**ARRESTED**Moron driving on the QEW with both doors open and furniture sticking out

May 7th, 2019 1:19 pm

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JACKIE26 [OP]: Deal Addict; Mar 12, 2006; 2280 posts; 470 upvotes; Ancaster, ON

May 7th, 2019 1:19 pm

ARRESTEDMoron driving on the QEW with both doors open and furniture sticking out

I don't even know what to say. The driver's test is too easy if idiots like this can get on the road. The article has dashcam video. This person is a special kind of stupid.

"It appears to show furniture sticking out of the car with the doors and trunk wide open as it's heading in to Burlington on Thursday, May 2 around the Burlington Skyway."

https://www.insidehalton.com/news-story ... he-driver/

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May 7th, 2019 1:35 pm

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gh05t: Deal Fanatic; Sep 16, 2004; 9497 posts; 1816 upvotes; Toronto

May 7th, 2019 1:35 pm

Lol. The wooden planks should have at least been diagonal inside the car from front passenger seat to rear seat behind the driver.
With any "reasonable" excess sticking out the front passenger window and all doors closed off course.
What kind of intelligence would make it ok to leave both back doors open while driving ?

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May 7th, 2019 1:39 pm

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koffey: Deal Guru; Oct 6, 2010; 14433 posts; 8821 upvotes; Toronto

May 7th, 2019 1:39 pm

Must have been a great sale from Parks Furniture with membership to boot!

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May 7th, 2019 1:48 pm

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cristianosham: Deal Addict; Sep 6, 2017; 3508 posts; 2173 upvotes

May 7th, 2019 1:48 pm

Chevy Lumina enough said.

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May 7th, 2019 2:08 pm

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Swerny: Deal Guru; Oct 5, 2008; 13648 posts; 7780 upvotes; Toronto

May 7th, 2019 2:08 pm

I saw a similar video on Fail Army...my son loves that show.

There's a licence plate...it shouldn't be hard to find the driver

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May 7th, 2019 3:08 pm

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AlicW93740: Sr. Member; Sep 25, 2018; 659 posts; 1204 upvotes

May 7th, 2019 3:08 pm

In their (stupid) defense... the driving test never said anything about furniture or doors!

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May 7th, 2019 3:23 pm

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er34er34: Deal Addict; May 4, 2014; 4719 posts; 5726 upvotes; Toronto, ON

May 7th, 2019 3:23 pm

Why is that unsafe? The drag force created on the doors should easily keep those IKEA boxes from flying out.

It's IKEA bedroom event right now. Renting a van to carry furniture home kills the deal.

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May 7th, 2019 3:40 pm

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l69norm: Deal Expert; Jun 12, 2007; 16029 posts; 4867 upvotes; London

May 7th, 2019 3:40 pm

er34er34 wrote: ↑ Why is that unsafe? The drag force created on the doors should easily keep those IKEA boxes from flying out.

It's IKEA bedroom event right now. Renting a van to carry furniture home kills the deal.

Legal max width of a vehicle (ON HTA) = 2.6m
MTO highway lane width approx= 3.75m

Car in OP with both doors open appears to be more than 1 lane wide or 3.75m

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May 7th, 2019 3:54 pm

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ekcivichb: Banned; Aug 3, 2005; 1235 posts; 1166 upvotes

May 7th, 2019 3:54 pm

er34er34 wrote: ↑ Why is that unsafe? The drag force created on the doors should easily keep those IKEA boxes from flying out.

It's IKEA bedroom event right now. Renting a van to carry furniture home kills the deal.

May 7th, 2019 6:11 pm

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BeaverLiquor: Deal Fanatic; Mar 1, 2005; 5653 posts; 3226 upvotes; Toronto

May 7th, 2019 6:11 pm

That video seems to start a bit low and moves a lot for a dash cam, was Mr. Fafinski using a cellphone to take the video?

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May 7th, 2019 6:12 pm

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EP32k2: Deal Expert; Jan 15, 2006; 15701 posts; 13431 upvotes; Richmond Hill

May 7th, 2019 6:12 pm

I'm sure that was a RFD'r

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May 7th, 2019 6:17 pm

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cheapmeister: Deal Guru; Feb 23, 2008; 12283 posts; 1164 upvotes; Brampton

May 7th, 2019 6:17 pm

This thread needs a pic

Lets Go Blue Jays!!!

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May 7th, 2019 6:31 pm

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sandikosh: Deal Expert; Jan 7, 2007; 20732 posts; 4850 upvotes; Poormond Hill

May 7th, 2019 6:31 pm

cheapmeister wrote: ↑ This thread needs a pic

Looks like it is ready to take off. Doors spread wide open like wings.

A life spent making mistakes is not only more memorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.

May 7th, 2019 6:33 pm

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er34er34: Deal Addict; May 4, 2014; 4719 posts; 5726 upvotes; Toronto, ON

May 7th, 2019 6:33 pm

sandikosh wrote: ↑ Looks like it is ready to take off. Doors spread wide open like wings.

Wrong angle for wings.

More like active aero brakes.

May 7th, 2019 6:51 pm

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cheapmeister: Deal Guru; Feb 23, 2008; 12283 posts; 1164 upvotes; Brampton

May 7th, 2019 6:51 pm

sandikosh wrote: ↑ Looks like it is ready to take off. Doors spread wide open like wings.

I thought peeps only do this kind of thing around trailer parks.

Lets Go Blue Jays!!!

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May 7th, 2019 6:55 pm

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burnt69: Deal Addict; Oct 6, 2015; 2463 posts; 1367 upvotes

May 7th, 2019 6:55 pm

cristianosham wrote: ↑ Chevy Lumina enough said.

A solid car, easily maintainable, with cheap parts. I've seen lots of examples of them running out to 500k km's or more. Fuel economy is still pretty good by modern standards especially for a V6 if it has the 4T60 4-speed automatic.

Your point? It actually looks like its in impeccable shape. I bet the factory AC still works, 27-29 years later (I think its a 1990 or a 1991 based on the body style and wheels).

Give me one of those any day over a BMW, Mercedes, Audi, Volvo, Honda, etc., of the same vintage.