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Fake seatbelt
Who needed to rescue whom?
Flames & Bombs Don't Mix
Yeah, let's rob THAT place!
Fake seat belt to fool police cause
Peta Poster Boy
Hold your breath!
substation cable theft attempt
Never enter storm drains, says city
Austin Energy evaluating security a
Man injured during intrusion at sub
headfirst into storm sewer
Soviet bomb dogs get revenge
Apparent copper thief gets severe s
Hapless Robbers Target Biker Meetin
Death in fairy cake eating contest
Man dies trying to rescue cat from
Dude, I Think We Picked the Wrong B
Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Yet another silly sewer story!
Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Copper thief gets severe shock
Official: Theft attempt cut power
robbers attack biker meeting
robbers target biker club meeting
Seatbelt of Death
Man dies after trying to fish walle
Man dies in sewer trying to reach w
stupid seatbelt subterfuge
Shell explodes, kills couple in Vie
Shell explodes, kills couple in Vi
Man Dies Fishing Money From Sewer
Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Unsafe transportation
wheel-less wonder
Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Fake seatbelt = Real death
Diver dies after shark bite
Tourist dies after shark attack off
No charges after robber's death
fireworks in the oven
man falls headfirst in storm drain
Man dies after being stuck in Wella
Man Bitten by Shark While on Dive i
Man dies after falling into sewer
Diver in chummed waters dies after
Diver killed by shark
shark attack kills diver off coast
free diving with sharks in chum
Diver chums water than jumps in.
Back of the bus.
Ontario Man Falls Down Sewer
Shark Fatality
Couldn't wait for the Money...
Dining with the Sharks
Shark Lunch
Shark Bite in baited waters
Diver in chummed waters dies after
How could this happen...
diver in chummed water dies
A piece of cake
Attract Sharks, Dive In Water
Shark
Gettin' Chummy
I've got a gun!
Man dies in cake eating contest
Death By Cupcake
Man Chokes to Death on Cupcakes
Seatbelt Fool Dies
Man chokes to death on cupcakes
Fake seatbelt proves deadly
Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Killed by a fairy cake
A piece of cake
Choke on fairy cakes
Cake eating contest gone wrong
A Piece of Cake
Too Many Cakes Are Bad For You
Cake-eating contest death tragedy
Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Man chokes on cupcakes
Fairy Cake binge Kills Clubber
I eat 'til I'm dead
Fatal Fairy Cake
Let them eat cake
Evil Fairy Cakes
Over eating a fairy?
Fatal Fairy Cakes
Death by Fairy Cake
Cake-eating contest death tragedy
Monk killed by own lawnmower
Man dies in cake eating contest
How many fairy cakes does it take..
Bear Mauls Wannabe Bard
Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Death by cake
Water and An Anchor
Death by fairy cake
Can you swallow 5 fairy cakes? NO!
Man dies in cake-eating contest
Man dies in cake-eating contest
Man dies in cake eating contest
Tunnel totaler...
Fake seat belt causes death of NZ d
Fake seatbelt proves deadly
Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Fake seatbelt furthers species.
Fake Seatbelt saves $100 fine but..
Fake seatbelt proves deadly
Seatbelt Macgyver
Man electrocuted on trying to rob c
Don't recycle old coke bottles.
Home Scoured For Explosives After F
death by fairy cake
Always belt-up
fake seat belt
Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Fake Seatbelt
Wear a seatbelt
Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Trespassing charged......
Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Fake seatbelt doesn't save life
Seatbelt subterfuge kills driver
Boy died after running to activate
Giving All For Art
Appendicitis
seat belt
Drunken Madness
Four killed in early-morning motorc
Virtually Deadly
Shocking Story from York, PA
Man "Wins" Game of Russian Roulette
Civil War Ammunition Dealer
Antique Ordnance: Civil War Style
Die in the bus roof
Car Plows Into Crowd Watching Pr. G
Possible future winner
Fatal car fire started by cigarette
Darwin gets 7 at once
8 Street Racing Spectators Die
A bridge too low
Shooting range instructor killed
Shooting range instructor killed
Autobahn Rules
Maryland Drag Racers and Spectators
on foot on the higway at night
Almost not eligable
Killer view of the race
Naked Couple Killed In 50-Foot Fall
There IS justice in the world!
Drag racing is a drag - eight dead
Final score from Maryland: Darwin 7
Darwin 8, Humans 0, film at 11
Couple found dead in garage
But It Was Cold outside
Couple Found Dead In Car In Garage
web site death
Pin to the police
82 youths die in "choking game"
Volvo first floor crash post bounce
Choking Game
Police seek 'scorched' would-be cop
Soldiers go boom to arty shell
Where Not to Attach Power Cords
Postwoman got run over by own car
Clouded Future
Funnel Cloud in Independence Throws
Still searching for scorched thief
Cops hunt charred power cable thief
Takeaway BBQ lunch
Reveange
Man died after driving down boat ra
bad way to empty your trailer
A good thought gone bad
Shockingly stupd
Man died after driving drunk down b
Landmines are for outside, Duh!
Mordor Railways
Whoops got it wrong!!
Cops:Suspect Hid in Tree, Got Hypot
Visiting Student bleeds to death
Stupid Flash
The Amazing Human Speed Bump
Can Kids get rabies
Monroe County Monoxide Deaths
man hurt using gun to change tyre
Extra credit project goes under
If the Fall Doesn't Kill You
British man killed in Italian Alps
Poor Spacing
four dead in home
Highway Robbery
where is the car key? oh no!
Arguing on highway gets Canadian co
Arguing on highway gets couple kill
Russian Roulette Goes Wrong
A breath of common sense
pet rattlesnake bites man
Woman Dies Outside Locked Car
He Said, She Said
Man caught in Thailand for raping d
Keys locked in car? Give up,die.
The New Theory of Evolution
A Romantic End
A least they won't argue any more
Darwinian justice - with cars
Shoplifter becomes highway fodder
Fighting Couple Run Over
Runway train
Speed sign running
blow torch your house down
Boarding the Drain
impropre use of gasoline
Snowmobile Meets Tractor
Train stunt kills engineer
Ware skier dies in accident
train stunt kills engineer
Train stunt kills
Killer Locomotive - New source.
Pre chewing food gives AIDS to Babi
Pre chewing food gives AIDS to Babi
The crocodile hitter
FHP: Car traveled 120 mph in crash
At The Mountains of Mattress
British Man Killed in Italian Alps
police set black guy on fire
Man killed whie sliding on matress
AN overexcited dog has accidentally
Alcohol seen as factor in death of
British Man Killed in Italian Alps
Car jackers Gold Coast Australia
British Man Killed in Italian Alps
Dumb snow play
Into the wild
The nanny state, needs more nannies
British Man Killed in Italian Alps
Sled Ride
Save Yourself! Jump!
Briton dies sliding down Italian pi
British Man Killed in Italian Alps
Sledding on mattress
Our Lady Seat of Stupidity
intimate toy involved death
Nip Zip Riot
2 auto near misses
mattress sledding
Man Killed Sledding on mattress
Plant Your Face Here
Two killed in Gold Coast crash afte
Snow Justice
Woman jumps from bridge
Man killed riding mattress in Alps
British Man Killed in Italian Alps
British Man Killed in Italian Alps
Drunk British Man Skiing
British Man Killed in Italian Alps
Safety Devices: There for a Reason
Ski Mattress Death
British Man Killed in Italian Alps
Man Killed in Italian Alps While Sl
Italian Alps Mattress Sliding
British Man Killed in Italian Alps
Father unfortunely reproduced
British Man Killed in Italian Alps
Man Dies in Rubber Mat Ski Crash
Really dumb sledger
Sledgeing on safety
Mattress skiing
murray s bridge over condamine rive
Holidaymaker is killed riding rubbe
The Slippery Slope
Burglar bleeds to death in break-in
Briton dies sliding down Italian pi
Italian Piste
On The Piste
Skier dies in 'mattress race' sessi
Briton dies sliding down Italian p
Briton dies sliding down Italian pi
Two die in stormwater drain
Drunken idiots at ski resort
They're there for a reason....
Briton killed sledging on mattress
A teen is dead after a freak accide
One more round
Women arrested
Women arrested
Into (and out of) the wild
Cat rapes woman after performing or
Life is not an action movie
A few boys learning to fly
Nail your own head
dangerous dancing
Street shaft death due to chemistry
Great power, great irresponsibility
Artistic Demise
Esclator Sliding
Canine saves the day when silent ki
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Takeaway BBQ lunch

