Nov 12 2009Google Streets Spots Fire Truck Hit Old Lady
Honestly, I bet the old lady ran right into the side of the thing (old ladies are notoriously bad bike riders. *ahem* Grandma -- I saw you hit that bus shelter!). There's a before shot after the jump, but unfortunately the above image has since been removed from Google Maps. I smell conspiracy. I mean, it's not like the old lady asked to have have it removed. Old people using computers -- HA! They're better at avoiding fire trucks!
Hit it for the before shot and a link to the action area.
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Google Street View Captures Fire Truck Hit and Run With an Old Lady On a Bike [gizmodo]
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Reader Comments
1. hahaha - November 12, 2009 8:16 PM
FIRST
2. Ramastar - November 12, 2009 8:16 PM
1st
3. Moucxs - November 12, 2009 8:20 PM
Looks like a Dutch firetruck..
The Firetruck can consume 8 times it's bodyweight in raw meat.
4. tuikm - November 12, 2009 8:28 PM
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5. Zee Brat - November 12, 2009 8:34 PM
Great tags. Particular favorite "weeeeooow!! weeeooow!! weeeooow!!,"
6. jumpcity - November 12, 2009 8:35 PM
HAHAHAA
I bet they removed it because the google-mobile (?) hit her.
7. i want to be able to watch episodes online - November 12, 2009 8:36 PM
they should pull the license plate from the original pics and make those frickers pay!
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8. josh - November 12, 2009 8:40 PM
I bet she never touched it, just stopped fast and fell over. The rim isn't even bent.
9. Anthony - November 12, 2009 8:42 PM
Hey the googlemap mobile deserves some wrath as well. What were they doing following so closely behind a firetruck huh?
10. cabbo - November 12, 2009 8:50 PM
This is actually a defence mechanism. Here we see the species homo sapiens elderus 'playing possum', as it is known. This reaction was triggered by the loud sounds and flashing lights of the firetruck which mimicks those of the species' most feared predators; the ambulance.
11. cabbo - November 12, 2009 8:53 PM
I love the fact her face is blurred out. It's like, "NO-ONE GIVES A SH*T ABOUT YOU, OLD WOMAN! Your very FACE (thwak)... is a MOCKERY (crunch)... upon our website."
BTW yes, I know everyone's face is blurred out. I just thought it was comical here.
12. Olie holly - November 12, 2009 8:55 PM
you can see a video of the women getting hit here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC4YJcgfRq0 its on cctv
13. Olie holly - November 12, 2009 8:56 PM
you can see a video of the women getting hit here http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yC4YJcgfRq0 its on cctv
14. Melissa - November 12, 2009 9:35 PM
Why "innocent old lady"? I think granny had it coming. She obviously jacked that bike from some poor kid. The fire truck did us all a favor in nabbing a thief.
15. fgs - November 12, 2009 9:42 PM
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16. awesomeness - November 12, 2009 10:29 PM
hey this is in the Netherlands
17. Closet Nerd - November 13, 2009 12:36 AM
One things for sure, would be easy to snatch up that old gal, for a round of granny rape! Who's with me?
18. Larry - November 13, 2009 1:24 AM
Looks like the google team helped her.. Whichever direction you go from the X, the lady is gone. So I guess they stopped and helped her up. Creds for that!
19. milan - November 13, 2009 2:11 AM
that a classic one Moucxs
i life in the netherland maby i can go there and ask the old lady opinion and her story how the fire truck change her life as a normal old lady on the bike too a internet superstar...
20. Iceman - November 13, 2009 2:34 AM
Better watch out when they start to use these images for navigationdevices.
They should adapt the spoken directions.
"After 100m turn left" "Don't mind the old Lady"
Cause she's not there anymore!!!
21. Erik - November 13, 2009 2:52 AM
The firetruck didnt actually hit her though. It just spooked her, and made her fall off the bike
22. scooper - November 13, 2009 3:02 AM
It doesn't look like she's anywhere near the path of the firetruck when she's on the floor so I guess she just braked hard and fell off. Still funny as hell though.
