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Spanish people don't understand how to use brakes.

posted 13 years ago by tehflakkin
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When Pascal is telling the story of the dog sh!t shoe it is just silly that he wouldn't have pulled over, taken his shoe off and washed it in the rain(I get that he was drunk and I am willing to forgive). But the real shock horror is when Fermat is driving and his phone is ringing. He drops it on the floor and then continues twice on a dark windy road(which presumably has cliffs because he drives off one later), why wouldn't he just stop the car, or at least slow down to a mellow roll? Please Spanish people, tell me you know how to use the brakes in your cars.

[–] Forlong 13 years ago

He didn't want to get wet, so opening the door was no option for him.
Yes, it's a stupid a reason to put your shoe smeared with *beep* into the glovebox (WTF?) but at least there was one given.

But yes, the cell phone part was frustratingly stupid.
I guess we were to believe the street was too narrow for him to pull over and too winding to keep your eye off the road for a second.
But stopping the car for two seconds and grabbing the phone safely didn't seem to be an option?

It didn't help either that he was forced to PULL OVER literally seconds after that…

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[–] betenoire-1 12 years ago

Forlong:

But stopping the car for two seconds and grabbing the phone safely didn't seem to be an option?

It seems stupid, yes. But I don't think it is unrealistic. I have been in a car with someone driving whose phone rang, and seen him panic and shout: "But I'm driving, I can't pick up the phone!" I had to remind him he could just stop the car because there was plenty oppurtunity to do so. And besides, I ended up answering the call for him anyway. Of course Fermat did not have that last option.

[–] Strazdamonas 12 years ago

If im driving and somone rings me on my cell i just ignore it till i arrive at destination and then recall.

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[–] mndt 12 years ago

On the other hand, why only call Fermat, why not just call the police/rescue.

[–] steve-balogh 10 years ago

The last time the phone rang a cop was sitting next to him. Fermat could have asked him to answer it.

[–] chrichrichri (184) 7 years ago

Would you ask a total stranger, who by the way is a cop, to answer your private phone calls?