Driver reverses car through wall of car parks seventh storey

[lino]

You can't park there! Motorist reverses Mercedes through a brick wall on the seventh floor of a multi-storey car park



By Mirror.co.uk 29/04/2010

This motorist cheated death after accidentally reversing his Mercedes car through a brick wall on the seventh floor of a multi-storey car park.

The pensioner told rescuers he got his foot stuck behind the accelerator and brake pedal as he tried to manoeuvre into the parking space in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Source: http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/top-storie ... -22220936/

[MinisterofDOOM]

That building has officially been smitten with an Ugly Stick, in the form of a Mercedes Benz.

[LAKE ERIE Z32]

the rear of that mercedes handled that brick wall like a champ not even a broken taillight?

[bobotech]

the rear of that mercedes handled that brick wall like a champ not even a broken taillight?

That was what I was thinking too!! I am really surprised at the lack of visible damage.

[ProudNissanFreak]

The rear windshield was broken, nothing else, though.

[MinisterofDOOM]

The right taillight looks broken to me.

But yeah...it definitely could have come through worse than it did.

[sx moneypit]

Almost looks like he went in from the front.I bet the drivers seat smells like poo poo.

[numbnuts240]

imagine the epic game of capture the flag you could play in that building.

[Dire91]

I expected more damage to the car. It could have been closer, he could have backed out so far the door was stuck closed. That would be funny.

[dre1507]

was the culprit an automatic transmission?

[Alfador]

Saw the thread title and my mind immediately went to The Bourne Ultimatum.

"Uh, sir he just drove off the roof."
"What"
"He drove off the roof!"

[TOMMY VERCETTI]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF1zXzvCh4s

[fiznowler]

Am I the only one that thinks the wall is too damn flimsy if you can back through it that easily? I would have figured he would have to hit it hard enough to launch all the way out, or just destroy his car and the wall be fine.

[Alfador]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mF1zXzvCh4s

I could hear snickering in the background 2 or 3 times, lol.

[The Siath]

Ok, so Oklahoma building code wasn't followed??? cause there's supposed to be steel reinforcing wire (rebar) in the walls of that car park (to prevent such a thing from happening) or maybe the building is old...

Bet his insurance agent is going to laugh his tail off as he raises the guy's premiums.

[RCA]

AP:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r1O7nbIWiBE

[dre1507]

his foot got stuck "UNDER" the gas pedal........LIES!!!!

oh crap....happy belated 500th post b-day.