Some Motorists Stock Excuses

Press, Volume XCVIII, Issue 28783, 2 January 1959, Page 11

Some Motorists Stock Excuses

yyiTH heavy traffic on most of New Zealand's roads over the holidays, there are certain to be a few minor accidents. The “Manchester Guardian” recently published a list of stock excuses offered by motorists after being involved in such accidents. They are:— I consider that neither vehicle was to blame but if either were to blame it was the other one. I knocked over a man. He admitted it was his fault as he had been run over before.

I remember nothing after passing the Crown Hotel until I came to and saw P.C. Brown.

The accident was due to the other man narrowly missing me. I collided with a stationery tramcar coming the other way. The car occupants were stalking deer on the hillside. I left my Austin Seven outside, and when I came out later

to my amazement there was an Austin Twelve. To avoid a collision I ran into the other car. The water in my radiator accidentally froze at 12 midnight. Car had to turn sharper than was necessary owing to an invisible lorry. After the accident a working gentleman offered to be a witness, in my favour. There was no damage to the car as the gatepost will testify. The other man altered his mind so I had to run into him. Dog on the road applied brakes causing skid. I told the other idiot what he was and went on. I can give no details of the accident as I was somewhat concussed at the time. Wilful damage was done to the upholstery by rats. A pedestrian hit me and went under my car.

I blew my horn hut it would not work as it was stolen.

I unfortunately ran over a pedestrian and the old gentleman was taken to hospital much regretting the circumstances. I thought the side window was down but it was up as I found when I put my head through it Cow wandered into my car. I was afterwards informed that cow was half-witted. A bull was standing near and a fly must have tickled him as he gored my car. If the other driver had stopped a few yards behind himself the accident would not have happened. She suddenly saw me, lost her head, and we met. A lorry backed through my windscreen into my wife’s face. I biimped a lamp-post which was obscured by pedestrians.

I ran into a shop window and sustained injuries to my wife.

1 heard a horn blow and was struck in the back—a lady was evidently trying to pass me. Coming home I drove into the wrong house and collided with a . tree I haven’t got Three women were talking to : each other and when two stepped ; back and one stepped forward I had to have an accident A lamp-post bumped the car i damaging it in two places. The car in front stopped sud- [ denly and I crashed gently into , his luggage grid. I left my car unattended for a minute and whether by acci- • dent or design it ran away.