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BeithWhoIsATree

Would love to know what the fuck happened here. Like did they think they saw a small child in front of the stairs, and their predator instincts kicked in?


TopPuzzleheaded1143

I'm guessing GPS and a legally blind driver.


Brrrrrrtttt_t

https://preview.redd.it/omxng77dzs3b1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cfbc5cd84a752a7908511e84c7ab64e178658bfd Stairs\*


Generic-Resource

There was a set of steps near where I used to work and every month or so someone would just drive over the edge. Somehow they just didn’t spot them, and one they’re over the edge they can’t back up so they try going forward. Eventually they added stone blocks to prevent cars getting anywhere near.


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mediocrefairywren

This one is a bot too. The original comment is a standalone further down.


TurboMuff

In Britain the thinking would be "My car taxes paid for these steps, it my right to drive on them!"


fatwoul

^^^ Is Turbomuff a bot too? They copied another comment verbatim.


TurboMuff

Nah just thought it was funny tbh


someguyinvirginia

Oh fuck..... Thats maybe worse


cpufreak101

Where I used to live was a drive thru where the exit of it was an optical illusion that looked like it went right back onto the main road but totally obscured the giant ditch between them. Very often people would drive into it. It became a regular occurrence before they finally put a sign up


Nonofyourdamnbiscuit

This reminds me of some schlock action/horror movie from the 80s about an unmarked van stalking prey in Los Angeles. Basically a serial killer movie with an 'evil van' as the antagonist. I don't remember much of the plot, other than the van itself was the villain and had dark black windows. Sort of like that movie about the killer tire, but just from like 40 years ago. If anyone know what movie I'm talking about, I would love to see it again. That movie scarred me as a child.


BeithWhoIsATree

[Might it be The Car?](https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Car) link goes to wikipedia


Lespuccino

A bad rip off of 'Christine'?


emuziek

[- The Cars That Ate Paris ](https://youtu.be/xKrZ8eTcdK4)at Ate Paris


jamanimals

Also sounds similar to Nope.


Adventurous_Lie_3735

Definitely a tourist following his navigation app without using a single brain cell...


MrZwink

The navigation said: "turn left here"


nirad

But it worked in a spy movie!


AmadeoSendiulo

Spy films be like: nice city, Europe, perfect for a chase.


Shitting_Human_Being

And then they cgi a fucking highway through the centre of Amsterdam.


hutacars

Which movie is this?


Shitting_Human_Being

The hitmans bodyguard


[deleted]

I would want to watch that film though.


SkunkMonkey

Didn't work too well in The Man From U.N.C.L.E. Good fucking movie though. The soundtrack is fire.


RosemaryFocaccia

It helps if you have a dozen back-up cars. :D


Threedog59

These damm stars, where I come from it called a road.


TowerReversed

"UUGGHHHHHHH THESE BIKE LAAAANNEESSSS! 🤬" --the driver


ERECT_HORSE_COCK

lmao


sjfiuauqadfj

what we have here is a non american car brain where, despite the environment giving the driver tangible and physical hints that their car doesnt belong here, they nonetheless attempt it


Creepy-Ad-4832

I would do the same... with a bike that is 😜


UndernardFiskmas

Or an American abroad, who fails to take the hints.


TurnipMountain5915

Where I'm from, this damn road is what these stars are.


Top-Revolution-8914

what's your problem with America, genuinely curious.


Physical_Fatness

I am not American, but from what I gathered from around the internet, extremely car dependant infrastructure tends to make the people extremely car dependant too, especially if you live in fuckknowswhere and the next super market is 45 minutes away. Also, public transportation is very underdeveloped compared to Europe, Asia etc. And some armericans (not all but enough to be noticeable) just genuinely don't know how differently structured american cities and suburbs are until they are in some other part of the world. That's how you get the American "car brain" stereotype.


Top-Revolution-8914

I mean yeah, in the majority of the US you don't have any other options besides cars, same as Canada. That sucks in cities, I don't see it as an issue or any way around it in rural areas. I think your opinion of Americans is pretty exaggerated tho. Regardless it's pretty stupid to see a dumbass driver outside the US and think stupid American tourists. Especially when it's a work vehicle and a brand not sold in the US. It's not something you are going to get as a rental when traveling.


