Lucky or what!

[RogerS]

http://uk.news.yahoo.com/driver-escapes ... .html?vp=1

:shock:

 

[thick_mike]

Yoinks!

 

[Steve Maskery]

I have a friend who is a primary school teacher. She teaches Spanish.
A couple of summers ago she took a party of kids to Spain on an exchange and they travelled by coach.
At some point up a mountain village road the bus had to turn round and found a gateway which he thought suitable. This gateway had pillars, atop which were large stone balls
You can skip if you know what's coming.
He reversed into one of said pillars and knocked off one of said balls, which started to roll down the hill gathering speed as it did so.
It took out several cars, crossed a couple of junctions and ended up through the window of a shop.
Astonishingly, no-one was hurt.
She tells the tale very well.
S

 

[gregmcateer]

Yowser!

 

[toolsntat]

That clip is edited too short at the beginning and they have missed the start of the boulders journey...

Look here at 0.03, at the skyline http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8wWuH7MIeCA#t=16

Andy

 

[Doofusme]

OMG thats fantastic

 

[Cottonwood]

Just the blast of mud and gravel is enough to sweep the car sideways! I think the most terrifying bit-for the driver at any rate-is around the 28 second mark, when the stone (which he or she can probably clearly see at that point) looks like it might just still have enough speed left in it to roll right over the car, but fortunately it teeters, then falls back....that piece of stone has to be like 100 tons probably more, awesome.

 

[defsdoor]

If I were the driver of that car I would buy lottery tickets immediately.