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[Flamethrower]

Outback trip in reverse stuns police

Friday, 6 October 2006. 07:31 (AWST)

Police say they were astounded at the actions of a man they say was trying to drive from Kalgoorlie, in south-eastern Western Australia, to Perth, in reverse.

Police from Perth's specialist traffic enforcement group were just outside Coolgardie, 50 kilometres west of Kalgoorlie, yesterday afternoon when they say they saw a car coming over a hill very slowly.

Officers pulled him over and allege the 23-year-old Perth man told them his transmission had failed so he was driving the 500 kilometres in reverse.

It is alleged he told officers he had reached speeds of 80 kilometres an hour but had had to slow down to 65 kph because he was swerving too much.

He was charged with reckless driving and is due to appear in Coolgardie court on Monday.

ABC Perth

[RugbyFan]

haha thats damn irresponsible but so damn funny!

[Shaun]

Naughty, naughty lol

[frontrow]

If they didn`t witness him driving "dangerously", then whats the problem. Admittedly it was a stupid thing to do, but he did slow down for safety, so that shows some degree of intelligence, although god knows how he`d go after 500kms. I reckon Fulvio could get him off...
He is guilty of being a bogan, and a dickhead, but if he wasn`t pissed or speeding well, he may well get away with it...

[fulvio sammut]

Whats wrong with it anyway, eh Frontrow .How many opposition front rows did we cause to drive in the same direction at the same speed...ah the memories.

[frontrow]

I saw no police prosecuters in those days, ah, good times, good times

[LarryNJ]

I kind of find it hard to believe that he was doing 80 in reverse.

[Flamethrower]

I kind of find it hard to believe that he was doing 80 in reverse.

Maybe it was a hire car