Police in Goettingen, Germany were responding to a complaint about a van in the middle of the road when they found a toddler behind the wheel. The 5-year-old stalled the van several times during morning traffic, and a passer-by called police. A police spokesman tells Reuters, "He was seemingly intent on experiencing the daily traffic chaos and simply jumped behind the wheel of his dad's Mercedes Vito and went off to explore. "

A peaceful World Cup discussion on a Berlin bus turned into a dispute, resulting in a bus wreck after a disputing passenger struck the driver's head with a bottle. Police say the dispute was based on the divergent views of the passenger and the driver over the reason for Germany's elimination by Italy in the current World Cup tournament.

An argument over Germany's loss to Italy in the World Cup on Wednesday, led to a bus driver crashing into a parked car. Police officers disclosed that the bus driver and one passenger were the only ones on the bus during the accident.

An American soccer fan wandered around Hanover, Germany for six hours because he could not find his hotel after watching a game between Poland and Costa Rica. German police came to the 25-year-old man's rescue after he came into the police station at 3 a. m. to request assistance.

Each morning, Joe Connor climbs into his Mercedes and goes looking for two things: baseball and vegetable oil. His car is an '84. But this is no ordinary car; it's a "green" vehicle. It has nine sponsors and runs on a two tank system.