German police seek speeding British Muppet

[cloudy]

From Boing Boing:

Someone in Germany is driving an automobile built for UK roads and has installed a Muppet in the passenger seat. The speed cameras in Germany are made to take photos of drivers who sit in the left side of the vehicle, so drivers of UK-style cars driver can't be easily identified.

A German police source said: “The number plate is not enough. We need clear evidence of who is driving the vehicle too.

“But because this is a British vehicle we can never get a decent picture. The driver has obviously worked this out because he has placed a large puppet in the passenger seat.

“This may be an example of the famous British sense of humour but it is still dangerous driving. The driver has been caught on camera on several occasions and the puppet is on the passenger seat every time. We suspect he positions the toy deliberately before accelerating past the camera.”

http://www.boingboing.net/muppet-at-the-wheel.jpg

 

[rgraham666]

Snerk. Some people's children.

 

[3113]

http://www.boingboing.net/muppet-at-the-wheel.jpg

The Muppet looks like Animal, the uncontrollable drummer for Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. If so, the driver choose well.

 

[voluptuary_manque]

I . . . am . . . having . . . trouble . . . reaching . . . the keyboard. On . . . the floor . . . laughing!

 

[Guest]

The Muppet looks like Animal, the uncontrollable drummer for Dr. Teeth and the Electric Mayhem. If so, the driver choose well.

I love the Muppets.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gaWb4ElB_Ko

I have a similar poster up in my music room. All drummers are alike.

(That's a crazy driver - very funny.)

 

[neonlyte]

From Boing Boing:

Someone in Germany is driving an automobile built for UK roads and has installed a Muppet in the passenger seat. The speed cameras in Germany are made to take photos of drivers who sit in the left side of the vehicle, so drivers of UK-style cars driver can't be easily identified.

A German police source said: “The number plate is not enough. We need clear evidence of who is driving the vehicle too.

“But because this is a British vehicle we can never get a decent picture. The driver has obviously worked this out because he has placed a large puppet in the passenger seat.

“This may be an example of the famous British sense of humour but it is still dangerous driving. The driver has been caught on camera on several occasions and the puppet is on the passenger seat every time. We suspect he positions the toy deliberately before accelerating past the camera.”

http://www.boingboing.net/muppet-at-the-wheel.jpg

It's brilliant

One wonders why, if they have the registration, they don't stake out his/her home, should be easy enough to catch the critter.

 

[oggbashan]

It's brilliant

One wonders why, if they have the registration, they don't stake out his/her home, should be easy enough to catch the critter.

If it is a UK registered car, the UK authorities do not share the registration details with other EU countries - at the moment.

The EU police authorities are trying to make an agreement to share details of registered owners of vehicles across Europe but that agreement isn't yet in force.

UK drivers are aware of the lack of information exchange and know that if they are caught by speed cameras when abroad they won't be prosecuted. Being flagged down by a real live policeman is different - In France that can mean an on-the-spot fine, and/or cancellation of your driving licence while you are in France, and possible confiscation of your vehicle unless you have another qualified driver with you.

Og

 

[Selena_Kitt]

If it is a UK registered car, the UK authorities do not share the registration details with other EU countries - at the moment.

The EU police authorities are trying to make an agreement to share details of registered owners of vehicles across Europe but that agreement isn't yet in force.

UK drivers are aware of the lack of information exchange and know that if they are caught by speed cameras when abroad they won't be prosecuted.

Cool! Time to move to Europe!

 

[Lisa Denton]

If this person is not speeding too fast or driving too dangerous, than I think its funny as hell. Just shows a healthy sense of humour when we all need a laff.

When we were kids we devised ways to get in trouble without doing anything wrong, smart kids can be the most devious.

After halloween one year somebody threw out an old beat up looking scarecrow thingie from thier yard decorations, we liberated it before the trash pick-up and fixed it up better. With an old pair of someones dads workboots, an old wig and a pair of cheap sunglasses we had a super realistic looking dummy. We would all go down to sit in the park and watch some fun. One kid had one of those mo-ped things, kinda like a trainer motorcycle. He would hold the dummys hands in front of him like he had a passenger on the back of his motorbike, and drive back and forth in front of our group of goofy kids. Occasionally when a car got right behind him he would wobble the motorbike and throw the dummy off. The resulting screeching tires and sometimes screams of "Oh, my god!" as someone got out of thier car to look at the poor dummy after they ran over it was funny to us (yes, we was bad, bad) and then usually after a dozen such mishaps the dummy would have to be taken home and have the stuffing put back in and fixed up for next time.

