85 year old drives down high speed rail track for 80 yards

The thing I find most disturbing about this is that the eighty-five year old had a twenty year old passenger in the car. Didn't he think to shout 'not that way, Gran'? But maybe she is hard of hearing.


OAP drives car down railway line - Yahoo! Cars

 

I think he was shouting that, they were both treated for shock.

 

Me - thinks its time for the car keys to be hung up for good ...

 

One of the comments on the article,

 

Yes, there are plenty of 'Gran with a van' opportunities out there. Lazy moo.

 

I know that crossing well as we would go through Brockenhurst to-ing and fro-ing to the IoW. I can't imagine how she turned onto the tracks ... she must have been having a VERY senior moment ... and as for the young man ...

 

I live in the area, it affected me and it meant a not unpleasant detour through the Forest. First guess is that gran might not have been sure and the kid said "Do what the sat-nav says" while he had his MP stuck in his ear. LoL Not the first time!! Unfortunately they couldn't have a cup of tea at the station while they were waiting for the pick up truck 'cause the cafe has gone! Would like to add smillies but they're not there!!

 

Becoming a regular occurance now
How anyone can confuse a railway track from a road I just do not know

I know the roads are bad with potholes etc so a bit bouncy, but not to notice a long ladder of four lines with railway sleepers is beyond the pale

Jack McH

 

Hey Caj, nice to see you back ... will speak soon. xx

 

I think Cajary is right. It's probably a question of 'the satnav is always correct'. I'm convinced some people would drive their car off a cliff and into the North Sea if the satnav told them to do so.