Car Reversing

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Last summer we were on a walking holiday and were walking from our campsite behind Deal/Walmer in Kent towards the coastal path. We crossed over a fairly busy road and then down a residential street with cars parked on the roadway and on driveways. As we were passing one house a gentleman was trying to reverse onto the road and as he was having difficulty seeing because of the parked cars my husband stood in the road and beckoned him out for which he was most grateful. We continued on our walk and later on in the afternoon (about 5/6 hours later) we walked back up the same street to find the same gentleman attempting to back out of his drive so - again - my husband helped him out.
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Date submitted:Sat, 14 Jan 2012 09:13:54 +0000Coincidence ID:3646