Today’s Doofus is from Germany. Police have banned a woman driver’s car from the road – for being too untidy. The Vauxhall Astra was so full of junk, magazines, old clothes and even bits of furniture that they could barely see the driver at it roared down a motorway in Dusseldorf, Germany. The driver –… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #135
Tag: Automotive
Soapbox racing fun
The fifth annual Hoar Cross Downhill Soapbox Competition took place in England today, with all concerned seeming to enjoy themselves enormously. This competition is organized by the MAD Club, which isn’t as bad as it sounds. From their Web site: The MAD Club (Meynell Arms Drinkers) is a much deliberated and vaguely appropriate name for… Continue reading Soapbox racing fun
Doofus Of The Day #133
I don’t know, I just don’t know . . . I suppose all of us were young and foolish once, particularly with our first vehicles. We’d try to show off to our friends, ‘drifting’ them across empty parking lots or dusty tracks. However, there’s a cardinal rule when doing so in the presence of other… Continue reading Doofus Of The Day #133
A little too old to start driving, perhaps?
I’m cackling with mirth at the antics of an unfortunate pensioner in Schleswig-Holstein, Germany. Despite getting help from a police officer, an elderly woman left a path of destruction after she panicked while pulling out of a parking space. She damaged half a dozen cars, a street lamp, and more, police in Schleswig–Holstein reported on… Continue reading A little too old to start driving, perhaps?
Jerrycans, just in time for Christmas!
The Big Brown Truck of Happiness left four boxes in my carport this afternoon. Three of them contained Wedco 20-liter red gasoline jerrycans – the old, reliable, World War II design, not the abomination of desolation that is the new CARB-compliant version, the only kind legal to make in or bring into the USA after… Continue reading Jerrycans, just in time for Christmas!
What do you do . . .
. . . to choose a new bus for urban commuter transport in London? Well, if you’re insane, you ask the guys from Top Gear to attack the problem in their own inimitable fashion! Peter
Don’t mess with this lady!
It seems a Shanghai, China tow-truck operator bit off more than he could chew the other day. He hooked up a lady’s SUV when she parked illegally, and in a heated exchange when she came out, refused to unhook it. He then watched as she climbed into her vehicle (its rear end still hoisted off… Continue reading Don’t mess with this lady!
The blender from Hell!
Now I’ve seen it all . . . a blender powered by a 6.2-liter Corvette V8 engine! Trust the boys from Top Gear to go overboard like that! Peter
A narrow escape
I received the pictures below from a friend in law enforcement, who’s given me permission to put them on this blog. The story is that a deputy was traveling at 90 mph, responding to an urgent call at 4.30 a.m. He hit a bump in the road and lost control of his vehicle. The car… Continue reading A narrow escape
Wild driving!
I’ve always understood a gymkhana to be an equestrian event, and I’ve enjoyed several in South Africa and elsewhere. However, this video clip of Ken Block and a highly spiced-up Subaru illustrates a motorized form of what he calls ‘gymkhana’ that had me on the edge of my seat! It’s certainly the most remarkable display… Continue reading Wild driving!