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Bee blamed for car crash
ananova ^
| 6-20-04
Posted on 06/20/2003 10:15:33 PM PDT by Dan from Michigan
Bee blamed for car crash
A bee that flew up a motorist's trouser leg is being blamed for a car crash that caused more than £7,000 of damage.
The driver, from Mockmuhl in Germany, told police he lost control of the car and swerved into oncoming traffic when he tried to free the bumble bee from his trousers.
No one was injured in the crash, but two cars were badly damaged.
A police spokesman said, however, that they were still investigating the crash as the bee had "mysteriously disappeared" after the accident.
Story filed: 10:16 Friday 20th June 2003
TOPICS: News/Current Events
KEYWORDS: bee; buzz; crash; ohbeehave
To: Dan from Michigan
...the bee..."mysteriously disappeared"...Darn! I hate is when that happens.
To: Dan from Michigan
Oh dear, several years ago my Mom had a car wreck because a wasp got in her car! I once pulled to the side of the road and walked the rest the way home when one entered my car. I figured he could just have the darn car!
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posted on
06/20/2003 11:15:05 PM PDT
by
ladyinred
(The left have blood on their hands.)
To: ladyinred
I once pulled to the side of the road The sane course of action for one who can't calmly drive with one in the car. But freaking out (like the German in this story) and driving into oncoming traffic displays a total lack of self-control.
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posted on
06/20/2003 11:19:06 PM PDT
by
Mr. Mojo
To: Dan from Michigan
A police spokesman said, however, that they were still investigating the crash as the bee had "mysteriously disappeared" after the accident.Leaving the scene of an accident? Tsk, tsk.
They're called "wings". Bees have them.
To: ladyinred
I once was driving on a winding mountain road with shorts on when a bee landed on my leg. In the time I took to look at the bee I was off of the road and into a ravine hitting a tree. My car was totalled, but my friend and myself were unhurt.
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posted on
06/20/2003 11:23:42 PM PDT
by
fabian
To: Dan from Michigan
'twas a KILLER BEE!
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posted on
06/21/2003 1:03:27 AM PDT
by
martin_fierro
(A v v n c v l v s M a x i m v s)
To: Dan from Michigan
I had a bee fly into my can of coke when I went into the store to pay for gas. Luckily I took tried to take a drink before I was moving. I felt the bee on my mouth and tong but it didn't sting me. I can't remember how I got rid of it, whether it flew out or it went back into the can.
To: Dan from Michigan
Get PETA on this right away! FREE THE BEES!
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posted on
06/21/2003 10:27:47 AM PDT
by
arasina
(Did too! Did not! Did TOO!)
To: Dan from Michigan
Years ago, I was driving a bobtail truck down Grand Avenue in Oakland with my arm resting on the windowsill. A yellowjacket flew into my t-shirt sleeve just as I leaned forward to shift positions a bit. Stung the hell out of me just under my left shoulder blade.
Truck suddenly stops in traffic. Driver bails out in the middle of the street and starts ripping clothes off. I used the rearview mirror to check my back- I had a red mark the size of a pancake with a welt in the middle of it. Dang, that hurt.
The funny part of it was that no one honked or yelled or gave me the finger for blocking traffic. I think they figured out what was going on.
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posted on
03/29/2004 6:27:36 AM PST
by
Riley
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