Accidents that made you laugh
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Embarrassing for me but I was working in Brum many years ago and parked in the underground car park of a big office block, just after I parked up the security guard came up and told me I couldn't park in that particular spot. I asked him why but he didn't have a good reason and we exchanged words.
I reversed out of the parking spot at some speed and managed to completely remove the wing mirror on the driver's side on a massive concrete pillar, all that was left was the controls cable hanging out of a hole in the door.
I reversed out of the parking spot at some speed and managed to completely remove the wing mirror on the driver's side on a massive concrete pillar, all that was left was the controls cable hanging out of a hole in the door.
Lovely white XR3i, just passed my driving test. Was driving along the road and saw a group of mates standing at the side of my house waiting for me. I decided to demonstrate my driving skillz, lifted the magic wand intending to launch into a massive Ken Block style doriftu and went straight into the concrete gatepost. Cue much laughter from said mates. A genuine 'watch this' moment.
shoehorn said:
That's the one I was thinking of too. 
'Is that it? Are we on the ring?'
I went to get my mountain bike from the garage only to find it had a flat. I dug out my old bike which had the same tyre dimensions. Both had quick release hubs so I put the entire wheel and tyre from my old bike on to the new bike, tucked the new bike wheel with flat tyre under my left arm, got onto my new bike with the replacement front wheel on it, and peddled off to the bike shop to get a new tyre. What could go wrong?
Well, I made it about 2 meters to the end of the drive. I pulled the brake, nothing happened and I sailed across the road into the side of a transit parked opposite, then fell over flat on my arse as I didn't have a spare arm to stick out to stop myself as it was holding the wheel.
My new bike has disk brakes - the old one doesn't. The disk was attached to the wheel that was under my arm - when I pulled the brake lever, the calipers were grabbing fresh air....
Well, I made it about 2 meters to the end of the drive. I pulled the brake, nothing happened and I sailed across the road into the side of a transit parked opposite, then fell over flat on my arse as I didn't have a spare arm to stick out to stop myself as it was holding the wheel.
My new bike has disk brakes - the old one doesn't. The disk was attached to the wheel that was under my arm - when I pulled the brake lever, the calipers were grabbing fresh air....
M11 MFP said:
Mx5/miata i'm afraid http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6em1G-Gxhpo ... You know why i've stopped you 
This is on Mulholland drive where the standard of weekend driving / riding is incredibly incompetent.
A bit funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbdJxFjRe6E
Definitely not funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNFaAqS2f18
Some rare machinery, much of it Jay Leno's, up there at the weekends.
Yes!!! Thank you!This is on Mulholland drive where the standard of weekend driving / riding is incredibly incompetent.
A bit funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nbdJxFjRe6E
Definitely not funny http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dNFaAqS2f18
Some rare machinery, much of it Jay Leno's, up there at the weekends.
Spent ages looking for that video when this thread was posted and gave up after half an hour. Cheers!
that's hilarious !:-)
98elise said:
Has this one been posted yet....bloke crashes his bike 5 times in a minute!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCwdcUnQCHc
Crying with laughter each time I see it
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCwdcUnQCHc
Crying with laughter each time I see it
A few years ago a chavvy barried corsa with a w
ky bodykit was parked outside the chippy, showing off to the 16 year old soon-to-be-single-mothers. Cue the driver showing off by putting it in reverse, lots of throttle, dumps clutch, car spins and clouts a bollard. Girls are pissing themselves laughing, guy speeds off.
ky bodykit was parked outside the chippy, showing off to the 16 year old soon-to-be-single-mothers. Cue the driver showing off by putting it in reverse, lots of throttle, dumps clutch, car spins and clouts a bollard. Girls are pissing themselves laughing, guy speeds off. This happened a few years ago. I was out in the snow one year, heading back to my parents in my BMW. ended up with a very badly chav'ed Honda civic behind me, flashing his lights and tailgating me.
Now at the time the snow was still thick down on the roads and hadn't been cleared except for the cars travelling along it.
So I end up having to lean on the throttle a bit to put some distance between me and this tool tailgating me. In doing so though, given it's RWD in the snow, the tail steps out, but I carefully balanced it and kept my foot in to put some breathing space between me and this Honda. Cue Honda boy thinking he can do the tail sliding thing as well....
.. by yanking his handbrake. He does one slide one way, then a tank slapper towards the kerb, before panicking and spinning the car out completely into the middle of the road, while i was laughing catching sight in the rear view mirror
He was just lucky that there was a lot of snow and it stopped him from clouting the upcoming central reservation as the road went from single to duel carriageway and there wasn't much traffic about.
Said Chav then guns it away looking sheepish as hell.
Now at the time the snow was still thick down on the roads and hadn't been cleared except for the cars travelling along it.
So I end up having to lean on the throttle a bit to put some distance between me and this tool tailgating me. In doing so though, given it's RWD in the snow, the tail steps out, but I carefully balanced it and kept my foot in to put some breathing space between me and this Honda. Cue Honda boy thinking he can do the tail sliding thing as well....
.. by yanking his handbrake. He does one slide one way, then a tank slapper towards the kerb, before panicking and spinning the car out completely into the middle of the road, while i was laughing catching sight in the rear view mirror
He was just lucky that there was a lot of snow and it stopped him from clouting the upcoming central reservation as the road went from single to duel carriageway and there wasn't much traffic about.
Said Chav then guns it away looking sheepish as hell.
In a pal's V8 5 series, an animal comes out of the hegde causing pal to brake, car slides on a muddy road and we slap into a telegraph pole (the only thing on the entire straight that we could have hit, we did hit)
Scary moment, followed by the thump, front of car creased up, friend is very pissed off n wishing he'd mown down the animal, then the pole snaps and falls onto the roof of the car, smashing the windscreen. I laughed, a lot. Friend didnt.
Scary moment, followed by the thump, front of car creased up, friend is very pissed off n wishing he'd mown down the animal, then the pole snaps and falls onto the roof of the car, smashing the windscreen. I laughed, a lot. Friend didnt.
jesta1865 said:
not the same type of accident as most of you, but i had just started wearing spd's on my mountain bike (clips on the bottom of your shoes for those that have no idea what i'm going on about). anyway i had been out for about 4 hours and was on my way home covered in mud etc and came to a roundabout, slowed down to a stop and then remembered the spd's couldn't unclip in time and seemed to topple over in slow motion. much to the amusement of the drivers at the roundabout.
Yep. Been there, done that; once when I forgot I needed to flip the toe-clip open and once when the plate on my shoe snapped on a very steep hill climb and there was no way my foot was coming off the pedal. At least I fell onto the kerb both times.Cows crossing the road for milking time, city boy in BMW 320i spots a gap and sets off through the herd. He gets into the middle of probably 60 cows which by now are very close to his car. He toots the horn and boom the cows scatter as far as the dry stone walls by the side of the road turn and rush back into the car. Damage looked considerable to the car, cows all looked ok once they calmed down.
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