Rant understanding a crazy situation ending up with a loss of limb

[NatalieK]

While feeling sorry for this elderly lady, having her arm ripped off & probably now laying in hospital. I can't understand how this happened, there's no logic.

The article say "She turned on the ignition to get the power for the electric windows, but unfortunately the car was in gear and lurched forward - trapping her hand or arm."

So she was turning the ignition on to close the window with her arm in the window.

Can someone please explain how this works?

Elderly woman has arm ripped off in freak car window accident | UK | News | London Evening Standard

Oh, & please do turn your pc off before you write the next post

[Vendot]

Originally Posted by GspotProductions

Oh, & please do turn your pc off before you write the next post

Well the best analogy I can come up with is that it looks like it got trapped in a way like the way your front door lock and chain works. You can slide the lock part in and slide it out but when you open the door, it won't budge. So her arm was locked in and the car suddenly bolted forward presumably with such force that it could not have dragged her but simply removed her arm instead.

Terribly, sad story....

[Relic]

Nice analogy bro

[NatalieK]

Originally Posted by Vendot

Well the best analogy I can come up with is that it looks like it got trapped in a way like the way your front door lock and chain works. You can slide the lock part in and slide it out but when you open the door, it won't budge. So her arm was locked in and the car suddenly bolted forward presumably with such force that it could not have dragged her but simply removed her arm instead.

Terribly, sad story....

but the lady put her arm in the window, turned on the electric to close the window. I can't get my head around the logic. You need to open the door to close the window or your arm would be in the window...

there's something about this story that doesn't seem factual

[_Richard_]

Originally Posted by GspotProductions

but the lady put her arm in the window, turned on the electric to close the window. I can't get my head around the logic. You need to open the door to close the window or your arm would be in the window...

there's something about this story that doesn't seem factual

she probably was leaning in the door, but not sitting down or anything.. a stupid idea i do myself

[NatalieK]

Originally Posted by _Richard_

she probably was leaning in the door, but not sitting down or anything.. a stupid idea i do myself

this could be what happened. As said, what the article says is the woman had her arm through the window to start the electric and close the window from outside of the car. Which is why I said, none of it makes sense.

[nico-t]

Thanks, i learned from your posts how to spot high IQ Mensa members: They completely fail in grasping the most simple situations.

It's pretty fucking obvious she was outside the car when turning the key, genius

[nico-t]

Originally Posted by GspotProductions

this could be what happened.

you think??

[NatalieK]

Originally Posted by nico-t

Thanks, i learned from your posts how to spot high IQ Mensa members: They completely fail in grasping the most simple situations.

It's pretty fucking obvious she was outside the car when turning the key, genius

omg, how stupid are you.

So she was outside the car, with her arm through the window, closing the window...

ok, you think this is simple & logical

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[NatalieK]

Originally Posted by Harambe

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