How daft do you have to be/Deathtrap Motors..?!

[MrPickle]

So.. Whats the most dangerous thing you've seen on the roads that is down to pure stupidity/ignorance??

I only ask as this got me thinking,
Driving back home from my last job today and came across a chap in an old Bluebird driving around with no headrest!?
The passenger had one though. Do people not realise what they're for? one rear end tap and you get a broken neck.

[R1 Loon]

Of course you do, that's why everyone who drove a car prior to the 1980s died.

[Rawwr]

People driving without any lights on appears to be increasingly commonplace.

[Muzzer]

MrPickle said:

So.. Whats the most dangerous thing you've seen on the roads that is down to pure stupidity/ignorance??

I only ask as this got me thinking,
Driving back home from my last job today and came across a chap in an old Bluebird driving around with no headrest!?
The passenger had one though. Do people not realise what they're for? one rear end tap and you get a broken neck.

Of all the cars on the road, the most dangerous thing you've seen is someone driving around with no headrest?

Not ideal, but hardly deathtrap status FFS.

I saw a Micra on the M25 a few months back and I swear the driver's side front wheel was about to fall off whilst she was doing 70 in the middle lane. It was a real st-heap and you could see it wobbling.

I was about to call the Law when she pulled onto the slip road and I had to carry on.

I also saw an artic with it's rear door open and a pallet about to fall out onto the motorway. Tried to alert the driver but they're all wary about pulling over now in case someone's trying to rob their cargo....

Edited by Muzzer on Thursday 28th October 16:59

[Larry Dickman]

That's the most dangerous thing you've seen? Oh & I have three vehicles at the moment that don't have headrests.

ETA.. Two of those don't have seatbelts either.

Edited by Larry Dickman on Thursday 28th October 17:01

[Dr Derek Doctors]

MrPickle said:

So.. Whats the most dangerous thing you've seen on the roads that is down to pure stupidity/ignorance??


Driving back home from my last job today and came across a chap in an old Bluebird driving around with no headrest!?

HOLY st! What a crazy dangerouse loony bd!

NO HEADREST!

[Rawwr]

Muzzer said:

Tried to alert the driver but they're all wary about pulling over now in case someone's trying to rob their cargo....

Only if they're being followed by Vin Diesel.

[SlimRick]

Saw this the other day, trundling at 30mph along holding up traffic. No idea what it is, but certainly looked like a deathtrap!!!! Look at that camber on those back wheels.

Edited by SlimRick on Thursday 28th October 17:04

[MarJay]

I once saw a man on a motorcycle ride a bit over the SPEED limit. The kittens were all falling down dead that day I can tell you!

Once, I even rode up my STREET on a MOTORCYCLE without wearing a CRASH HELMET!!! OMG, I'm the most dangerous man alive! I should be executed now for my wanton attitude to risk!!

I did actually get a £30 fine for it though, cos I got my collar felt. However, it would have been perfectly legal for me to do the same thing on a bicycle, except without tax MOT or insurance...

[MrPickle]

Muzzer said:

Of all the cars on the road, the most dangerous thing you've seen is someone driving around with no headrest?

Not ideal, but hardly deathtrap status FFS.

Fair call, just thought it a bit odd. Ive seen a golf a few years ago that had been driven with the rear brake lines disconnected. It was a quick fix that lasted for about 3 months, until the car was traded in.

[Doniger]

That is a Qpod and brilliantly fun. No more dangerous than your average tosser in a BMW either.

[Major Fallout]

MrPickle said:

So.. Whats the most dangerous thing you've seen on the roads

Me

[FreeLitres]

MrPickle said:

So.. Whats the most dangerous thing you've seen on the roads that is down to pure stupidity/ignorance??

I once saw a TVR being driven... on a damp road!!!!

[RDMcG]

[RDMcG]

[blueg33]

FreeLitres said:

MrPickle said:

So.. Whats the most dangerous thing you've seen on the roads that is down to pure stupidity/ignorance??

I once saw a TVR being driven... on a damp road!!!!

OMG no!

[MrPickle]

RDMcG said:

I'd rather walk..

[Greenwich Ross]

MrPickle said:

RDMcG said:

I'd rather walk..

It's even got a sad face.

[RDMcG]

Greenwich Ross said:

MrPickle said:

RDMcG said:

I'd rather walk..

It's even got a sad face.

I took the pic in Rome,but have no idea what it is.

[AdamW]

MarJay said:

I once saw a man on a motorcycle ride a bit over the SPEED limit. The kittens were all falling down dead that day I can tell you!

Did it ride past the house where these kittens live?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9CC_9aFuEkA