There was a bad bump in the road on a street near us. We would "borrow" the hubcap off of someone's parents cars and all go sit in the yard a few houses down from this bump to watch some fun. One devious kid would stand right beside the bump with the hubcap on the ground. When a car would hit the bump he would pick up the hubcap and roll it really hard beside the moving car. The people thought thier hubcap popped off and stop to get it, right when the kid ran up, grabbed thier hubcap and started running away (the little thief) with thier hubcap. The resulting chase scenes was usually hilarious, often dangerous (thru yards, over fences) but usually wound up with the driver of the car being told it wasn't his hubcap. they would look at thier car, call us a bunch of hoodlum kids who all ought to be in reform school, and drive away.

We were bored and bad. One fun thing with no props was just have two kids standing across the street from each other on a residential street, as a car came by they would both bend down, act like they were picking up a rope and pretend to be holding it tightly between them in front of the car. What did the driver think? I dunno but they always slammed on the brakes before realizing the kids had no rope, and there was a bunch of kids sitting in a yard laffing. We stopped that after an really old guy chased us with a baseball bat and looked like he was gonna have a heart attack.

The things we did as kids were dangerous, but funny to kids, and bad. The guy with this muppet just appears to be having some harmless fun, unlike we did as kids.

 

[Safe_Bet]

If it is a UK registered car, the UK authorities do not share the registration details with other EU countries - at the moment.

The EU police authorities are trying to make an agreement to share details of registered owners of vehicles across Europe but that agreement isn't yet in force.

UK drivers are aware of the lack of information exchange and know that if they are caught by speed cameras when abroad they won't be prosecuted. Being flagged down by a real live policeman is different - In France that can mean an on-the-spot fine, and/or cancellation of your driving licence while you are in France, and possible confiscation of your vehicle unless you have another qualified driver with you.

Og

We have those over here too. We call them bribes.

 

[Safe_Bet]

If this person is not speeding too fast or driving too dangerous, than I think its funny as hell. Just shows a healthy sense of humour when we all need a laff.

When we were kids we devised ways to get in trouble without doing anything wrong, smart kids can be the most devious.

After halloween one year somebody threw out an old beat up looking scarecrow thingie from thier yard decorations, we liberated it before the trash pick-up and fixed it up better. With an old pair of someones dads workboots, an old wig and a pair of cheap sunglasses we had a super realistic looking dummy. We would all go down to sit in the park and watch some fun. One kid had one of those mo-ped things, kinda like a trainer motorcycle. He would hold the dummys hands in front of him like he had a passenger on the back of his motorbike, and drive back and forth in front of our group of goofy kids. Occasionally when a car got right behind him he would wobble the motorbike and throw the dummy off. The resulting screeching tires and sometimes screams of "Oh, my god!" as someone got out of thier car to look at the poor dummy after they ran over it was funny to us (yes, we was bad, bad) and then usually after a dozen such mishaps the dummy would have to be taken home and have the stuffing put back in and fixed up for next time.

There was a bad bump in the road on a street near us. We would "borrow" the hubcap off of someone's parents cars and all go sit in the yard a few houses down from this bump to watch some fun. One devious kid would stand right beside the bump with the hubcap on the ground. When a car would hit the bump he would pick up the hubcap and roll it really hard beside the moving car. The people thought thier hubcap popped off and stop to get it, right when the kid ran up, grabbed thier hubcap and started running away (the little thief) with thier hubcap. The resulting chase scenes was usually hilarious, often dangerous (thru yards, over fences) but usually wound up with the driver of the car being told it wasn't his hubcap. they would look at thier car, call us a bunch of hoodlum kids who all ought to be in reform school, and drive away.

We were bored and bad. One fun thing with no props was just have two kids standing across from each other on a residential street, as a car came by they would both bend down, act like they were picking up a rope and pretend to be holding it tightly between them in front of the car. What did the driver think? I dunno but they always slammed on the brakes before realizing the kids had no rope, and there was a bunch of kids sitting in a yard laffing. We stopped that after an really old guy chased us with a baseball bat and looked like he was gonna have a heart attack.

The things we did as kids were dangerous, but funny to kids, and bad. The guy with this muppet just appears to be having some harmless fun, unlike we did as kids.

I think you deserve a spanking. C'mere!

 

[Lisa Denton]

I think you deserve a spanking. C'mere!

Hang on, I'm about to roll a hubcap beside Og's car and see if he will chase me while wearing his sexy hat, he, he.

 

[oggbashan]

Hang on, I'm about to roll a hubcap beside Og's car and see if he will chase me while wearing his sexy hat, he, he.

Sorry - I have alloy wheels - no hubcaps.

And I always doff my hat to ladies.

Og