’s Series 7 & 3, Adaptive Headlights eliminate glare for other cars. When activated, a camera detects the traffic ahead and the headlights adjust their coverage accordingly. If only all cars had this.

A display peripheral for Garmin’s Android, iOS and Windows Phone 8 apps. The HUD connects to mobile devices via Bluetooth and displays traffic information on your windshield using a lens or a transparent film. Apps sold separately.

A one-seater helicopter designed for zipping over rush hour traffic. We’re not certain about the airworthiness of Héctor del Amo’s chopper design, but we’re all over the concept, and hope to see something like it produced at some point.

An indie bromance comedy, Prince Avalanche is about two road workers painting traffic lines on a desolate countryside. Based on the Icelandic film Either Way. Starring Emile Hirsch, Paul Rudd and Paul Rudd’s majestic mustache.

Tragic footage of a gorgeous R/C airplane smacking into an R/C helicopter at the Santa Clara County Model Aircraft Sky Park. Proof positive that the U.S. government sequester shouldn’t have cut back on air traffic controllers.

While it’s not quite as impressive as dogs that can drive full size cars, at least we know that Rogue the cattle dog won’t be causing any traffic jams with his ride. Though he does know how to honk the horn.

Yes, the Atlantic Ocean has a road. Heine Schjølberg braves the impressive system of causeways, viaducts and bridges that make up the Atlanterhavsveien in this neat video. Beats traffic.

Another devastating traffic accident caught on the streets of Russia – this time, a pedestrian narrowly escapes death or serious injury by gracefully walking backwards from the flying debris.

How many times have you been stuck in traffic when some asshat starts laying on the horn, and you’ve got nowhere to go. Nick Khoo lives out our fantasies with his short and hilarious animation.