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MacBook-Gal
Feb 22, 2008, 11:33 AM
I thought that this was kinda funny. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23291625/

Wonder if they nicknamed him "Max the Motorist.":p


retro83
Feb 22, 2008, 11:36 AM
I thought that this was kinda funny. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/23291625/

Wonder if they nicknamed him "Max the Motorist.":p

Police said that after McCowan left the truck, Max knocked the vehicle out of gear and sent it rolling backward.

He left the engine running without the handbrake on!?
aristobrat
Feb 22, 2008, 11:41 AM
He left the engine running without the handbrake on!?
The engine wouldn't have to be running if it was a manual transmission parked on an incline. Just knocking it out of gear would cause it to roll backwards. I remember doing that once as a kid and getting my butt whooped for it. :D
MacBook-Gal
Feb 22, 2008, 11:43 AM
He left the engine running without the handbrake on!?

Lol.....He must have not been very smart.......I guess that he must've figured that Fido would be a little more responsible!:rolleyes:
tuxtpenguin
Feb 22, 2008, 12:16 PM
Why not call him Mad Max?
dsl4c
Feb 23, 2008, 02:10 AM
saw this on the local news up here in portland tonight, funny! however; it should teach you not to leave your car in neutral..
anti-microsoft
Feb 23, 2008, 02:22 AM
They should have fined the dog for not wearing a seat-belt nor having a driving license:D
biturbomunkie
Feb 23, 2008, 02:31 AM
Wonder if they nicknamed him "Max the Motorist.":p

what about mccowan the idiot, or mcclown?
devilot
Feb 23, 2008, 02:55 AM
however; it should teach you not to leave your car in neutral.. :confused: The article says: Police said that after McCowan left the truck, Max knocked the vehicle out of gear and sent it rolling backward. Sure sounds like it was in a gear, and was knocked into neutral. Not a terribly difficult thing to do, IMHO.
retro83
Feb 23, 2008, 04:56 AM
The engine wouldn't have to be running if it was a manual transmission parked on an incline. Just knocking it out of gear would cause it to roll backwards. I remember doing that once as a kid and getting my butt whooped for it. :D

Good point, but that doesn't change the fact the handbrake wasn't on!
RedTomato
Feb 23, 2008, 08:00 AM
Good point, but that doesn't change the fact the handbrake wasn't on!

:)

Stopping the car, even if still on the road, without putting the handbrake on is an automatic FAIL in the UK driving test. Traffic lights, uphill queues, pedestrian crossings, queues on the flat, you *always* put your handbrake on, unless it's clear that you will be moving again very soon.

Nevermind parking and getting out and leaving a non-driver in the car...

The only exception (I think) is when stopped at a give way sign, when you're expected to be able to get into the main road quite quickly.
Schtumple
Feb 26, 2008, 05:37 AM
Soooo...

The dog's being sued or what?

Maybe Larry "The Sledge" Rosen will take the case :p
mactastic1971
Feb 26, 2008, 03:14 PM
The sad thing is this story got a higher slot in the evening news on TV than Iraq or Serbia, with only the Obama/Hilary debates being of greater importance...

What a shame :(