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  1. Angib

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    #3 Angib, Oct 23, 2013
    By playing chicken with a cyclist and not having the confidence to see it through?
     
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    #7 Apok, Oct 23, 2013
    Asian. Check.
    Female. Check
    Doesn't that explain it?

    But all kidding aside, I have always wanted to do that. There is an awesome one that goes from Springfield to Xenia. Some nice scenery and some curves that would be a blast in the Mini!
     
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    #17 KittyMini, Oct 24, 2013
    Damn it!
    It had to be a woman :mad2:
     
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    #20 MCS02, Oct 24, 2013
    Hay! You didn't see me and you can't prove it. :devil:
     
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    #9 Nathan, Oct 23, 2013
    Apple Maps?
     
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    #15 Angib, Oct 24, 2013
    Here in Britain, GPS in cars is known as satnav, so maybe they needed one of these signs:

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    #6 Mr. Jim, Oct 23, 2013
    I don't know, bike paths are pretty wide, there's got to be more to it......really bad driver perhaps?
     
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    #14 Firebro17, Oct 24, 2013
    Eeayhh..... What we got here, is'a failure to Navigate! :frown2:
     
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    #19 Crashton, Oct 24, 2013
    Plenty of men do stupid things in cars too.:yesnod: Don't let this bug you Kitty.
     
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    #2 Crashton, Oct 23, 2013
    How does one crash on a straight piece of road? :confused5: The thought of blasting down a narrow road in a park does sound like fun. :ihih:
     
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    #4 Crashton, Oct 23, 2013
    I was trying to leave cyclists out of this. But since you brought it up. :lol:
     
  12. eMINIparts

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    #5 eMINIparts, Oct 23, 2013
    The park should have put up a sign that said "Not For Cars"
     
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    #8 ZippyNH, Oct 23, 2013
    Texting I bet....lol..
    Or maybe trying to get her "connected" working right!!
     
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    #10 TheModFather, Oct 23, 2013
    Drive by Garmin... Always fails! :(
     
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    #11 Savvy, Oct 23, 2013
    You forgot that she is a NJ driver. That equals the "Trifecta of FAIL!"
     
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    #12 DneprDave, Oct 23, 2013
    Our local bicycle/pedestrian paths have steel posts sunk into the ground that are spaced wide enough to allow only bicycles through. There's no way a car could get on them.

    Dave
     
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    #13 Crashton, Oct 23, 2013
    There are many stories of folks who followed their GPS with blind obedience only to have bad things befall them.
     
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    #16 mrntd, Oct 24, 2013
    It looks like the driver may be Chinese. (nothing against Chinese) If they have recently come over to the US it might explain it. You've seen the dash cam videos of people driving over there. It like the wild west with cars. It could be a lot of fun too.
     
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    #18 Mr. Jim, Oct 24, 2013
    I resemble that remark! :)
     
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    #21 GokartPilot, Oct 24, 2013
    I was thinking more along the lines of makeup and a mirror. It is not unusaully around here to see the ladies trying to apply their faces as they cross from one side of the highway to the other and in and out of the ditches on their way to work. I am convinced that is why so many of them drive SUVs. Do you consider a Countryman a SUV:confused5:

    Agree.