This story happened a while ago in Dublin , and even though it sounds
like an Alfred Hitchcock tale, its true!

John Bradford, a Dublin University student, was on the side of the
Road hitchhiking on a very dark night and in the midst of a big storm.
The night was rolling on and no car went by. The storm was so
Strong he could hardly see a few feet ahead of him. Suddenly, he
Saw a car slowly coming towards him and stopped. John, desperate for
shelter
And without thinking about it, got into the car and closed the door..
only
To realize there was nobody behind the wheel and the engine wasn't on .

The car started moving slowly. John looked at the road ahead and
saw a curve approaching. Scared, he started to pray, begging for his
life.
Then, just before the car hit the curve, a hand appeared out of no where
Through the window and turned the wheel. John, paralyzed with terror,
watched as
The hand came through the window, but never touched or harmed him.

Shortly thereafter John saw the lights of a pub appear down the
road, so, gathering strength, he jumped out of the car and ran to it.
Wet and out of breath, he rushed inside and started telling everybody about the
horrible experience he had just had.

A silence enveloped the pub when everybody realized he was crying
and....wasn't drunk.

Suddenly, the door opened, and two other people walked in from the
Dark and stormy night. They, like John, were also soaked and out of
breath.
Looking around, and seeing John Bradford sobbing at the bar, one said to
The other...

"Look Paddy.....there's the fooking idiot that got in the car while we
were pushing it!"