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Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: rpm on June 07, 2007, 11:20:42 PM: So much for those wimpy tigers teeth and rebel flags on the front of trucks...
(http://www.foxnews.com/images/289784/4_61_060707_wheelchair.jpg)
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Benjamin Carpenter was attempting to cross on Wednesday when the light turned green and his wheelchair became hooked onto the front grille of the truck, which reached 50 mph during the 4-mile trip down Red Arrow Highway, Michigan State Police Trooper Michael Sinke said witnesses reported.

link (http://www.foxnews.com/story/0,2933,278881,00.html)
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: PanzerIV on June 08, 2007, 12:55:39 AM: That is strange, and wonder if that was my uncle driving the truck? he is a trucker.
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: Holden McGroin on June 08, 2007, 01:00:48 AM: Quote
Originally posted by PanzerIV
That is strange, and wonder if that was my uncle driving the truck? he is a trucker.

Does he make it a habit of running down people in wheelchairs?
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: AWMac on June 08, 2007, 01:13:03 AM: (http://www.foxnews.com/images/289784/4_61_060707_wheelchair.jpg)
WOOOOOT!!!

"Dammmmit Nathan!!! you @#*%!!!"

Perk the PeterBuilt!!!

*turns on iPod "I Can't Drive 55..."*

"Awwwww Beep, Beep...awww Toot, Toot!!!"

"Roger backdoor, This is the Rubber Ducky..Looks like we have us a Convoy!!!"

"Don't smile, you'll get bugs in yer teeth!!!"

"...It's a girl my Lord in a flat bed Ford slowing down to take a look at me..."

:O

Mac
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: Dadano on June 08, 2007, 01:55:43 AM: What a ride! Kid prolly shat himself.
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: BaDkaRmA158Th on June 08, 2007, 02:17:56 AM: Bring's the term "yeeeee HAAAH!" to another level.
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: clerick on June 08, 2007, 07:00:34 AM: Have visions of Maj. Kong riding the bomb...

(http://content.answers.com/main/content/wp/en/1/10/Slim-pickens_riding-the-bomb.jpg)
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: storch on June 08, 2007, 07:28:29 AM: what an amazing story and a happy ending for all involved. not to appear to be calloused about people with disabilities and the many frustrations and hardships they must endure but I have witnessed wheelchair bound citizens do remarkably stupid things into oncoming traffic.

there is an assisted living facility for handicapped adults not two miles from our home. this facility is situated on a major four lane east/west artery.

the residents from this facility have to cross this busy highway to get to the metro on the south side. I have witnessed several accidents involving wheelchair bound people simply hauling bellybutton onto the highway and expecting all traffic to come to a halt. those of us that are savvy to the conditions slow down but others do not.

I wonder if perhaps this is not a similar occurance. some of those handicapped people don't seem to much care whether they die in an accident or not.

one occasion on a very rainy day an elderly driver was making a very slow right hand turn into the post office when a wheelchair bound woman comes across her path at full wheelchair speed and gets bumped by the elderly lady's car and subsequently tipped over, in the process spilling her groceries.

I was exiting the post office parking lot making a left hand turn and had a great view of the accident.

after the accident occured the wheelchair lady was cussing up a storm as I and another man attempted to right her. in the process she was taking punches and swings at us. it was an absurdly comical scene. we finally got her righted and were subjected to some spittle spewed insults at the top of the wheelchair lady's foul breath for our efforts.

when the paramedics arrived the wheelchair lady was accusing the old lady of attempting to run her down. fortuitously for the old lady there were plenty of eyewitnesses to refute her claims and many waited until the police arrived to give statements.
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: DREDIOCK on June 08, 2007, 07:41:40 AM: About 4 p.m. Wednesday, a caller told police dispatchers, "You are not going to believe this: There is a semi truck pushing a guy in a wheelchair on Red Arrow Highway," state police said in a release.

LMAO

The fact he was unhurt turns this story from one of tragedy to one of hillariity.

The attitude of the guy in the wheel chair makes it ok to laugh

Sinke said when he arrived at the scene, the man told him "'Yeah, I'm fine. I just went for a little ride.'"

Gotta love and respect a guy that can have that happen and just kinda shug it off.

Bet he goes out and buys a Trike with the lawsuit money LOL
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: FiLtH on June 08, 2007, 07:47:07 AM: I wonder how long that wheelchair could have gone at those speed before the wheels fell of and he went under the truck? Scary!
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: storch on June 08, 2007, 07:50:05 AM: ask the myth busters
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: Red Tail 444 on June 08, 2007, 08:41:57 AM: I wonder if he's related to this guy...

(http://www.myspaceantics.com/images/funny/owned-subaru.JPG)
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: storch on June 08, 2007, 01:36:04 PM: :rofl gainsie
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: LancerVT on June 08, 2007, 03:46:27 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Red Tail 444
I wonder if he's related to this guy...

(http://www.myspaceantics.com/images/funny/owned-subaru.JPG)

LMFAO:rofl
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: Dago on June 08, 2007, 03:48:57 PM: I see a new extreme sport may have just been born.
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: LePaul on June 08, 2007, 05:08:41 PM: Wow

38 mph faster and he would've wound up in 1955 America :)
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: FiLtH on June 08, 2007, 11:57:49 PM: (http://FilthsHangar.homestead.com/cpt_pike2.jpg)
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: Red Tail 444 on June 09, 2007, 12:51:44 AM: Quote
Originally posted by storch
:rofl gainsie

Storch, VT.

I considered saving this for a "caption this" thread on a slow day, but I couldn't resist posting it here :D
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: BBBB on June 09, 2007, 01:11:23 AM: This could have gone bad in so many ways. Glad the kid is OK. I wonder what all happend to his wheelchair. Is the motor burned out? I bet that thing was making one hell of a sound screaming down the road at 55MPH. And the smell of the burning rubber, lol.
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: Holden McGroin on June 09, 2007, 09:44:24 PM: Quote
Originally posted by Dago
I see a new extreme sport may have just been born.

(http://growabrain.typepad.com/photos/uncategorized/rocket_chair_1.jpg)
Title: To Boldly Go Where No Parapalegic Has Gone Before
Post by: PanzerIV on June 10, 2007, 12:58:11 AM: wow, parapelegic games..
imagine the electrically boosted wheeelchairs racing,"my Lithium battery will easily overpower your primitive AAs!:rofl