Wheelchair man gets highway ride

[homesick_american 1]

HOLY POO! I'm glad he's OK.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/americas/6732003.stm

A wheelchair user has been taken for a high-speed ride along a US highway after his handlebars became tangled up in the front grille of a lorry.

The back of the 21-year-old man's wheelchair was scooped up as he passed in front of a lorry leaving a petrol station, Michigan state police said.

The truck driver drove off, completely unaware that he had a new passenger.

Passing motorists told police, who found the man unhurt - but still attached to the front of the truck.

He had been kept in his wheelchair by a seatbelt.

Police in the town of Paw Paw, Michigan, said the unidentified man told them "it was quite a ride", but complained only that he had spilled his soda.

The truck reached speeds of 50mph (80km/h) as it drove down the Red Arrow Highway.

After several miles the driver pulled over at the depot of a trucking company where police then told him about the man on his front end.

He refused to believe there was a man in a wheelchair stuck to the front of his truck until he saw it for himself, police said.

[Lance27 19]

[Mags 112]

I'm glad he is okay and admit it must have been terrifying for him...but I still had a chuckle, especially at this comment:

He refused to believe there was a man in a wheelchair stuck to the front of his truck until he saw it for himself, police said.

You can just imagine the conversation that went on, can't you?

[mawilson 2,133]

I'm glad he is okay and admit it must have been terrifying for him...but I still had a chuckle, especially at this comment:

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

(I hope he had a nice cup of PG Tips afterwards.)

[Ban Hammer 13,083]

now i'm thinking of ironbar on the front of the train in "beyond thunderdome"

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

ah!

[mawilson 2,133]

now i'm thinking of ironbar on the front of the train in "beyond thunderdome"

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

ah!

I was referring to the PG Tips commercial.

[Mags 112]

I'm glad he is okay and admit it must have been terrifying for him...but I still had a chuckle, especially at this comment:

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

(I hope he had a nice cup of PG Tips afterwards.)

MUNKEH!!!

[mawilson 2,133]

I'm glad he is okay and admit it must have been terrifying for him...but I still had a chuckle, especially at this comment:

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

(I hope he had a nice cup of PG Tips afterwards.)

MUNKEH!!!

LOL - I can just imagine the terrified look on the poor bloke's face as he was driven 50mph stuck to the front of the truck!

[eric&gen 0]

Sound like it would make a good comedy movie lol.

[Mags 112]

I'm glad he is okay and admit it must have been terrifying for him...but I still had a chuckle, especially at this comment:

Are you thinking what I'm thinking?

(I hope he had a nice cup of PG Tips afterwards.)

MUNKEH!!!

LOL - I can just imagine the terrified look on the poor bloke's face as he was driven 50mph stuck to the front of the truck!

I'm STILL stuck on the police officer trying to persuade the truck driver that there is a man in a wheelchair stuck to the front of his truck.

[Ban Hammer 13,083]

now i'm thinking of ironbar on the front of the train in "beyond thunderdome"

aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyyaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

ah!

I was referring to the PG Tips commercial.

and i was referring to the movie which included that other famous aussie, mel gibson. (the most famous aussie being aussiewench).