Just like in america...
This morning, on my way to DTU, something that I only have seen in movies happened.
I was biking aside the highway, the way I normaly take, when 2 police cars passed in the highway, quite fast, heading the same way as me. Nothing new until now, but after 2 minutes, in the opposite direction, on the nearest track of the highway to me, 4 police cars were coming with all the blue lights and buzzers on. As normal, all cars moved aside as much as they could... all except one. An old Citroen just moved in front of the nearest police car hindering them to pass... so it was easy to see that the police was chasing that car!! The driver seemed to be a young guy from... Turkey! There's a lot of them here and they are the main cause of problem. 10 seconds after more police: 2 cars and a moto. And just behind them, another 2 cars and 2 motos. In total, 8 police cars (2 of them civil cars, detective style with the blue lamp on top of it) and 3 police motos. It's hard to belive that all this police was chasing only that old Citroen... specially when the 4 cars in citroen's tail were new Mercedes. In america, I would say this is just normal... taking it from movies. 1 car heading Mexico or Canada border and all the police force after it, crashing against every obstacle, keeping the emotion until the end, where the bad guy dies in an amazing explosion due to an incredible crash against a huge truck full of gas. Therefore causing the complete destruction of a nice quiet neighborhood.
I don't know the end of this story.. maybe later today in the TV news, or in tomorrow's newspapers. But I was wondering how long that old Citroen could last, and if all the police cars were persuing only this car. And why not, what started all this??
By the way, Porto beated 2-1 Chelsea last night in the Dragon's Stadium! We are still in the race.. be aware! And today is HOLIDAY in Portugal! Coincidence, or not!
posted by Nandinho Jr. at 11:33 da manhã
1 Comments:
True! If you see it like that, it could really be portuguese driver, or someone that got the licence in Portuguese schools. That common licence that comes inside a pack of crisp potatoes. But once we are talking about this, I'd say that we are faster to move away from a emergency car. The other day an ambulance had to stop because the road was full of cars that didn't move because it was RED! I don't believe this could ever happen in Portugal. The emergency buzzin is still far away when people take the chance to cross a red light. If an illegal option is not available, due to logistic conditions, then cars are moved over sidewalks, gardens or any other space that a car can be placed.
"Chunned".. well, I must confess that I didn't look to all the caracteristic aspects of a "chunned" car, such as the smoked rear windows, the confortable wodden balls that covert the front seats, the plastic dog with boucing head, the religious cross hanging on the rear-mirror, among many others, so I can't tell you if it was or not. Have you seen that comercial (pub) about Citroen 206, where a Turkey young fellow (or near by) modifies an old car to look like the Citroen? (the best is that the steering wheel is in the right side, and after tranformation is on the left..) Thus, taking this as an example, I'd say it was "chunned". That people can't resist to have an "unchunned" car.. it's in their blood, for god sake.
I won't answer to bike provocations. :)
13 de dezembro de 2004 às 11:43
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