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Official Trapped in Car After Computer Fails
Yahoo! News ^ | Mon, May 12, 2003 | Reuters

Posted on 05/12/2003 9:16:54 AM PDT by yonif

BANGKOK (Reuters) - Security guards smashed their way into an official limousine with sledgehammers on Monday to rescue Thailand's finance minister after his car's computer failed.

Suchart Jaovisidha and his driver were trapped inside the BMW for more than 10 minutes before guards broke a window. All doors and windows had locked automatically when the computer crashed, and the air-conditioning stopped, officials said.

'We could hardly breathe for over 10 minutes,' Suchart told reporters. 'It took my guard a long time to realize that we really wanted the window smashed so that we could crawl out. It was a harrowing experience.'


TOPICS: Foreign Affairs; News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bangkok; car; computer; microsoft; official
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To: yonif
I feel safer in my old Buick. Here'a an interesting footnote to history. If The Swimmer's Olds 98 did not have power windows, Ted Kennedy might have been president)SHUDDER!). Automakers should use the "KISS" principle.
21 posted on 05/12/2003 11:35:58 AM PDT by sheik yerbouty
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To: yonif
you see, these modern techno gizmos are starting to fight back!
22 posted on 05/12/2003 11:52:19 AM PDT by widgysoft (< Yay for £, Boo for the € >)
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To: RipSawyer
What kind of company sells a car that can lock someone inside?

BMW, I think

23 posted on 05/12/2003 11:55:12 AM PDT by Former Proud Canadian
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