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Protect and swerve! Golf cart rigged to simulate drunk driving goes wild, runs over 5 people at NJ police fair
NY Post ^ | 08/08/2024 | Natalie O'Neill

Posted on 08/08/2024 12:41:26 PM PDT by DFG

This drunk driving lesson was a little too realistic.

A golf cart rigged to simulate the dangers of tipsy motoring went out of control at a New Jersey police fair and struck five people — landing them all in a hospital, authorities said Wednesday.

A teenager was behind the wheel with a cop riding shotgun Tuesday evening when the cart swerved off its special orange-coned course at the National Night Out event in Wildwood on the Jersey Shore, according to police.

The off-the-rails vehicle plowed into four adults and a child — prompting firefighters who were already there to rush to their aid, the Wildwood Police Department said in a press release.

The golf cart ride was built to mimic what an impaired driver experiences, and has been a novelty at the annual event — which aims to “strengthen police-community partnerships” with games and grub — for 20 years.

Wildwood police offered condolences to people who were hurt.

(Excerpt) Read more at nypost.com ...


TOPICS: Humor
KEYWORDS: drunk; golfcart; nj; wildwood
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1 posted on 08/08/2024 12:41:26 PM PDT by DFG
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“Golf cart rigged to simulate drunk driving goes wild, runs over 5 people “

Mission accomplished, I guess.


2 posted on 08/08/2024 12:42:36 PM PDT by irishjuggler
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I don’t know why, but this makes me want to burst out laughing.

What could possibly go wrong? (followed by terrified screaming crowds running in every direction, police running fruitlessly to corral the cart, babies screaming, all being chased by a mindless Killer Kart)

I do hope all the people are okay. That isn’t funny, but the thought they could do this on a crowded fairground is absurd.

Probably driven by AI.


3 posted on 08/08/2024 12:44:45 PM PDT by rlmorel (J.D. Vance and The Legend of The MaMaw of The 19 Loaded Guns!)
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To: irishjuggler

Time to ban all drunk golf carts.


4 posted on 08/08/2024 12:45:38 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (2 coups in less than 4 years. America is truly a first world Banana Republic.)
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To: DFG

“Move along! Nothing to see here!

Police forces generally don it hire the brightest.


5 posted on 08/08/2024 12:45:47 PM PDT by wildcard_redneck (He who sacrifices freedom for security deserves neither.)
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To: rlmorel

Must have been the beer cart.


6 posted on 08/08/2024 12:45:58 PM PDT by Col Frank Slade
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To: DFG

I thought it was going to be the ‘Bee’.


7 posted on 08/08/2024 12:46:56 PM PDT by right way right (“May we remain sober over mere men, for God really is our only true hope”)
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To: DFG
Was Homer driving

Golf Cart Animated GIFs - Find & Share on GIPHY

8 posted on 08/08/2024 12:48:35 PM PDT by Responsibility2nd (2 coups in less than 4 years. America is truly a first world Banana Republic.)
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To: DFG
Wildwood police offered condolences a settlement of $50,000 to people who were hurt.
9 posted on 08/08/2024 12:55:02 PM PDT by proxy_user
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To: irishjuggler

Yes, a pretty realistic simulation, after all.


10 posted on 08/08/2024 1:01:05 PM PDT by PGR88
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To: DFG
Wildwood, New Jersey boardwalk - “WATCH THE TRAM CAR, PLEASE…” LOL!
11 posted on 08/08/2024 1:01:14 PM PDT by GaltAdonis
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Protect and swerve! Golf cart rigged to simulate drunk driving goes wild, runs over 5 people at NJ police fair

Good that the coppers are occupying their time doing other things than policing BLM, Antifa and Pali Muzzie "demonstrators"!

12 posted on 08/08/2024 1:08:40 PM PDT by Navy Patriot (Celebrate Decivilization)
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Were the people that we hit dark skinned?

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/3/5/18251924/self-driving-car-racial-bias-study-autonomous-vehicle-dark-skin

wy69


13 posted on 08/08/2024 1:08:48 PM PDT by whitney69
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Were the people that we hit dark skinned?

https://www.vox.com/future-perfect/2019/3/5/18251924/self-driving-car-racial-bias-study-autonomous-vehicle-dark-skin

wy69


14 posted on 08/08/2024 1:08:48 PM PDT by whitney69
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15 posted on 08/08/2024 1:11:50 PM PDT by Angelino97
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To: DFG

About like when one of those oversized electric golf carts running on autopilot has a glitch.


16 posted on 08/08/2024 1:18:35 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (I don't know what he said at the end of that sentence. i don't think he knows what he said either)
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To: DFG

A DEI golf cart?


17 posted on 08/08/2024 1:20:11 PM PDT by antidemoncrat
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To: DFG

Tezla EV fanbois not amused


18 posted on 08/08/2024 1:21:00 PM PDT by doorgunner69 (I don't know what he said at the end of that sentence. i don't think he knows what he said either)
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To: DFG

WTF were they thinking??


19 posted on 08/08/2024 1:30:54 PM PDT by Ann Archy (Abortion....... The HUMAN Sacrifice to the god of Convenience.)
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To: irishjuggler

Don’t vote for Tim “DUI” Walz!


20 posted on 08/08/2024 1:34:10 PM PDT by The Old Hoosier (Right makes might)
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