Good example of female parking - ouch!

[dowtherz]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/northern_ireland/7472490.stm

 

[purplegoddess]

where does it say it was a woman driver

 

[W210 Fan]

Just look at the picture!!

 

[Gollom]

where does it say it was a woman driver

They have edited the article - it definately said "woman driver" earlier!

 

[Doodle]

Indeed...

The BBC spoke to the driver of the Toyota, but he said he was "not in the mood to give interviews"

 

[grober]

Towanda!

Incidents like this always remind me of a scene in that great movie Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-b9Z3MYo2M0&feature=related

"Face it girls, I'm older and I have more insurance!"

 

[sweeney]

I like the way the Porshe driver's injuries are described as "not life threatening"..

so that could be loss on an eye, horrific facial scarring , amputated arm , both legs crushed ... he was lucky !

 

[sweeney]

They have edited the article - it definately said "woman driver" earlier!

she should have gone to Specsavers instead of Sheilas Wheels....

 

[BTB 500]

It's ok, it was only a Boxster

Remember this one recently ... pensioner in a Fiesta took out two parked 911s!

http://www.mbclub.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=50170

 

[Friz]

They have edited the article - it definately said "woman driver" earlier!

Original text:

Dominic Montague, who works in a nearby coffee shop, saw the aftermath of the crash.

"I saw the woman who drove the jeep and she just looked befuddled, she couldn't really understand what was going on - which is probably understandable enough if you drove a car out over two other cars," he said.

The BBC spoke to the driver of the Toyota, but he said he was "not in the mood to give interviews".

 

[crockers]

It's ok, it was only a Boxster

He is lucky he didnt have the roof down....

 

[BTB 500]

He is lucky he didnt have the roof down....

Don't think a ragtop would give much protection from an SUV!

Seriously, he's very lucky he wasn't killed.

 

[Dieselman]

I like the way the Porshe driver's injuries are described as "not life threatening"..

so that could be loss on an eye, horrific facial scarring , amputated arm , both legs crushed ... he was lucky !

Or maybe not. The car suffered a dented wing and bonnet, no glass breakage.

What a sham going to hospital, but, where there's blame, there's a claim..

 

[Dieselman]

They have edited the article - it definately said "woman driver" earlier!

Indeed...

The BBC spoke to the driver of the Toyota, but he said he was "not in the mood to give interviews"

Some edit, remove an S..

Mind you it can be difficult to tell sometimes..

 

[stats007]

Or maybe not. The car suffered a dented wing and bonnet, no glass breakage.

What a sham going to hospital, but, where there's blame, there's a claim..

Maybe a little more sympathy if you don't know all the facts?

One person, believed to be the Porsche driver, was taken to hospital.

If the guy were in the car then it would be very apparant he were the driver. Maybe he got run over approaching his parked car?

 

[Friz]

Some edit, remove an S..

Mind you it can be difficult to tell sometimes..

The edit removed the quote from the nearby shop owner. The Toyota driver was the owner of one on the cars that got crushed.

 

[Dieselman]

Maybe a little more sympathy if you don't know all the facts?

If the guy were in the car then it would be very apparant he were the driver. Maybe he got run over approaching his parked car?

The facts reported are that they are believed to be the driver of the Porsche. If they were a pedestrian it should say so and would be newsworthy so would be likely to be reported.

I supect there will be no followup, so we are unlikey to know more, but certainly from the damage to the car there would be little risk of any injury.

 

[stats007]

If they were a pedestrian who was also the driver then the fact he were the driver would have been more relevant - I would assume - I didn't write the article.

 

[Dave Lewis]

I fail to see the relevance of the sex of the driver in this incident. I actually think the thread title is sexist, and offensive.
But that's just me.
Your mileage may vary.

 

[stats007]