Twilight zone

[Ext User(the_dawg)]

OK, so I thought the Falcon St Lane Cove Tunnel bus lane changes
caused bizarre behaviour.

Today's drive into work ...

Firstly the SHT was blocked by a broken down Magna in the right lane,
then
the ED by a broken down truck. OK, so around an hour after leaving home

witness the most bizarre thing I think I've seen yet.

I drive a rather tall 4x4 pickup truck so can see into the vehicles
around me, and you see some pretty weird stuff that is in some cases
far
too much information, just the other day the usual "apply lipstick
while
driving", however today's effort is a totally new one for me and
totally
takes the cake ...

Get this - someone driving along in total control of vehicle while
having the newspaper crossword puzzle perched on the steering wheel,
while activly writing in the letters with a pen.

[Ext User(^Temuchin^)]

the_dawg wrote:
> OK, so I thought the Falcon St Lane Cove Tunnel bus lane changes
> caused bizarre behaviour.
>
> Today's drive into work ...
>
> Firstly the SHT was blocked by a broken down Magna in the right lane,
> then
> the ED by a broken down truck. OK, so around an hour after leaving home
>
> witness the most bizarre thing I think I've seen yet.
>
> I drive a rather tall 4x4 pickup truck so can see into the vehicles
> around me, and you see some pretty weird stuff that is in some cases
> far
> too much information, just the other day the usual "apply lipstick
> while
> driving", however today's effort is a totally new one for me and
> totally
> takes the cake ...
>
> Get this - someone driving along in total control of vehicle while
> having the newspaper crossword puzzle perched on the steering wheel,
> while activly writing in the letters with a pen.
>
A mate of mine was an interstate coach driver and he said they gave
out a lunch menu so the passengers could write in their names and tick
one of a selection of things so they could call it through to the place
they were stopping to save delays.

He said they would count out the list and tally it all up on the
steering wheel while doing 100kmh.

Amazing that he never killed anyone.

Stupidity IMHO

[Ext User(Fraser Johnston)]

"D Walford" <walford@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
news:44b33d29$0$489$61c65585@uq-127creek-reader-03.brisbane.pipenetworks.com.au...
> the_dawg wrote:
>
>> Get this - someone driving along in total control of vehicle while
>> having the newspaper crossword puzzle perched on the steering wheel,
>> while activly writing in the letters with a pen.
>>
> I'm surprised thats the first time you have seen something like that, I've
> seen dozens of similar things.
> The worst was a woman reading a book whilst driving at 100kph on the Western
> Hwy.
> Another was a sales rep type doing paperwork which was resting on the steering
> wheel also at 100kph, the stupidity of car drivers never ceases to amaze.

Heard a story of a rep doing similar and sticking their pen in their mouth.
They then had a fairly slow crash. Less than 30km/h. The pen went straight
through their palette and into their brain. Game over.

Fraser

[Ext User(tipsy@beerlover.com)]

On 10 Jul 2006 20:13:49 -0700, "the_dawg" <patrick@hilux.ace.unsw.EDU.AU> wrote:

> Get this - someone driving along in total control of vehicle while
> having the newspaper crossword puzzle perched on the steering wheel,
> while activly writing in the letters with a pen.

Hmmm. 5 letters, second letter is D.

[Ext User(Fraser Johnston)]

"D Walford" <walford@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
news:44b34b99$0$505$61c65585@uq-127creek-reader-03.brisbane.pipenetworks.com.au...
> Fraser Johnston wrote:
>> "D Walford" <walford@iprimus.com.au> wrote in message
>> news:44b33d29$0$489$61c65585@uq-127creek-reader-03.brisbane.pipenetworks.com.au...
>>> the_dawg wrote:
>>>
>>>> Get this - someone driving along in total control of vehicle while
>>>> having the newspaper crossword puzzle perched on the steering wheel,
>>>> while activly writing in the letters with a pen.
>>>>
>>> I'm surprised thats the first time you have seen something like that, I've
>>> seen dozens of similar things.
>>> The worst was a woman reading a book whilst driving at 100kph on the Western
>>> Hwy.
>>> Another was a sales rep type doing paperwork which was resting on the
>>> steering wheel also at 100kph, the stupidity of car drivers never ceases to
>>> amaze.
>>
>> Heard a story of a rep doing similar and sticking their pen in their mouth.
>> They then had a fairly slow crash. Less than 30km/h. The pen went straight
>> through their palette and into their brain. Game over.
>>
>
> Poetic justice:-)

Well the pen is mightier than the sword.

Fraser

[Ext User(CyBorg 0091)]

D Walford wrote:
> the_dawg wrote:
>
> > Get this - someone driving along in total control of vehicle while
> > having the newspaper crossword puzzle perched on the steering wheel,
> > while activly writing in the letters with a pen.
> >
> I'm surprised thats the first time you have seen something like that,
> I've seen dozens of similar things.
> The worst was a woman reading a book whilst driving at 100kph on the
> Western Hwy.
> Another was a sales rep type doing paperwork which was resting on the
> steering wheel also at 100kph, the stupidity of car drivers never ceases
> to amaze.
>
> Daryl

I read from time to time.....,as my PDA is a pain,and I hate sms and
mobile phones,have to stop for this,I go for the pen and paper on the
dash.
Mainly gets used to dot down cars and number plates of speeding
drivers.
70% of which are VL bombodores,these days VT's come into the scene
quiet often.
Looks like, small finance the small mind,hate to know what happens when
one has $400k's worth of finance.
Die dumb,live later.......ahh ha.

[Ext User(Kev)]

CyBorg 0091 wrote:

> D Walford wrote:
>
>>the_dawg wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Get this - someone driving along in total control of vehicle while
>>>having the newspaper crossword puzzle perched on the steering wheel,
>>>while activly writing in the letters with a pen.
>>>
>>
>>I'm surprised thats the first time you have seen something like that,
>>I've seen dozens of similar things.
>>The worst was a woman reading a book whilst driving at 100kph on the
>>Western Hwy.
>>Another was a sales rep type doing paperwork which was resting on the
>>steering wheel also at 100kph, the stupidity of car drivers never ceases
>>to amaze.
>>
>>Daryl
>
>
> I read from time to time.....,as my PDA is a pain,and I hate sms and
> mobile phones,have to stop for this,I go for the pen and paper on the
> dash.
> Mainly gets used to dot down cars and number plates of speeding
> drivers.

hmmmmmmmmmm
OKaaaaay

Yes Officer this car was speeding so I was driving along writing down
his numberplate when I ran into the rear of the speeding car which had
stopped


Kev

[Ext User(the_dawg)]

the_dawg wrote:

> OK, so I thought the Falcon St Lane Cove Tunnel bus lane changes
> caused bizarre behaviour.

Good grief!!!

Driving is getting even more bizarre for me. Today waiting at the
'lights on the new Falcon Street entry ramp coming back from work,
some pax in taxi along side me tryed to offer me a business card.

We start off driving and he goes "quick grab this!!", so while
driving along at prolly 10 or so kph I manage to grab the card from
him. It was a business card for the 'cab company of which he was a
pax in?!?!?

Is there some sort of lunar event I should be aware of this week?