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Mat '64
04-18-2005, 10:08 PM
Police tell of teen tram thief's obsession

A 15-year-old boy who allegedly stole two trams over the weekend, drove them a total of more than 25 kilometres and picked up passengers along the way is a good lad whose obsession got the better of him, according to police.

Source: http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200504/s1347521.htm
bnsf sammy
04-18-2005, 11:46 PM
omg... :lol: :lol: :lol: :lol:
mojo628
04-19-2005, 03:32 AM
Too Funny!!
ssw9662
04-19-2005, 02:22 PM
Way too funny... :lol::lol::lol:
Joe
04-19-2005, 10:51 PM
He just couldn't wait to drive that tram... :)
E3429
04-20-2005, 01:30 AM
Just out of curiosity, why is a kid stealing a piece of equiptment funny comedy material, yet someone crossing some tracks the height of irresponsibilty? Seems like several years ago I recall seeing a story on the news where a good kid helped himself to a CNW engine and was finally stopped when it rolled over on a curve. Believe that was back in the late 80s.
petertenthije
04-20-2005, 09:10 PM
stunned passengers where overheard muttering: "we already wondered why the tram was on time"
busyEMT
04-20-2005, 11:20 PM
Remember in the mid 90's a man commandeered a subway and ran the actual route until caught?
Joe
04-21-2005, 01:42 AM
It's funny because nobody was hurt and the kid knew what he was doing. He was doing as good a job as somebody paid to drive the tram. If this kid had hijacked the tram and drove it into a car or derailed (somehow..), obviously less people would be laughing.
If you don't know what you are doing, it's not funny, especially if you or someone else gets hurt.
ssw9662
04-21-2005, 02:06 AM
It's funny because nobody was hurt and the kid knew what he was doing. He was doing as good a job as somebody paid to drive the tram. If this kid had hijacked the tram and drove it into a car or derailed (somehow..), obviously less people would be laughing.
If you don't know what you are doing, it's not funny, especially if you or someone else gets hurt.

Well said! :-)
Rod Williams
05-09-2005, 09:18 AM
Well said! :-)
The kid might have thought he knew what he was doing but given that he had a couple of near misses at red lights he wasn't that clued in. I'm in Melbourne where it happened and you guys just aint getting the whole story........and I drove trains for thirty years, I've seen plenty of 'I know how to do its' and they usually don't.