So, um, do you Aussies get your eyesight checked now and then?

Cloudbringer · 10-21-2005, 02:16 PM

Just found this and wondered!

Source

Car Ticketed With Dead Body at the Wheel

SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- A traffic warden slapped a parking ticket on a car which had its dead driver slumped at the wheel outside an Australian shopping mall, an official said Friday.

The body of the 71-year-old man, whose identity was not immediately released, was discovered Thursday in a parking lot in the southern city of Melbourne, The Age newspaper reported Friday.

The man had been reported missing nine days earlier and was known to be seriously ill, the newspaper said.

Nevertheless, a parking officer who inspected the vehicle failed to notice the man inside and issued the parking fine two days before his body was discovered.

Paul Denham, the mayor of Maroondah council, where the man was found, said the parking officer was "distressed" to learn that the dead man had been inside the car.

"Our local laws officer checked and wrote out the ticket at the rear of the vehicle and placed the ticket from the passenger side on the windscreen," Denham said in a statement. "The local laws officer did not notice anything unusual regarding the vehicle, and is extremely distressed to have learned of the situation."

Mack_Attack · 10-21-2005, 02:39 PM

OH my. I am sure it will never happen to him again. To many wobbley pops before work.

Sever · 10-21-2005, 11:27 PM

Wow!

That's the first i've heard of that, but this kind of stuff usually creates a shakedown in Aussieland so i guess i'll be hearing a bit more of it in the near future.

It's all good and well to say we need our eyes checked, but you haven't seen the kind of people who qualify as parking officers/attendants...

Cloudbringer · 10-23-2005, 09:20 PM

LOL, true, but then, I'm not sure I'd want to be locked in my car and depend on one of them to notice!

Bungleau · 10-23-2005, 09:37 PM

Years ago, a buddy of mine worked at a drugstore in Detroit on the night shift.

He had noticed that there was a Pontiac Trans Am that had been parked in the same place in the parking lot for a few days. He was thinking about trying to "acquire" it somehow when the property manager apparently noticed it and had it removed.

When they went to move it, they found there was a body in it. In the trunk, I believe.

Enought to make you swear off of looking into cars, it is...

wellard · 10-24-2005, 05:38 AM

Sorry it took me so long to reply Cloudy I just plain failed to notice this thread. [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img]

I wonder if the guy's funeral hearse will get a speeding ticket? [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img]

Cloudbringer · 10-24-2005, 08:34 AM

Bungleau...eeew! I wonder how many times that happens? Not exactly what you'd expect, although a decent car being abandoned, should make one stop and think, eh?!

Wellard! HAHAHAHAHA! Wondered when you'd see this one! Speeding ticket... *snicker*

Ilander · 10-24-2005, 11:45 AM

Only if he's on the highway to...*censors self out of respect to the family*

10-21-2005, 02:16 PM	#1
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	Just found this and wondered! Source Car Ticketed With Dead Body at the Wheel SYDNEY, Australia (AP) -- A traffic warden slapped a parking ticket on a car which had its dead driver slumped at the wheel outside an Australian shopping mall, an official said Friday. The body of the 71-year-old man, whose identity was not immediately released, was discovered Thursday in a parking lot in the southern city of Melbourne, The Age newspaper reported Friday. The man had been reported missing nine days earlier and was known to be seriously ill, the newspaper said. Nevertheless, a parking officer who inspected the vehicle failed to notice the man inside and issued the parking fine two days before his body was discovered. Paul Denham, the mayor of Maroondah council, where the man was found, said the parking officer was "distressed" to learn that the dead man had been inside the car. "Our local laws officer checked and wrote out the ticket at the rear of the vehicle and placed the ticket from the passenger side on the windscreen," Denham said in a statement. "The local laws officer did not notice anything unusual regarding the vehicle, and is extremely distressed to have learned of the situation." __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

10-21-2005, 02:39 PM	#2
Mack_Attack Osiris - Egyptian God of the Underworld Join Date: May 22, 2001 Location: Sherwoodpark,Alberta,Canada Age: 51 Posts: 2,929	OH my. I am sure it will never happen to him again. To many wobbley pops before work. __________________

10-21-2005, 11:27 PM	#3
Sever Ma'at - Goddess of Truth & Justice Join Date: October 31, 2002 Location: Western Australia Age: 43 Posts: 3,293	Wow! That's the first i've heard of that, but this kind of stuff usually creates a shakedown in Aussieland so i guess i'll be hearing a bit more of it in the near future. It's all good and well to say we need our eyes checked, but you haven't seen the kind of people who qualify as parking officers/attendants... __________________ Say say, oh playmate i cannot play with you my dolly's got the flu boo hoo hoo hoo hoo hoo

10-23-2005, 09:20 PM	#4
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	LOL, true, but then, I'm not sure I'd want to be locked in my car and depend on one of them to notice! __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

10-23-2005, 09:37 PM	#5
Bungleau 40th Level Warrior Join Date: October 29, 2001 Location: Western Wilds of Michigan Posts: 11,752	Years ago, a buddy of mine worked at a drugstore in Detroit on the night shift. He had noticed that there was a Pontiac Trans Am that had been parked in the same place in the parking lot for a few days. He was thinking about trying to "acquire" it somehow when the property manager apparently noticed it and had it removed. When they went to move it, they found there was a body in it. In the trunk, I believe. Enought to make you swear off of looking into cars, it is... __________________ B Save Early, Save Often Save Before, Save After Two-Star General, Spelling Soldiers -+-+-+ Give 'em a hug one more time. It might be the last.

10-24-2005, 05:38 AM	#6
wellard Dracolisk Join Date: November 1, 2002 Location: Australia ..... G\'day! Posts: 6,123	Sorry it took me so long to reply Cloudy I just plain failed to notice this thread. [img]graemlins/heee.gif[/img] I wonder if the guy's funeral hearse will get a speeding ticket? [img]graemlins/hehe.gif[/img] __________________ fossils - natures way of laughing at creationists for over 3 billion years

10-24-2005, 08:34 AM	#7
Cloudbringer Ironworks Moderator Join Date: March 1, 2001 Location: Upstate NY USA Posts: 19,737	Bungleau...eeew! I wonder how many times that happens? Not exactly what you'd expect, although a decent car being abandoned, should make one stop and think, eh?! Wellard! HAHAHAHAHA! Wondered when you'd see this one! Speeding ticket... snicker __________________ "Don't take life for granted." Animal (may he rest in peace)

10-24-2005, 11:45 AM	#8
Ilander 20th Level Warrior Join Date: December 28, 2003 Location: Kentucky Age: 38 Posts: 2,820	Only if he's on the highway to...censors self out of respect to the family __________________ Is that what you really want to say?

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