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Thread Author: henry k Replies: 12
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New Sat 12 Jun 10 17:29 
 Another sad story of a toddler and a car. - henry k
.... in what police called a freak accident.
news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/devon/10300681.stm

Hardly believable that such an accident could happen.

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New Sat 12 Jun 10 18:39 
 Another sad story of a toddler and a car. - Dog
More on that very tragic story ~
www.thisisdevon.co.uk/news/GIRL-FALL-CAR/article-2295946-detail/article.html
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New Sat 12 Jun 10 19:31 
 Another sad story of a toddler and a car. - MD
defies belief tbh.
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New Sun 13 Jun 10 01:11 
 Another sad story of a toddler and a car. - Armel Coussine
Car parked in reverse, left lock on, keys in ignition. Some nippers are real little monkeys. One turn of the key, if handbrake not applied, by a toddler leaning in or with foot on doorstep, toddler lets go in horror and falls, you can see how it might have happened.

When I was about four or five the local doctor's young locum took me on his rounds to get me off my mother's hands for some reason. I was obviously a good child but I liked cars. So when he left me in it I briefly released the handbrake, a real y-shaped job of the sort cars had in those days and absolutely irresistible. I had the sense to pull it on again, but the car was on a slope and the doctor saw it move. He wasn't too horrible about it but I felt very abashed. That was in 1942 or 43.
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 09:16 
 Another sad story of a toddler and a car. - Dog
The story unfolds ~
www.thesun.co.uk/sol/homepage/news/3012190/Tot-fight-mums-girl-crushed-under-car.html
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 09:30 
 Another sad story of a toddler and a car. - Zero
Hmm so much to say about that story, the better to be remain unsaid.

Unsual for me I know.
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 12:46 
 Another sad story of a toddler and a car. - Armel Coussine
Yuck. I sometimes forget why it is that I don't read red tops. Although in this case the Sun's decision to run an old story on top of the new one seems appropriate, in its terms.

Shudder.
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 16:40 
 Another sad story of a toddler and a car. - Iffy
The ol' Currant Bun is on the ball as always.
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 17:48 
 Another sad story of a toddler and a car. - Mapmaker
Yet another reason to make the rule "leave driver's seat, remove car key from ignition" absolutely solid.
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 18:01 
 Another sad story of a toddler and a car. - crocks
.... and a reason against keyless ignition?
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 18:04 
 Another sad story of a toddler and a car. - Zero
>> .... and a reason against keyless ignition?

No.

if it had keyless the toddler wouldnt have been able to start it without pressing down the clutch.
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New Wed 16 Jun 10 01:30 
 Another sad story of a toddler and a car. - SteelSpark
>> Yet another reason to make the rule "leave driver's seat, remove car key from ignition"
>> absolutely solid.

Yet another reason to remove children from the clutches of abusive adults.

Turned on the ignition indeed! Police keeping an open mind, eh? Fell down the stairs did she, madam?
Last edited by: SteelSpark on Wed 16 Jun 10 at 01:30
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New Mon 14 Jun 10 18:46 
 Another sad story of a toddler and a car. - Dave_
>> the better to be remain unsaid

Likewise.
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