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enismirdalSo yes, I did laugh a lot when, walking down Silver Street today, I espied an SUV neatly impaled on one of the rising bollards1. I guess that makes me a bad person...
But it was towing a tractor on a trailer, so it wasn't even like this was some clueless tourist - this person presumably thought they could sneak an SUV with trailer through the bollards without getting caught. I guess they'd been tailgating a taxi.
From where the bollard was located relative to the underside of the car, we reckon that engine is going to be a write-off. Probably an expensive repair bill there!
In other news, I went to Hayley Wood and it was indecently pretty. More later when I've essayed and Chai Latte'd.
1For persons not familar with Cambridge traffic restriction measures, access into many parts of central Cambridge is restricted by rising bollards. These can be lowered if you drive a public transport vehicle with some sort of radio-control in; they lower long enough to let your vehicle through, and then rise up again almost immediately after you have passed. Some sneaky drivers of private vehicles have discovered that if they drive very close behind a taxi, they can sneak through before the bollard pops up again. However, if they misjudge and are not fast enough, it comes up into their engine. Er...yah...
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sonicdrift, the unfortunate driver died as a result of this incident. At this point, I will retract my mocking and be sad. If a rich git with an SUV gets a large repair bill for arrogant stupidity, I laugh. If the rich git loses his/her life, I do not laugh. That's disproportionate punishment. :(
But it was towing a tractor on a trailer, so it wasn't even like this was some clueless tourist - this person presumably thought they could sneak an SUV with trailer through the bollards without getting caught. I guess they'd been tailgating a taxi.
From where the bollard was located relative to the underside of the car, we reckon that engine is going to be a write-off. Probably an expensive repair bill there!
In other news, I went to Hayley Wood and it was indecently pretty. More later when I've essayed and Chai Latte'd.
1For persons not familar with Cambridge traffic restriction measures, access into many parts of central Cambridge is restricted by rising bollards. These can be lowered if you drive a public transport vehicle with some sort of radio-control in; they lower long enough to let your vehicle through, and then rise up again almost immediately after you have passed. Some sneaky drivers of private vehicles have discovered that if they drive very close behind a taxi, they can sneak through before the bollard pops up again. However, if they misjudge and are not fast enough, it comes up into their engine. Er...yah...
ETA: According to
sonicdrift, the unfortunate driver died as a result of this incident. At this point, I will retract my mocking and be sad. If a rich git with an SUV gets a large repair bill for arrogant stupidity, I laugh. If the rich git loses his/her life, I do not laugh. That's disproportionate punishment. :(