Jimbo 175 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 A German woman in Dusseldorf blocked the entrance to an underground station when she mistook it for a subterranean car park, police said on Wednesday. The 52-year-old drove her Volkswagen Beetle across the pavement and into the entrance, where it came to a halt five steps down. Police estimated the damage to the station at around 1,500 euros (£1,000). The VW Beetle-Cabrio remained balanced on the fifth step and the woman was able to get out unaided and unharmed. The accident happened in the Nordstrasse underground station, in the centre of Dusseldorf. 'Not dangerous' A local newspaper said the woman was more shocked and embarrassed than hurt. A similar incident happened four years ago in the same underground station, when a 50-year-old man from Dortmund also mistook it for an underground car park. Andrea Blome, head of Traffic Management in Dusseldorf said: "We had only recently transformed the entrance to the station". She said the stairwell had been painted a brighter colour and extra lighting had been installed. But she said no further changes were planned following the latest incident, and that the station was not considered dangerous. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 technically the words "it had to be a woman" are 100% incorrect due to the line..... "A similar incident happened four years ago in the same underground station, when a 50-year-old man from Dortmund also mistook it for an underground car park." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Isegrim 10049 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 (edited) Did you know that female car drivers are called "Autofahrerinnen" in German... Edited June 2, 2007 by Isegrim Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo 175 Posted June 2, 2007 Author Share Posted June 2, 2007 technically the words "it had to be a woman" are 100% incorrect due to the line..... "A similar incident happened four years ago in the same underground station, when a 50-year-old man from Dortmund also mistook it for an underground car park." Transexual tbh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Craig 6703 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Did you know that female car drivers are called "Autofahrerinnen" in German... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
peasepud 59 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 technically the words "it had to be a woman" are 100% incorrect due to the line..... "A similar incident happened four years ago in the same underground station, when a 50-year-old man from Dortmund also mistook it for an underground car park." Transexual tbh. Ahah that explains it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Radgina 1 Posted June 2, 2007 Share Posted June 2, 2007 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gejon 2 Posted June 3, 2007 Share Posted June 3, 2007 How the hell did that cause £1000 worth of damage!? Insurance job tbh! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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