Crashed Out!

We know that I like to hear about stupid criminals - my most recent post covered one.

And I do like a Norfolk story.

So one that combines them both is very welcome.

Now technically the guy in that Ferrari isn't a criminal (The Police said no further action would be taken) - but his driving certainly is.  And it looks a lot like he was speeding when he lost control on the bend.

The BBC have enjoyed putting out several crash videos lately and a later one from today is quite horrific.  It involves a motorcyclist and presumably a two-fingered salute (or middle-fingered salute) which led to him being forced off the road and thrown over a bridge suffering serious injuries.  The guilty party was was jailed for 4 years and 10 months.

They have also shown this story - looks just as horrific although the injuries weren't as bad.  The drunk criminal in that case got away with a suspended sentence which unfortunately doesn't mean that they hanged him.

The next story, from 4 days ago, is very unusual in that the guilty party is a Volvo driver.  He (or she) has driven into a bus lane that has "No Entry" signage at the start and a spiky trap at the end.  It looks quite tame next to the other videos.

Meanwhile, drive.com.au have a story that involved a crash, may or may not involve a criminal and, surprisingly considering where it took place, does not involve a video.

It involves this picture:

Two people were injured - that may be them lying down in the front of the picture.

The story, headlined "Electric BYD with teen inside crashes into Myer from shopping centre display" is here.

Why are they telling us it is electric?  Could it not have happened in a petrol or diesel car?  I think it could as long as the car was an automatic although you may have heard the engine start up.  Anyway, all BYD cars sold in Australia (and here come to that) are electric.

Presumably, someone gave a car key to a 14-year old boy - or just left it in the car.

The whole scenario was inevitable though, as soon as the those two crash-test dummies decided to visit the perfume department.

Boring, Yawning Doppelganger

 Electric SUVs.  They do tend to look alike.  Here's the BYD Atto 3:

Does look very much like the rest doesn't it?

Especially from the side - the rear has an interesting twist that nobody seems to like:

According to the rear of the car, BYD stands for "Build Your Dreams" - seems quite naff.

To me, BYD is the Welsh word for "World" so this is a World Car.  Just not as good as a Mondeo.

But to Auto Express, that slogan is the only thing that Steve Fowler of Auto Express and his family really have against the car.

Similarly, and I hate to admit to having been impressed myself, but Jonny Smith of The Late Brake Show was also quite impressed.

Apart from that slogan of course.

It is an excellently detailed review that Jonny does and I have to say I was almost won over by this boring SUV - although maybe the funky interior goes too far in the un-boring direction - too interesting perhaps?

Meanwhile, the Germans don't want to be outdone by The Chinese (BYD are Chinese) so have added something funky to their boring VW ID. 2all concept car which is electric and looks like a compact SUV (I can't tell if it is one or not from the photo)

As Hagerty report, they will have retro-style instruments:

Very Whimsical.