Tuesday, April 10, 2012

MOVIE CLICHES ... CARS AND DRIVING

 

  • Movie characters driving in the city will get to park wherever they like when they get to their destination.
  • When you are alone in the back seat of the car, make sure you sit in the middle.
  • Sudden acceleration of a car, be it forwards, backwards, stopping, skidding, sliding, or whatever, causes a loud skid, even on dirt or wet roads. Be prepared. Each wheel is also fitted with a smoke device to let you know when this happens. Hollywood cars are also special: when you take off quickly, you always leave a skid mark for each drive wheel, regardless of whether you have a limited slip differential or not.
  • Pedestrians in Hollywood have the world's best reactions, so don't worry if you have to drive down a sidewalk. Mr Pappodopolus is quite used to having his fruit cart smashed, and despite his gesticulations and curses, he always manages to get out of the way in time.
  • There are always people carrying around large sheets of glass on the street during a car chase.
  • The person behind the wheel is talking to and looking at their passenger for the entire journey without actually looking at the road, changing gear, signalling etc.
  • Cars chasing each other in the middle of a city will not suffer enough damage to stop the chase.
  • People being chased by a car will keep running down the middle of the road instead of ducking in somewhere where a car cannot go.

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