Houston, We Have a Moron.

Well, HAD a moron.

Here he is very shortly before his death.

There is a big clue in that picture as to the manner of his demise.

And here is the story as reported by my namesake newspaper.  It's worth clicking on that link just for the first couple of reader comments.

There is no sympathy but much comment about Darwin Awards.  I concur wholeheartedly with this sentiment.

Roofless

Normally when one of these appears in the news, they blur out the number plate:

I suppose it's a bit pointless when the name of the Company and their website address is all over the vehicle.

So I looked them up.

Apparently, "It is our priority that your products arrive at your customer in the condition you both expect." and "Our express service has been developed with short lead times and vital just in time with delivery in mind. Archbold is an express delivery service solution provider you can rely on. We deliver on time, every time."

Apart from this occasion.

They do have some nice old pictures though:

The bridge crash is actually from this BBC story about the most hit bridges in Britain.

Network Rail said there was an average of five railway bridge crashes per day nationally, with repairs costing an average of £13,000 per strike.

That particular bridge is in Leicestershire and has been struck 25 times in a year.

This is all almost unbelievable.

The height warning signs have both Metric and Imperial markings so we can't blame ignorance of either system.

I suspect Sat-Navs.

Either that or trailer manufacturers are in league with bridge manufacturers and warning sign manufacturers to fiddle the insurance.

Danger - Low Bridge

Must have been REALLY low to do that to a Range Rover.

A brand new Velar at that.

Very embarrassing for the driver - who wasn't decapitated.

But that is because he was driving the car transporter it was riding on.

It happened yesterday morning on the M61, the Manchester Evening News story is here.

He also badly damaged another car on his transporter and a breakdown recovery vehicle which was behind him and was hit by the Velar's roof.

Fortunately, nobody was injured.

There's actually a bit of confusion in the article about whether it was a Velar or an Evoque.  Looks to me like one of each:

I particularly liked one of the comments which was added by a MEN Reader calling himself mancton:

"Fake news didn’t hit a bridge they’re all convertibles."

Severn For Free

743 is a prime number.  Severn for free is what motorists will get to cross in 2018.

2018 is not a prime number.

I have driven across the Severn Bridge several times over the years but never paid the toll - because every time I've done it, I've travelled W to E.

That's West to East

or Wales to England - either apply - spooky eh?

You only have to pay the toll if you are travelling into Wales.  English people say you have to pay to get into Wales.  Welsh people say you have to pay to get out of England.

The exception is Welsh comedian Rob Brydon who says that once you pay to get into Wales, all of the rides are free.

Towards the end of next year, he won't be able to use that joke any more.

Because they are going to start charging for the rides.

Actually, they are scrapping the tolls.  The BBC report it here.  Hopefully good news for the Welsh economy.  But not the people who staff the toll booths.

Meanwhile, in Wales, a student (presumably Chinese although it doesn't actually say so here) has left his Citroen on an unfortunate couple's drive while he's flown out there for a bit.

He's left them the car and a cactus to look after.

There's no keys.  They can't move it.  They are also concerned that it's parked over a manhole - not sure that is much of a problem - I can't recall ever needing to get at the manhole on my drive.

He has promised to bring them back a present.  It had better be a good one or they should tell him where to stuff it.  Or the cactus.

This Guy Needs A Bridging Loan

That picture of a collapsed bridge is taken from this MSN story about a Chinese truck driver fined £15.5 million for driving a seriously overloaded truck over a bridge which collapsed under its weight. This could affect his no-claims discount. It doesn't state whether or not there was a sign at the bridge with a max weight limit - something I would put as crucial to his guilt. But, in any case, it is a fine excuse for me to publish these photos I found on Google Images:...and my particular favourite...