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How not to park!
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27-07-2009 12:12pm#1
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Leprechaun77 wrote: »no doubt the statistics will say that even though it was a woman involved, it was a low speed incident, and probably caused by a man, perhaps walking by on the footpath.
Who drives a low powered hatchback, is between the ages of 17-25 and has lost every girlfriend he has ever had in a series of bizarre motoring accidents all caused by him? Sounds about right...0 -
Very similar to the woman who drove down the steps in the multistorey in Charleville Co Cork. She thought it was the ramp down. They have since put up barriers.
I hate that car park in Rathfarnham. Its hard to get in and out and find a space but HOW do you get the brake and accelerator mixed up?0 -
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She must really have floored it to end up there - so that begs the question - why was she braking so hard?
Maybe she(?) thought it was an exit
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The car does not seem aligned with the parking spot, so this may indicate she was not trying to park....then again, there's not many women who do get the car between the lines first go I suppose.0 -
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Read in yesterdays paper, she thought the car was in reverse but it was in 4th gear. Foot to the floor and away with ya
If she thought the car was in reverse, you could assume the car was stationary (ish). If so, and the car was actually in 4th gear, it would not have had any acceleration and probably would have stalled.
I would love to see the claim form on this one0 -
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The mighty 1.9 T-diddly-I has the torque to pull oil tankers, so pulling away in 4th gear wouldn't be a problem.Leprechaun77 wrote: »If so, and the car was actually in 4th gear, it would not have had any acceleration and probably would have stalled.
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She must really have floored it to end up there - so that begs the question - why was she braking so hard?
You'd need a serious amount of power to get the car over that 8 inch piece of the wall that's sticking up.Read in yesterdays paper, she thought the car was in reverse but it was in 4th gear. Foot to the floor and away with ya
My guess is that she left it in 2nd gear when she parked. When she came back to the car, she put her accelerator to the floor instead of her brake, and when the engine started, it roared into life, she got a fright and lifted her left foot, firing the car over the wall.
Easy to see it happening.0 -
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Very similar to the woman who drove down the steps in the multistorey in Charleville Co Cork. She thought it was the ramp down. They have since put up barriers.
I hate that car park in Rathfarnham. Its hard to get in and out and find a space but HOW do you get the brake and accelerator mixed up?
Did anyone see Top Gear last night, Brian Johnson (Ac-Dc) used to drive a car that had the accelerator in the middle. I can't remember what car it was, but it was from the 20's or 30's, and was not an audi or peugeot.0 -
.....The only possible excuse would be if you were driving a 30's blower bentley(throttle in the middle)........
...indeed, why is why the Wehrmacht came up with this solution, in the '30's....ahem.
Time to revive that practice ??
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