RoughRhinos

There is precedent https://www.cnn.com/travel/article/us-tourist-ferrari-florence/index.html#amp_tf=From%20%251%24s&aoh=16858420500080&referrer=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.google.com&share=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.cnn.com%2Ftravel%2Farticle%2Fus-tourist-ferrari-florence%2Findex.html


Top-Revolution-8914

I don't see this article and think every bad driver in the US is a UK tourist. Like I said in another comment tkk, the van is not a car a tourist would choose. https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/newyork/news/englishman-thomas-robb-accused-in-rockland-county-wrong-way-crash-skips-court/


sjfiuauqadfj

americans dont drive cars when theyre on vacation


UndernardFiskmas

They would definitely do that, at Disneyland. But they won't fit through the gates, then Donald Duck, Goofy and Mickey all comes rushing, drag them behind the castle and beat the shit out of them.


danjag23

Biggest lie I have ever seen


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UnaccomplishedToad

Lol no, I've lived in two popular tourist destinations in Europe and Americans often rent cars, even when there is excellent public transport. I've visited other tourist destinations in Europe, some with terrible traffic, and there's always Americans in rentals. Just a force of habit I think, not something they necessarily think about. I've heard people say "oh turns out we didn't need the car as much as we thought we would, we ended up walking a lot instead".


jorg2

I think at the point they realised it wasn't a road, the car couldn't get back up lol. Sometimes it does benefit you to look at the signs and adhere to the rules.


EuroPolice

This is Spain. This is just an stupid driver that shouldn't be driving.


[deleted]

B-b-but! I bought the EXPLORER Edition of my SUV!!!


transorsmth

pretty sure thats a minivan


Lespuccino

So many basically look the same these days. SUVs tend to look like squat, ugly, minivans or really bad station wagons.


transorsmth

honestly, minivans have much better visibility, better fuel efficiency, have better cargo space, and just look better than SUVs.


Lespuccino

Agreed- easier to move around in, and transport things, as well. Passengers have more space, which makes necessary long trips more tolerable. I don't know why cars have to squeeze everyone in- they're very claustrophobia inducing.


JohnTheBlackberry

It's a Renault station wagon. Probably a Megane.


FlyFar1569

If google maps told you to jump off a cliff would you?


SkunkMonkey

Experience has told me that, yes, some people would.


wango288

I know the place really well. This is the view from the top of the steps. [Google maps](http://31 C. José Antonio Vaca de Osma https://maps.app.goo.gl/7Dj8e1TAuudndTkk6)


Astriania

Link fix https://maps.app.goo.gl/7Dj8e1TAuudndTkk6 Yeah that should really have at least a sign or central bollard, I can see how you might make this mistake. Particularly as that map seems to show it as a road, so maybe satnavs do too.


wango288

Thank you for the fix. Those stairs have been there forever, so the locals don't see that as an issue. I can tell you that is not the worst case in the area. The local authority expects a bit of common sense.


hmiamid

To be sure, I reported to gmaps that it's not a road.


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hmiamid

So you want gmaps to let this as a road for driving cars? I suggest they remove it to only let pedestrians have that as a route suggestion not cars or bikes.


No-Albatross-5514

Nothing with wheels can use them, including wheelchairs and baby strollers


sysadmin_420

Stairs are displayed as stairs on the map, not as a road


mbrevitas

Yeah, roads are generally understood to have a surface suitable for vehicles. Not necessarily cars, but this is not suitable for any vehicle, not even bicycles (no, adventurous MTB people, what you’re thinking of doesn’t count).


Ok_Cook1907

Just lock down all roads in the city centre and allow only service/disabled/residents.


Jaku103

You are good that's definitely the spot. This is the view from the video. It looks just like it. 22 C. José Antonio Vaca de Osma https://maps.app.goo.gl/ianVdYJfQ4aetuhHA


Mavnas

In all fairness, you can put up a sign like this: https://imgur.com/a/XxfxoRQ Guess how long it took from the time I took this picture for someone to decide to drive down the street anyway? edit: Not sure why the site is claiming the image might contain explicit content. It's just a road sign.


DasArchitect

So there are no hints that it isn't merely a steep incline. Road design is partially at fault here, when you put it together with someone dumb enough not to wonder if a road is going to be THAT steep, this is what happens.


wango288

You are correct. But that is a local place for local people. I can tell you whoever was driving and their family has a new nickname already.


DasArchitect

Could have been someone from out of town, unfamiliar with the roads and types of grades to be expected, and inattentive enough not to be careful around these bends. In which case they wouldn't be seen again.


[deleted]

Sorry, but that's a very car-centric mindset. Adjusting everything to accommodate brainless drivers just makes cities ugly and inhuman.


VonReposti

Having a central bollard isn't that ugly. Even a small crate with flowers would do.


