Saturday, June 21, 2025

remember the car chase scene in Mission Impossible Dead Reckoning (2023) at the historical Spanish Steps, in Rome? Some 80 yr old guy may have thought he was recreating that scene, or, he plain had no clue he was driving his Mercedes down these. But he got stuck none the less

Above, without crazy old men or Hollywood car chases in Fiat 500s... below? With the Fiat 500 car chase scene in the most recent Mission Impossible

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ds2cHsEgCTE

An 80-year-old man drove a compact luxury Mercedes-Benz A Class sedan down the landmark Spanish Steps in Rome early on Tuesday before getting stuck part way down, municipal police said in a statement.


The man tested negative for alcohol, and was cited on the spot for driving down the monument in Rome’s historic center, police said. Police said the man, a resident of Rome, was at a loss to explain how he had wound up driving down the famed steps.


A famed background for numerous films, they were built in the 1720s and have long been a popular spot to people watch and hang out. 


2 comments:

  1. Since 2019 you risk being fined if you even sit on the Spanish Steps.
    https://www.islands.com/1690123/illegal-for-tourists-to-sit-down-on-spanish-steps-rome-italy-fine/

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    1. wow! I hadn't come across that! Thanks!

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