People who are too fat to drive
Discussion
On my may to work this morning I followed a Clio through a village. Something didn't really look right about the car (the suspension seemed to dip down near the driving seat). As I got closer (it was driving very slowly) I noticed that instead of a person driving the car, it looked like a blob with a raisin stuck on top.
As we progressed through the village the chap decided to make a right turn at a junction. So, he put his indicator on then slowed down and got ready to turn. A nice chap coming the other way flashed him and the raisin man started the manoeuvre.
I say started, because what happened next seemed quite odd. Rather than turning the wheel it looked like he was wrestling with it. He, and the whole car, began to shake quite violently. It was if he was trying to turn a rusty opening valve on an old pipe. The real problem was obviously his well managed stock of winter padding that was blocking the movement of the steering wheel.
This got me thinking, are some people actually too fat to drive? And is it dangerous for some of these steering wheel polishers to be on the road? Everybody likes a clean car interior, but a shiny steering wheel is maybe a little too much when you can't actually steer the vehicle properly.
Anyway, to end the story, the blob with a raisin on did finish the turn, eventually. I would hate to guess what would happen if he had to do an emergency manoeuvre (if he missed the McDonald's drive thru turning, for example).
As we progressed through the village the chap decided to make a right turn at a junction. So, he put his indicator on then slowed down and got ready to turn. A nice chap coming the other way flashed him and the raisin man started the manoeuvre.
I say started, because what happened next seemed quite odd. Rather than turning the wheel it looked like he was wrestling with it. He, and the whole car, began to shake quite violently. It was if he was trying to turn a rusty opening valve on an old pipe. The real problem was obviously his well managed stock of winter padding that was blocking the movement of the steering wheel.
This got me thinking, are some people actually too fat to drive? And is it dangerous for some of these steering wheel polishers to be on the road? Everybody likes a clean car interior, but a shiny steering wheel is maybe a little too much when you can't actually steer the vehicle properly.
Anyway, to end the story, the blob with a raisin on did finish the turn, eventually. I would hate to guess what would happen if he had to do an emergency manoeuvre (if he missed the McDonald's drive thru turning, for example).
Mr2Mike said:
funkyrobot said:
(the suspension seemed to dip down near the driving seat)
I don't understand this statement, one side or one corner of the car could have been lower, but the suspension can not possibly compress at the drivers seat. Do you mean the car was physically bending?
Funny thing is he is one of the few who actually bothers to park in his garage.This has crossed my mind before. Its the same people who physically cannot check their blind spots before changing lanes because they get a face full of their own neck.
How do they get them out in the event of an accident? It must be like peeling a hard boiled egg (or soft boiled if it's a bad one).
How do they get them out in the event of an accident? It must be like peeling a hard boiled egg (or soft boiled if it's a bad one).
Miss VR said:
This has crossed my mind before. Its the same people who physically cannot check their blind spots before changing lanes because they get a face full of their own neck.
How do they get them out in the event of an accident? It must be like peeling a hard boiled egg (or soft boiled if it's a bad one).
Cutting the roof off, bending the car upwards, thus maximising the room between the bulkhead and the back of the seat where the blob with raisin is inserted.How do they get them out in the event of an accident? It must be like peeling a hard boiled egg (or soft boiled if it's a bad one).
They should ride motorbikes, with all that padding they would be warm and safer in an accident.
What is the maximum loading of a seatbelt???
It's not the seatbelt, but the mounting!
You can see where the fire brigade will have to start turning up at accidents with cranes to get the fat feckers out of their cars.
My old college mate had a metro back in the early 90s and used to give a fat lass a lift to college in it every day. 18 mths later it sagged on that rear left hand side of the car where she used to sit.
You can see where the fire brigade will have to start turning up at accidents with cranes to get the fat feckers out of their cars.
My old college mate had a metro back in the early 90s and used to give a fat lass a lift to college in it every day. 18 mths later it sagged on that rear left hand side of the car where she used to sit.
Petrolhead_Rich said:
Miss VR said:
This has crossed my mind before. Its the same people who physically cannot check their blind spots before changing lanes because they get a face full of their own neck.
How do they get them out in the event of an accident? It must be like peeling a hard boiled egg (or soft boiled if it's a bad one).
Cutting the roof off, bending the car upwards, thus maximising the room between the bulkhead and the back of the seat where the blob with raisin is inserted.How do they get them out in the event of an accident? It must be like peeling a hard boiled egg (or soft boiled if it's a bad one).
They should ride motorbikes, with all that padding they would be warm and safer in an accident.
What is the maximum loading of a seatbelt???
fatjon said:
Got picked up from the airport by a German taxi driver. So f
king huge that she had to pull bits of herself out of the way to change gear. Each gear change was followed by 20 or 30 seconds of panting at the exertion.
that's the reason for paddle shifts on steering wheels and automatic transmissions king huge that she had to pull bits of herself out of the way to change gear. Each gear change was followed by 20 or 30 seconds of panting at the exertion.
V88Dicky said:
What a bunch of fattist we have here on PH.
That nice man might have had a medical condition, like an underactive thyristor or something.
Then he needs a bigger car, rather than one where his gunt (do men have these, or is it a gock or a pelly?) sticks out of the windows and prevents him steering properly or changing gear.That nice man might have had a medical condition, like an underactive thyristor or something.
alfa pint said:
It's not the seatbelt, but the mounting!
You can see where the fire brigade will have to start turning up at accidents with cranes to get the fat feckers out of their cars.
My old college mate had a metro back in the early 90s and used to give a fat lass a lift to college in it every day. 18 mths later it sagged on that rear left hand side of the car where she used to sit.
Im sure the fat bird had a lot to play in it but if you leave a sandwich box in the same place on the rear seat of an early 90's metro for 18 months the thing would still be sagging. Worst shocks ever produced on a car, my mountain bike shocks were built with a longer life in mind!!You can see where the fire brigade will have to start turning up at accidents with cranes to get the fat feckers out of their cars.
My old college mate had a metro back in the early 90s and used to give a fat lass a lift to college in it every day. 18 mths later it sagged on that rear left hand side of the car where she used to sit.
This type of thing is becoming far more common these days though. I regularly see fat types wrestling the wheel from the grasp of their 3rd and 4th tyres. I think the shiny wheel could be from the inevitable damp patches created by the bodies frantic effort to put out the smouldering section of stomach created by the friction of around town driving!!
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