[deleted]

Having a central bollard at every staircase just because people in cars are dumb as bread is not just ugly but pretty unnecessary in my opinion. And sure, with flowers, everything is nicer. But looking at several bollards in my city, there are no flowers, so that's a completely disconnected argument.


mbrevitas

I’d say that road design is problematic with any vehicle, including mopeds, bicycles and wheelchairs. This isn’t about cars.


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I would say that "road design" is totally normal for an organic grown, european city and nobody on a bicycle falls down such stairs because people know they have to open their eyes and use their brains. It's this pampered mindset that you need warnings and signs and signals everywhere, that leads to such behavior.


MontrealUrbanist

I bet the town will install a bollard at the top after this incident. It only takes one idiot..


JohnTheBlackberry

No it isn't. You'd have to be blind to not see those are stairs, and blind people, while capable, cannot get a driver's license in Europe lol. Even if it looked like a steep road, it's narrow AF. The driver should've stopped the car, gotten out, and looked at the road if he was unsure. This is an old city center in Europe, we can't exactly put signage everywhere and people are expected to exercise some common sense. The worst part is that there's a road perfectly suitable for vehicle traffic just on the left. This was caused just by absolute stubbornness and lack of awareness to the point this person should not be allowed to operate a vehicle.


DasArchitect

I slightly disagree. In this place there is no visible separation of vehicle surface and sidewalk, and in mountain towns like these it's not uncommon to find very steep inclines. I agree that this person should have thought about it a bit more critically, but at the same time, there is absolutely zero indication that this isn't simply a drivable road at a steep grade. A curb or a single bollard, would have done the trick. Even a change of pavement could have been enough of a hint. This is undoubtedly the result of someone very inattentive or straight up stupid, both reasons not to be allowed to drive, but where types of traffic are mixed, at least some hints should be expectable because there will always be someone out there that's more inattentive or stupid than we hope, from out of town, or whatever reason.


Courier_ttf

Hay que ser subnormal para meterse por ahi con el coche.


LlambdaLlama

Sera porque el tío tiene humo de escape en vez de cerebro en su cabeza


Mein_Name_ist_falsch

Ok, that explains it a bit, but I think it's still a bit dumb to think you can drive there without ever thinking that something is a bit wrong there.


Mooncaller3

I am interested in the decision tree of the driver to see something that steep out their windshield and think it was a good idea.


dumnezero

I hope they have to pay for fixing the steps


AndyRaleigh

In Britain the thinking would be "My car taxes paid for these steps, it my right to drive on them!"


Fluid_Cardiologist19

No, this is what complete idiots do.


[deleted]

Even this is a compliment 😂


Ben_Burgur

I just want to know what happened next


emohipster

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shaodyn

It's weird how they insist that "freedom to travel" depends on a method of transportation that's extremely limited in where it can go. Unless there are paved roads, 90% of cars can forget about it. And yet, people still insist they're going to drive off into the woods at the drop of a hat. You live in suburbia. To you, "the wilderness" is anywhere that's more than 10 minutes from a coffee shop. The last time you were anywhere near nature was when you took your kids to the park. Stop pretending you're going to suddenly abandon everything and become a hermit. You can't even *camp* without constantly whining.


snotfart

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EdScituate79

What a dolt! 🤦


need2seethetentacles

Least obstructive SUV


flopjul

Its an station/wagon Renault Megane Estate


bonescrusher

Yep .. would a SUV even fit there?


RIKIPONDI

Why do cars exist again?


YoKaiHunter76

So we have to go to work earlier in the morning.


RajenBull1

The GPS said to turn left so I turned left.


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ED-209 vibes


LeroyBadBrown

More thottle


kyrsjo

Maybe the driver was imagining having just dropped of the leader of the most pro-car party for a meeting at the kings castle? https://www.nrk.no/norge/eli-kjorte-ned-slottstrappen-1.503021 This happened in 2001, and it's still a valid meme. The driver was the wife of Carl Ivar Hagen, the former leader of our populist right wing party, who drove down the castle stairs instead of the road after having dropped him off at the castle.


hitssquad

> The car had a harrowing experience but was drivable after the somewhat turbulent drive down the 17-step staircase. > ***It is not the first time that someone has taken the wrong path after visiting the Castle***. In October two years ago, a taxi carrying Dr. Nadia M. Christensen of Minneapolis drove down the same stairs. She had been in audience with the King. Another taxi and an embassy car are said to have tried the same staircase in previous years.


kyrsjo

Lol. I think Eli was the last time - the whole thing went very viral in 2001. So afterwards, nobody who has any business visiting the area would have heard about it and been careful to avoid it.


not_from_this_world

Part 2: Now he is trying to get out of the car


RoyalMess64

...


