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That was on the news here about a week ago.
Is anyone else bothered by the media uncritically reporting that he was "saved" by another motorist throwing water on the petrol?
Note the motorist runs straight past a fire extinguisher mounted on the pole next to the bowser...

You never know how you'll react in such a situation. Some people just freeze/freak out. Good on the other motorist. Lucky escape.

norbs wrote:You never know how you'll react in such a situation. Some people just freeze/freak out. Good on the other motorist. Lucky escape.

Agreed!

Another Tool! She really shouldn't be driving... like the woman who almost ran into me yesterday (hard on brakes, tyres screeching and smoking)

champ wrote:Another Tool! She really shouldn't be driving... like the woman who almost ran into me yesterday (hard on brakes, tyres screeching and smoking)

Thankieee.....

cordsally wrote:Thankieee.....

champ wrote:

cordsally wrote:Thankieee.....

have you not seen the other pointless posts from this 'forum user'

Ric wrote:Is anyone else bothered by the media uncritically reporting that he was "saved" by another motorist throwing water on the petrol?

Yes. We are taught not to do that in Primary School...However it appears that Australia desperately needs 'heroes'.

And the fact that the guy who started the thing in the first place was actually standing right next to an extinguisher when the whole incident started. Maybe it's my CFS training or fear of fire but I always know where those things are when I go to fill up.

cheers,

bj

champ wrote:Another Tool! She really shouldn't be driving... like the woman who almost ran into me yesterday (hard on brakes, tyres screeching and smoking)

Oh wow, I really wish I was surprised by this but unfortunately no But glad the cops were in the right place at the right time though, don't like to think how long she would have been on the road otherwise.

seanmau5 wrote:

champ wrote:

cordsally wrote:Thankieee.....

have you not seen the other pointless posts from this 'forum user'

Extremely sorry for that.... i understand what i did earlier, but that only because of not clearly understood the post, wrong assumed at that time........