\ Report This Comment Date: October 29, 2008 02:58PM
Yes, the photo above is real: It is Animal—from The Muppets—driving a
British Audi while speeding through a German road. The famous pink drummer is
driving the police there absolutely crazy, because he keeps doing it again and
again. Or better said, the real driver is, using a low-tech approach to take
advantage of a weak point of the radar cameras. I don't know about you, but this
image makes me laugh out loud. The German police, however, wasn't amused when
they explained to the press how the whole joke worked and how they couldn't fine
the driver because of it:
The number plate is not enough [to catch and fine the driver]. We need clear
evidence of who is driving the vehicle too. But because this is a British
vehicle we can never get a decent picture [because he radar cameras are designed
to take photos of the passengers in the left seat, not the right]. The driver
has obviously worked this out because he has placed a large puppet in the
passenger seat.
This may be an example of the famous British sense of humour but it is still
dangerous driving. The driver has been caught on camera on several occasions and
the puppet is on the passenger seat every time. We suspect he positions the toy
deliberately before accelerating past the camera.