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marmar

(77,081 posts)
Sun May 10, 2020, 11:17 AM May 2020

In any other state this might seem strange.....


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A Florida man hit reverse and used a couple of parked cars to get a much better view.

Tampa-area TV station WTSP reported the incident happened in Citrus County in a bank parking lot when the driver backed a Cadillac into and up on top of two cars, according to the Citrus County Sheriff’s Office. ..........(more)

https://www.orlandosentinel.com/news/florida/os-ne-florida-man-backs-cadillac-on-top-of-two-cars-20200506-xlqqx6ncq5cinhjiibx7flouey-story.html



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In any other state this might seem strange..... (Original Post) marmar May 2020 OP
That's in my neck of the woods mcar May 2020 #1
The most i can tell is that he hit reverse, Ms. Toad May 2020 #3
I thought, "Let me guess. Florida?" Jamastiene May 2020 #2

mcar

(42,334 posts)
1. That's in my neck of the woods
Sun May 10, 2020, 11:31 AM
May 2020

I still can't figure out how it happened, despite the description.

We have a lot of elderly drivers. People are always driving into stores and stuff like that.

Years ago, when I worked at the local hospital, a woman picking up her husband went in reverse instead of drive and drove into the ER foyer.

Ms. Toad

(34,075 posts)
3. The most i can tell is that he hit reverse,
Sun May 10, 2020, 12:53 PM
May 2020

And keep stomping on the gas, perhaps confusing it with the brake, and keep steering madly (likely turning the steering wheel the direction he would if going forward), wondering why the "brake" wasn't working.

Jamastiene

(38,187 posts)
2. I thought, "Let me guess. Florida?"
Sun May 10, 2020, 11:35 AM
May 2020

Whomp! There it is.

Florida Man is like the Energizer bunny. He never quits.

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