People's driving stupidity abounds...

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Sun 19 Jun 2011 22:57
People's driving stupidity abounds... - Bobbin Threadbare

Indeed I do wonder whether this kind of idiocy makes even insurers and lawyers laugh:

www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-tyne-13830017

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Sun 19 Jun 2011 23:03
People's driving stupidity abounds... - unthrottled

The obligatory diagram and explanatory notes would be a hoot.

Land, sea....

...car in sea.

"I was driving into the sea with due care and attention when all of a sudden, a saline solution entered the cabin and the engine suddenly stopped...."

Edited by unthrottled on 19/06/2011 at 23:03

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Sun 19 Jun 2011 23:05
People's driving stupidity abounds... - Bobbin Threadbare

Hahaha! "..but that wave hit ME!"

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Sun 19 Jun 2011 23:11
People's driving stupidity abounds... - unthrottled

"My vehicle was stationary at the time"

"I had priority"

[picture of wave on 'wrong' side of the road]

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Sun 19 Jun 2011 23:30
People's driving stupidity abounds... - nortones2

"It's not my fault. I never read signs, or signal. That's for the little people."

Edited by nortones2 on 19/06/2011 at 23:30

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Mon 20 Jun 2011 08:12
People's driving stupidity abounds... - WellKnownSid
"But Tom Tom told me to go straight on."

OR

"I pressed the 4x4 button and nothing appeared to happen. There was clearly a malfunction with the vehicle."

OR

"The brochure said the car was fitted with a DPF to prevent this happening"

Edited by WellKnownSid on 20/06/2011 at 08:12

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Mon 20 Jun 2011 08:50
People's driving stupidity abounds... - Armstrong Sid
"Whilst I was driving I didn't notice the sea because I was in the process of sending a text message"
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Mon 20 Jun 2011 11:23
People's driving stupidity abounds... - Bobbin Threadbare

"You mean you can't go truly off-road in a Honda Jazz....?"

I can't even feel sorry for the guy who did this in a brand new BMW because clearly he's as thick as two short planks!

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