0_o Take the bus Love --> BMW Snow FAIL

homer90

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MNin7QJEOZE

That just made my day :D:D

triple-M

woman + car = fail

meercat

O M GOD

Stress

Berty

Rear Wheel Drive Fail to be sure.

I doubt she had any idea her car was even rear wheel drive like many many BMW drivers.

kippy

Theres only so much of a laugh you can have with a BMW driver. Isnt there another thread on here with some guy with a beamer and chains on the front - then the realisation that it may actually be 4WD.

Also,
you'd think the cnut that actually took this video would have to decency to go out and help yer wan out instead of taping it.

EDIT - he may have, but only after recording it.

Anan1

Might have been easier to help her than to video her.

homer90

kippy wrote: »

Also,
you'd think the cnut that actually took this video would have to decency to go out and help yer wan out instead of taping it.

Anan1 wrote: »

Might have been easier to help her than to video her.

Nah, YouTube would cease to exist without air heads people like this. :D

kippy

homer90 wrote: »

Nah, YouTube would cease to exist without people like this. :D

Youtube wouldnt exist without its creators.

These type of videos wouldnt exist if not for cnuts happier to laugh at someones misfortune (talking about the video taker here), instead of lifting their ass and going out to help.
It brings the term "keryboard warrior" to a whole new level.

DarrenDay

Haha, I've done that in gear push off thing. Results similar to that except I got in and didn't have it pointed towards a house.

Crasp

lmao

Matt Simis

That wasnt funny at all! Especially the ending, which could have been avoided with a little bit of input.. though I suspect the Camera operater wouldnt have been much use either.

PS, Non car related, but Snow and Funny - Sleding while pulled by Fighter jet

kennyb3

Put winters on my 3 series the other day, drives grand now in the snow and up hills. simples really

Voodoomelon

Matt Simis wrote: »

That wasnt funny at all! Especially the ending, which could have been avoided with a little bit of input.. though I suspect the Camera operater wouldnt have been much use either.

PS, Non car related, but Snow and Funny - Sleding while pulled by Fighter jet

Ditto, a woman stuck on ice, so what! I love the one of the fiesta sliding around the housing estate and the occupants decide to jump out, now thats a good one!

Guy:Incognito

kippy wrote: »

These type of videos wouldnt exist if not for cnuts happier to laugh at someones misfortune .

Ignorance and/or stupidity isnt the same as misfortune.

kippy

Stekelly wrote: »

Ignorance and/or stupidity isnt the same as misfortune.

If you see someone doing something that you know is incorrect and could lead to a potential accident, you are just as ignorant and or stupid as that person as far as I am concerned.
The lady was misfortunate that no one was around to help her out.

Crasp

We need skid pan/ ice driving tests like they have in Finland.

kippy

Crasp wrote: »

We need skid pan/ ice driving tests like they have in Finland.

Yep,
thats the solution.........

really, do you think that is feasible for everyone in every situation.

Guy:Incognito

Crasp wrote: »

We need skid pan/ ice driving tests like they have in Finland.

We need people to take a bit of personal responsibiliy and educate themselves a bit. The fact is that the driving test is crap, but for everyone to just sit back and take the attitude of "well if someone isnt going to make me learn, I'm not learning" is ridiculous.

Crasp

Stekelly wrote: »

We need people to take a bit of personal responsibiliy and educate themselves a bit. The fact is that the driving test is crap, but for everyone to just sit back and take the attitude of "well if someone isnt going to make me learn, I'm not learning" is ridiculous.

Couldn't agree more!


Before last winter I don't recall ever driving on ice/snow... So what did I do?

I went out on empty roads in the middle of the night and learned how to handle it!

I tried to find the grip (fresh snow vs compacted etc).
Jammed on the brakes to get experience with what way the car was gonna go if I locked up the wheels... Got to know my ABS and TC systems...

Better to get to know your ABS when you don't need it, rather than when you need your brakes and find yourself thinking "what the fook is that grinding noise?"

Crasp

kippy wrote: »

Yep,
thats the solution.........

really, do you think that is feasible for everyone in every situation.

I don't know what your point is, I just wanted to say **** your sarcastic comments

the_syco

Met a neighbour the other day, whose front wheel drive car was stuck like the above. So I just gave their car a push, and got a lift to work out of it

bmw535d

complete and total epic fail. why is it always the 1 series drivers? pure badge snobary rather then buying it for the drive,feel or engine choice.also i think the title should be renamed woman+bmw+snow=fail, as its not the cars fault.

peasant

Let's cut to the point here ...never mind the brand of car, which wheels are the driven ones, the sex of the driver or even the state of the weather.

Pushing a car (in or out of gear) with no-one at the wheel and brakes is stupid. Borderline Darwin-award stupid, actually.


*waves* at DarrenDay

DarrenDay

Listen I was housebound on my own all day and an opportunity arose for drinking and girls. I was getting out of my drive that night.

I'd an auto box so not quite as quick to pull off.

peasant

DarrenDay wrote: »

Listen I was housebound on my own all day and an opportunity arose for drinking and girls. I was getting out of my drive that night.

Ah, you're still young, grasshopper. At my age drink and girls don't have that kind of pull anymore. Mind you ...at my age pushing the car on my own is also out of the question

NewApproach

triple-M wrote: »

woman + car = fail

:eek::eek:

Voodoomelon

My boss got stuck in a 520d right outside work the other night, rear wheels spinning on the spot. The car was parked on a big pile of slush on a slight incline and she wouldn't budge more than 3 inches. I tried pushing it in vain.

A Bora pulled up and four lads jumped out, put their cans on the ground and we pushed the car free.

-Chris-

triple-M wrote: »

woman + car = fail

You + this post = fail

Please don't post like this again, it's sexism and against the Charter. It will be sanctioned with a ban.

Matt Simis

Voodoomelon wrote: »

Ditto, a woman stuck on ice, so what!

So if this was your boss youd get out and help yeah?

Voodoomelon wrote: »

My boss got stuck in a 520d right outside work the other night, rear wheels spinning on the spot. The car was parked on a big pile of slush on a slight incline and she wouldn't budge more than 3 inches. I tried pushing it in vain.

A Bora pulled up and four lads jumped out, put their cans on the ground and we pushed the car free.

What a waste, we could have had 5 different angles of someone helplessly stuck in the ice out of that scenario!

Drake66

I don't find it funny. Why didn't the genius go out and help her? Any gentlemen left in the world.

copacetic

peasant wrote: »

Pushing a car (in or out of gear) with no-one at the wheel and brakes is stupid. Borderline Darwin-award stupid, actually.

It's certainly risky, but it was probably her only chance to get the car going with no help. (given that she didn't seem able to get the hang of rocking it out) Didn't look like she had the strength to get it moving if she hadn't left it with wheels spinning.

Wasn't the smartest though, all she needed to do was probaly push at the driver doors with it open having straightened up direction of front wheels. Either that or get stuck somewhere without a absolute ****wit watching and laughing rather than helping, hope she took a good chunk out of his house..

peasant

copacetic wrote: »

It's certainly risky, but it was probably her only chance to get the car going with no help.

She also could have gone looking for help (and on the danger of sounding sexist ...what with her being a woman, the chances of finding a night in shining armour behind one doorbell or another aren't that bad)

Yakult

What a silly thing to do, its not funny because what if their was someone walking on the path outside the house, unaware of her problem and gets hit because of her stupid, stupid decision.

But at the same time, its funny that someone would actual go do that. Deserved to get a ding on her BMW.

copacetic

peasant wrote: »

She also could have gone looking for help (and on the danger of sounding sexist ...what with her being a woman, the chances of finding a night in shining armour behind one doorbell or another aren't that bad)

true enough, but she had the right idea imo, just didn't realise how little it took to get momentum going and got caught out quite badly.

but43r

What happened there? I'm getting "This video has been removed by the user."

peasant

copacetic wrote: »

she had the right idea imo

nope ...consciously getting your car into a state where it (even just potentially) drives down the road on its own steam without a driver behind the wheel ...really, really not a good idea.

copacetic

but43r wrote: »

What happened there? I'm getting "This video has been removed by the user."

heh, he was getting quite a hard time from commenters for being a useless idiot so must have decided to take it down.

Eric Cartman

the failer's gender is no surprise to me... but no matter what gender that was a really really really F*CKING STUPID thing to do

GhostInTheRuins

Aww damnit, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.

copacetic

peasant wrote: »

nope ...consciously getting your car into a state where it (even just potentially) drives down the road on its own steam without a driver behind the wheel ...really, really not a good idea.

meh, if she was leaning against angle at open drivers door giving it a shove it would all have been fine..

peasant

copacetic wrote: »

meh, if she was leaning against angle at open drivers door giving it a shove it would all have been fine..

Until the point where she slips on ice and gets driven over by her own car ...

but43r

GhostInTheRuins wrote: »

Aww damnit, I wanted to see what all the fuss was about.

The same here

beazee

but43r wrote: »

What happened there? I'm getting "This video has been removed by the user."

No worries there. We have a mirror saved:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j6yX70Ce9VY

staker

peasant wrote: »

Until the point where she slips on ice and gets driven over by her own car ...

Mate of mine bust his ankle pushing his own car from the driver's door, he slipped and caught it under the driver's rear wheel as it drove forward.

but43r

Real stupid of the woman to do such thing, there where 100 other things that she could have done before doing that. Very ignorant of the person just filming and laughing at her though....

farna_boy

but43r wrote: »

Real stupid of the woman to do such thing, there where 100 other things that she could have done before doing that. Very ignorant of the person just filming and laughing at her though....

Really? I'm not so sure.

Given the womans clear lack of knowledge about driving in the snow, I'm not sure I would be happy trying to push the car anywhere with her at the wheel. In fact, I don't understand why people even attempt pushing cars, especially up hill when it's icy. It seems to be the most stupid thing you could do of all things.

Another question I have been asking myself recently: if the roads are that bad why was she out driving at all in he first place?

Matt Simis

farna_boy wrote: »

Really? I'm not so sure.
Given the womans clear lack of knowledge about driving in the snow, I'm not sure I would be happy trying to push the car anywhere with her at the wheel. In fact, I don't understand why people even attempt pushing cars, especially up hill when it's icy. It seems to be the most stupid thing you could do of all things.

Eh cos people dont live in Offices and Shopping Malls, they live in houses and need to get home to take care of their kids and homes... Or maybe leave to get food. I mean seriously man?

Anan1

Matt Simis wrote: »

Eh cos people dont live in Offices and Shopping Malls, they live in houses and need to get home to take care of their kids and homes... Or maybe leave to get food. I mean seriously man?

In fairness, if someone gave those excuses for driving drunk (or even without tax) they'd be crucified here. I've an E90 outside on summer tyres, and it's going nowhere until the roads clear - it's just too dangerous.

farna_boy

Matt Simis wrote: »

Eh cos people dont live in Offices and Shopping Malls, they live in houses and need to get home to take care of their kids and homes... Or maybe leave to get food. I mean seriously man?

I was talking about housing estates around the city. It snowed when I was at home the other night and the amount of people who immediately thought it would be a good idea to drive amazed me. There was a jeep outside my house (which is on a hill) with all four wheels spinning, and yet people still thought it was a good idea to try to drive up the hill behind me.

If you are living in a town or city there is no reason you need to drive to the shops an put other peoples lives in danger.

As for needing to get home to look after your kids, do you often leave your kids home alone?

Matt Simis

Anan1 wrote: »

In fairness, if someone gave those excuses for driving drunk (or even without tax) they'd be crucified here. I've an E90 outside on summer tyres, and it's going nowhere until the roads clear - it's just too dangerous.

Well one is a case where someone willingly intoxicates themselves for their enjoyment and the other is a case of being the victim of circumstance. Its not the same.
Not everyone has multiple cars (or um, Winter tyres, which as you know I advocate "occasionally").

farna_boy wrote: »

If you are living in a town or city there is no reason you need to drive to the shops an put other peoples lives in danger.

As for needing to get home to look after your kids, do you often leave your kids home alone?

1: You didnt put that qualifier of "living in town" in your earlier post you just flat out said you wont help people move their cars as "they shouldnt be driving" which remains a bizarre comment to make.
2: I never said the kids were left completely alone. I dont have any kids, but it wouldnt be unusual to leave say 12yo's alone when you go out to get food.

farna_boy

Matt Simis wrote: »

1: You didnt put that qualifier of "living in town" in your earlier post you just flat out said you wont help people move their cars as "they shouldnt be driving" which remains a bizarre comment to make.
2: I never said the kids were left completely alone. I dont have any kids, but it wouldnt be unusual to leave say 12yo's alone when you go out to get food.

How is saying people shouldn't be driving an icy conditions a bizarre statement? You are endangering yourself, other road users and any pedestrians by driving in these conditions.

If by not helping people you mean that I won't stand behind a car and try to push it up an icy hill you are damn right. In my thinking, anyone who does this is in the running for a Darwin award.

You never said the kids were not completely alone either. Either way, that is a completely different discussion and probably not one to have in the motoring forum.