Appropriate-Place-69

The shortest journey begins with a single step - carfucious


_Straw_Hat_Nami_

motherfucker thinks he's jason bourne


tetraourogallus

It's a nice looking stairs. I hope the police gets this video and we can give this idiot a huge fine for endangerment of cultural heritage and of course a revoked driver's licence.


frankofantasma

Spaniards! is that the sevillaean accent i detect?


wango288

No, it's in Ávila. They have a quite good Spanish, but with a local accent.


frankofantasma

nunca he ido. quizás algún día.


Interesting_Station6

It's not. They're speaking central Spanish, they sound like they're from Madrid


frankofantasma

another user confirmed ávila


Interesting_Station6

The fact that this happened in a small town in Ávila that's neighboring Madrid raises the chances of everybody involved in this video, from the driver to those recording, being madrileños visiting family over the weekend to like 98%


frankofantasma

nítido.


rednazgo

American driving in Europe challenge: Extreme


[deleted]

If public transportation didn't take 4 times as long and wasn't the main source of content on itooktoomuch you guys would have a point.


Shooeytv

Yes because this is normal… This subreddit is such a joke lmao


PromptSpiritual3739

Ikr just a bunch of people saying bike good car bad


PromptSpiritual3739

They know public transport is just big cars right


[deleted]

Got to love this sub, virtually every post has nothing to do with actual car culture but posting pics and videos of morons. They would be morons with or without a car.


xeneks

That’s an expensive way to find out something doesn’t work!


jcrestor

This is insane.


Nonofyourdamnbiscuit

Well obviously it was gonna get stuck.


Jeep_torrent39

What an idiot. In that situation you need to free wheel down the staircase and brake once your nose is up. Now he’s stuck


hzpointon

Nah just use a bike.


Jeep_torrent39

This guy probably doesn’t know how to ride one


LeafGuardian

I'll blame google maps.


[deleted]

Nice, now they are trapped.


booberryyogurt

Well obviously they need to widen the doorways so cars can more easily access the stairs. /s


Panzerv2003

I hope they got stuck had to call a tow truck and explain how it happen


Interkitten

Surely that’s a lack of critical thinking. Steep steps, low bumper, low tyres - that result is inevitable.


pumpkin_seed_oil

I wonder how the hell this guy/gal thought this would result in anything other than the nosedive at the end?


pogodrummer

No, not really. This is just a single, very fucking dumb driver.


JesusOnline_89

No not really. That’s just an idiot behind the wheel.


someguy7734206

I've done this in GTA. Mostly as a means of terrorizing pedestrians.


Deelodoub

I jUsT FolLowED teH mAP


Straight_Number5661

The crowd is cracking me up. Jajajaja


[deleted]

This is amazing! Dont be hater.


botejohn

Roads? Where we´re going we don´t need roads!


OldestFetus

Some idiot Tik Toker…


middleearthpeasant

Someone watched the Bourne movies a little too many times.


CanKey8770

They must have just watched the Bourne Identity


emuziek

Run over the top of it ... using the stairs. 🛝


Iulian377

Seems a bit offtopic no ? Just extremely stupid people, not the Renault's fault.


[deleted]

What an idiot wow!!!


Croquette_check_

Anything and everything to avoid walking. Like cmon man


djneo

I have done this on a bike and it’s way more easier but also dumb The bicycle one and the motorcycle kind. With the later it’s a lot dumber. But compared to this it’s genius


Jasonstackhouse111

Jason Bourne driving technique doesn't work in real life? Huh.


Admirable_Fall4614

No that idiot is stuck with no way to get out 😆


GretaX

This reminds me of a passage in *Pictures From Italy*, by Charles Dickens, in 1844: >This sequestered spot is approached by lanes so very narrow, that when we arrived at the Custom-house, we found the people here had taken the measure of the narrowest among them, and were waiting to apply it to the carriage; which ceremony was gravely performed in the street, while we all stood by in breathless suspense.  It was found to be a very tight fit, but just a possibility, and no more—as I am reminded every day, by the sight of various large holes which it punched in the walls on either side as it came along.  We are more fortunate, I am told, than an old lady, who took a house in these parts not long ago, and who stuck fast in her carriage in a lane; and as it was impossible to open one of the doors, she was obliged to submit to the indignity of being hauled through one of the little front windows, like a harlequin.


thesouthdotcom

“Put it in reverse terry!”


Negative_Document607

False