But unfortunately for this 18-year-old the worst was yet to come when her Volkswagen began to roll down the Bayview Boat Ramp and into the water. The hapless teenager had only managed to pull the handbrake on half way before escaping the car.
Stuart Cooper witnessed the whole scene from nearby and says he was afraid someone was in the car.
'I sort of ran over towards yelling out 'was there anyone in the car' and she goes 'no no no a spider dropped on me',' he told 7 News.
'She was really upset, shaking and crying. I said look, it's happened to me, I've had a spider dropped onto my head while driving... many years ago.'
The car ended up completely submerged and had to be towed from the water.
That's enough about spiders, here's a puppy: