{"id":1515,"date":"2012-04-26T16:01:40","date_gmt":"2012-04-26T16:01:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/p=?1515"},"modified":"2012-04-26T16:01:40","modified_gmt":"2012-04-26T16:01:40","slug":"man-drives-car-down-flight-of-stairs-by-accident","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forcespenpals.net\/gb\/news\/man-drives-car-down-flight-of-stairs-by-accident\/","title":{"rendered":"Man drives car down flight of stairs by accident"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Driving is an activity that requires supreme concentration.<\/p>\n<p>When people are behind the wheel, they have to make sure they are alert at all times so they can react to any unforeseen circumstances.<\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, this was not the case with some plonker in Paris, France, who got himself into a bit of trouble after turning off for an underground road only to discover it was in fact a flight of stairs.<\/p>\n<p>While he thought he was entering a car park, he was actually trying to gain access to Chaussee d'Antin La Fayette station.<\/p>\n<p>Luckily for him and other members of the public, he was able to bring the car to a stop before it tumbled down the stairs.<\/p>\n<p>However, the vehicle was left perilously perched and the police had to get involved to recover the motor and make sure no one ended up hurt.<\/p>\n<p>I bet he'll read signs very intently from now on.<\/p>\n<p>Posted by Simon Williams<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"ADNFCR-2867-ID-801350401-ADNFCR\" src=\"http:\/\/feeds.directnews.co.uk\/feedtrack\/justcopyright.gif?feedid=2867&amp;itemid=801350401\"\/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The driver thought the flight of stairs was an entrance to a car park. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":5177,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.5 - 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