2008 Reader Submission
Pending Acceptance

I have a interesting set of photographs relating to a motorcycle rider on a major multi-lane freeway in Melbourne, Australia on our national holiday (January 26th).

Of course, the motorcycle rider like many others on this fine day was heading out to a BBQ with family or friends. Like most people, he felt obliged to bring something along.

In this case, the person concerned is actually carrying around fifty kilo's of the BBQ on the motorcycle with him, in heavy traffic at 100kmh.

If you are interested, I will be happy to email the photos to you, and you can put it up any way that you like on your website.

It will not be a waste of your time, and while the rider didnt contribute by removing his genes from our species, it is only a matter of time.....

Submitted on 02/13/2008

Submitted by: Tony Sheridan
Reference: Major Australian Insurer internal email

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Chip said:
Maybe Toss: Lacks Excellence
I don't see a lot of self-selection here. In many counties, such as India, entire families and their possesions will ride on a single motorcycle. Incredible as it may seem I have seen photos of a family of five, along with a chicken in a cage and several bags, on one motorcycle. Thanks for the story though.


Bruce said:
Definitely Toss: Other
As Chip indicated, there doesn't sound like any self-selection here. We also don't typically accept photos for this site (none of the stories in the slush pile, etc. contain photos). However if you think it's worth while you could always post the photos on a photo sharing site like Flickr and reference them in a full writeup that describes the situation you saw. Thanks, Tony.


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