Clown drives 400km in unsafe vehicle

[oneofsix]

Why wasn't he stopped? Fairfax want us to believe these self centred moron was a hero. He didn't have visibility, thank the stars or whatever he didn't hit a motorbike. His precious Lexus was unsafe and he was blind. He did even go straight home but detoured via Nelson!
http://www.stuff.co.nz/national/chri...quake-wreckage
Where were the cops when they could have done something for road safety.
Yes I understand the quake terrified him as it did thousands of others but the others didn't believe they had the right to drive blind on NZ roads, he didn't even kick out the front windscreen so he could see where he was going.

As night fell, it began to rain, making it difficult to see cars braking on the winding roads in front of them. "When it started raining I could not put the wipers on and lights coming towards us went in all directions," Mr Vendt said

Just glad he didn't hit anything. Cry me a river, he shouldn't have been driving it.

In Wellington, a police officer was waiting to follow up a complaint the vehicle should not be on the road. Also sympathetic, she let the Vendts drive on to Waikanae. "She inspected the car, understood the situation."

He could have got a rental from Nelson before he got to her, could have gone direct to Picton and picked up a rental on the way. I do pity the cop though as she was on a hiding to nothing, if she had of booked him some bleeding heart would have said "how mean" but what if he had of hit someone with his lack of vision?

[Swatty]

Good thing he didn't park it in the Wellington CBD, the parking wardens would have plastered it in tickets. Can you imagine the look on the parking wardens face on seeing it.
Take a look at it
http://www.stuff.co.nz/dominion-post...nae-in-a-wreck

[Str8 Jacket]

When you have experienced what they had then come back to us and tell us what you would've done.

[Paul in NZ]

I saw it as he came off the boat and thought 'what an egg'.... cool though.... god bless em...

[oneofsix]

When you have experienced what they had then come back to us and tell us what you would've done.

Inaghahua. I don't blame them for being scared, their actions were wrong and not driven just by fear as they chose the long way home. Why didn't they at least kick out the windscreen.
BTW how safe would you feel with him driving towards you over the hope or spooners saddle?

[Elysium]

I'd just lay a acomplaint with the police since they let a wreck go on its way when clearly it was a major safety issue to other road users. Especialy when the drive said he couldn't see when it was a raining.

An earthqauke is no excuss to put other peoples lives as risk.

When you have experienced what they had then come back to us and tell us what you would've done.

Other road users lives should not be put on the line for the sake of some peoples "fear"

[oneofsix]

Str8 Jacket did make me think a bit more about this action.
1/ A hero is shit scared but still does the right thing.
2/A coward is shit scared and runs like a rabbit no matter what or who is in the way.
Fairfax want us to believe this guy and his wife are some sort of heros. Which of the above two actions best describe them?
BTW Many SUV drivers put their vehicles to use transporting the injured to hospital when St Johns ran out of ambulances.

[sinfull]

Where you read that fairfax want us to think they are some sort of heros beats me !

[scumdog]

What an unthinking woose.

He could have driven a few km out of the city and reassessed things - including options of kicking out the screen, renting a car etc etc..

WHY the necessity to drive all the way home in that wreck?

[oneofsix]

Where you read that fairfax want us to think they are some sort of heros beats me !

They own Stuff.co.nz and they are the ones that wrote it up that way.

[Katman]

They look like they could afford a good lawyer.

[onearmedbandit]

They look like they could afford a good lawyer.

Nah they wouldn't be driving a 7yr old Lexus if they had decent money.

[Steelhorse]

Complete twat

[ellipsis]

Complete twat

...just north islanders...

[Str8 Jacket]

Other road users lives should not be put on the line for the sake of some peoples "fear"

Hey, I am not saying that it was right or wrong. It's not everyday that you experience such a traumatic event and see dead people lying there without being able to do anything. I am just saying that none of us really know how we'd react in the same situation is all.....