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23. The joker - November 13, 2009 3:29 AM
Thats in holland!!!!
24. That uncle who did that bad thing we don't speak about - November 13, 2009 4:12 AM
@18 - nope, it's just that you can't see her stuck to the front of the Google-mobile cause the camera doesn't tilt down that far.
25. zeijden - November 13, 2009 5:44 AM
Why does these this always happen in holland?:P:D
a few months ago they showed on the new that a google-car witnessed a boy being mugged by some guys.
26. Happy - November 13, 2009 5:59 AM
Looks like she's OK
http://maps.google.com/maps?cbll=52.156651,5.376061&layer=c&cbp=13,279.74,,1,10.79&hl=nl&gl=nl&ie=UTF8&ll=52.156723,5.375962&spn=0,359.991406&t=h&z=17&panoid=c12tQK6hxtJOrx4QtNp5MA
27. G-man - November 13, 2009 6:07 AM
I think the google car even helped here since all other pics are without the old lady, and yes old lady tent to fall when stopping, there also are always sooo damn slow when stopping.
28. Don - November 13, 2009 6:38 AM
Ofcourse in holland!
29. podstar - November 13, 2009 6:50 AM
I can see the whole sequence of shots - you see her riding up and then falling over and then being helped by some old dude with a walking stick! :)
30. ~zeus~ - November 13, 2009 7:21 AM
she fell over
31. Ebee - November 13, 2009 7:34 AM
A little off topic but can you imagine some of the funny things google earth has on it, i would bet there are alot of people getting hit by cars, falling off bikes, falling off of skateboards etc.
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32. Romeo - November 13, 2009 8:16 AM
In Soviet Russia, Grandma on her bike hits YOU!
33. Metallisteve - November 13, 2009 8:25 AM
The fist of Google has removed the image. Treasure those screen shots.
34. Jaded Icon - November 13, 2009 8:50 AM
@ 17
I'm with ya! We go until we f*ck the last breath out of her. Agreed?
35. Timbo - November 13, 2009 10:09 AM
That sign clearly says bikes should "uitzegondered" I'm guessing she didn't...
Side note: I have no idea what that means
36. LSDiesel - November 13, 2009 10:15 AM
I guess Holland is fresh out of wheelchairs, so they hand out bicycles like hotcakes.
37. 24-bit whore - November 13, 2009 10:51 AM
@36 they have plenty of wheelchairs, they're just all being used in coffee shops to aid the smokers
38. DaSt - November 13, 2009 10:53 AM
Why does Google always delete the cool pics? They already deleted the pic of the nice clevage and now they deleted this one :-(
@35: "Uitgezonderd" means the bord on top doesn't apply to bikers. So she didn't do anything wrong :-)
39. naas - November 13, 2009 11:19 AM
She was never hit by the firetruck folks, that how people in Holland breakdance
40. jodie - November 13, 2009 11:50 AM
Yeah, she was going for the head-spin / worm combo.
41. Closet Nerd - November 13, 2009 12:21 PM
@17 I guess I pissed some Troll off
42. ezoco - November 13, 2009 1:04 PM
I think I see the Dursley's house.
43. EightofSpades - November 15, 2009 7:46 AM
She's okay, go up the street and look back.
http://maps.google.com/maps?cbll=52.156651,5.376061&layer=c&cbp=13,308.69,,0,11.77&hl=nl&gl=nl&ie=UTF8&ll=52.156584,5.376155&spn=0,359.988638&t=h&z=17&panoid=c12tQK6hxtJOrx4QtNp5MA
44. FIRETRUCK_WIN - November 15, 2009 6:53 PM
FIRETRUCK SAY- The elderly must not be mobile! ENFORCE! DESTROY! OBEY!
45. Don - November 16, 2009 2:18 AM
After 5 hours, google removed that picture lol;