Traffic Problems: A Collection Of Comic Road Accidents

7. Maybe he just wanted to park?

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In the annals of parking catastrophes, this scenario most definitely takes front stage. You freeze in your tracks when you round the corner of a crowded downtown street. There, dangerously perched on top of two other parked automobiles, is another car—a small sedan that seems to have tried the impossible. One car's trunk holds the front wheels; another's hood holds the rear wheels, resulting in an odd automotive sandwich. The open driver's door suggests a hurried getaway. Around, phones out, catching this motor acrobatics for posterity, passersby gather. One cannot help but picture the series of events leading to this situation. Did the driver misread the gas pedal for the brake? Was this an ill-directed effort at stunt driving? Alternatively, perhaps in line with the title and with a little of comedy, maybe he simply truly, really wanted to park in that particular area, independent of the already-occupied cars. Whatever the reason, this episode reminds us that occasionally the search for the ideal parking spot may result in some rather amazing—and quite disastrous—decision-making. One thing is evident when traffic cops show up on the scene: this is one parking job that won't be forgotten anytime soon. Their minds are whirling as how to even start handling this.