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This happened in Lillestrøm, Norway. A heavily intoxicated man stole this heavy machinery during autumn. None was hurt.
The terrifying part? He raised the sharp iron forks close to windshield height and drove down the wrong side of the road in the dark. Two civilian police cars met him head-on and missed being instantly impaled by inches.
When the ride finally stopped, the suspect tried to run. Let's just say a group of furious, adrenaline-pumped police officers are not the people you want chasing you down a dark alley.
SnozzBerries6969
Another turning point, a forklift in the road
prestekragen
Here's a video the driver left behind as a manifesto...
/gallery/how-norwegians-do-QQiPfno
prestekragen
Watch carefully. The police driver first turns to his left, and then abruptly to the right, just in front of the Tynes. Panic.
swedeonamoose
Suspect fell down a bunch of stairs right before being arrested no doubt /s
prestekragen
maybe one of his arms was left behind, and had to be collected later ..
prestekragen
Not . he cant be handcuffed with only one arm.
BlastyMcBlastblast
his tynes (the sharp iron fork bits) look to be pointed safely downwards. he might be drunk, but it seems he is not homicidal!
Seethreepeeoh
Happens to a lot of guys when they're too drunk
prestekragen
Acceptance of risk: When you drive a giant machine at 50 km/h against the direction of travel with the forks at head height for a seated driver, you have created a situation where death is an extremely likely outcome. The fact that he was "just drunk" does not remove the deadly risk he exposed others to. Head height for a seated person is close to hip height for a standing person.
Shoutrr
that's what in the video, we don't know what he did after the video stops
prestekragen
it is not easy for the police in the first car to see straight ahead if the tynes is set low or high. Nevertheless, the damage potential of the forks is great.
vincentsl
So no one actually got a forklift to the face?
prestekragen
not this time, the police officers are as good looking and healthy as they were before.
friendsofsandwiches
Looks like he kept the forkes in a more defensive position.
Also making that turn...
whoooooo
prestekragen
He could have been seriously injured if it had overturned on the bend.
friendsofsandwiches
Spock says "Live fast, get fucked."
76000BatteryLlamas
That's a telehandler not a fork lift, you fools
PwnageHobo
Thank you!
prestekragen
Of course, everyone can see it - both crane and truck! very top heavy and not designed for sharp turns.
masiakasaurus
He tried to kill me with a fork lift...
prestekragen
Worse than a fruit knife. Definitly worse than a dry spaghetti, or boiled - hehe
SilverFoxChaser
Better than a zamboni..
prestekragen
zamboni: you get cut into slices, vacuumed up and the blood is washed away with hot water. Clean and tidy.
SpaceHaggis
its stupid how easy these are to steal, you can buy the two keys needed from amazon and they always have the same keypad code.
SubiBryant
What's the code?
SpaceHaggis
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