Ever gone 50mph in a wheelchair?

[Bad81bu]

Ahhhhhhh i didnt know it was a power chair, that makes a bit more sence to me now hahahaha im in a manual wheelchair and it never would have worked in my chair, i have had a few friends offer to push me with their pickup to see if it really works, hahahaha funny stuff, who needs enemies with friends like mine lol. Glad the guy was ok tho.

Yall have fun!
Brett

[taranaki]

Originally Posted by beef_bourito

hahaha that'd be awesome.... unless you crashed and became paralysed from the waist down

ahem.........he's already in a wheelchair.............

[beef_bourito]

that was the joke

[taranaki]

Originally Posted by beef_bourito

that was the joke

Excuse me if I find it as funny as a funeral.

[ericn1300]

Originally Posted by beef_bourito

that was the joke

i thought it was funny, bourito. i busted a gut when i read that post

[beef_bourito]

thank you, i'm glad SOMEONE finally understands me *runs off to emo forum*

[2.2 Straight six]

[quote]

PAW PAW, Mich. (June 8) - A 21-year-old man got the ride of a lifetime when his electric wheelchair became lodged in the grille of a semitrailer and was pushed down a highway for several miles at about 50 mph.

Ben Carpenter was unharmed but was taken to a hospital as a precaution. He had been secured to his wheelchair by a seat belt. Carpenter, who has muscular dystrophy, told a television station that he thought he might not make it through the ride.

"I was probably thinking that this is going to keep going and not stop anywhere, 50 or 60 miles somewhere," he told WOOD-TV of Grand Rapids.

Ben Carpenter's father, Donald, told The Associated Press that his son had started to cross at an intersection Wednesday afternoon in Paw Paw, about 140 miles west of Detroit. The light changed to green while his son was in front of a semi, which started moving.

The wheelchair's handles became lodged in the grille, the father said, and the wild ride started.

Motorists called 911 on their cell phones, and a pair of undercover police officers who happened to be nearby saw what was happening. They pulled the truck over and told the disbelieving driver, Donald Carpenter said.

The chair was undamaged except for losing most of the rubber on its wheels, he said.

"It's a very bad story that ended very well," he said. "We're just thrilled that he's still around."




Ben Carpenter sits in his wheelchair, stuck to the grille of a semitrailer, on Wednesday near Paw Paw, Mich.


Carpenter's father said his son was crossing a street when the light changed to green. Carpenter was in front of the truck when it started moving and snagged him.


The truck pushed him down a highway for several miles at about 50 mph. Witnesses called 911 for help.


Carpenter, 21, described his reaction during the ride: "I was probably thinking that this is going to keep going and not stop anywhere, 50 or 60 miles somewhere."


Carpenter was unharmed. "It's a very bad story that ended very well," said his father, Donald Carpenter.

[jeffseby]

maan, that coulda been deadly real quick.

I wish someone would of gotten that on Camera Phone!!

[jeffseby]

ohhhh, my power chair!