The Outback motorist who tried to drive 500km in reverse gear

[George P Burdell]

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5412814.stm

But quick police work soon established that the car was in fact heading backwards - all the way to Perth, some 550km (340 miles) across the desert.

Discuss!

 

[halik]

dugg?

 

[thirdeye]

Haha that's hilarious!

 

[Calin]

Originally posted by: George P Burdell
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/5412814.stm

But quick police work soon established that the car was in fact heading backwards - all the way to Perth, some 550km (340 miles) across the desert.

Discuss!

He might have been able to turn the car around, and drive to the closest city.
I've heard of a dump truck driver that had a gearbox problem when carrying a dump of mine rocks from the mine to the smelting facility. In the Christmas Eve. He found himself 5km from the smelter, on top of a hill, 15km from the mine (where his truck belonged). As he could only use the reverse gear, he started to go to the mine, fully loaded, reverse gear. Part of the way is thru some narrow roads, following a small river, on a road in some cases cut into hill sides.

Not a way I want to do in a car, not to mention a truck

Calin