At a glance thought it was one of those raising nylons but this is way more impressive.
A reverse image search shows this picture posted on several tweets in the last month. Safe to say, this guy made up a story and probably doesn’t have a wife.
I feel like these kinds of liars are sad egotists. Not because they made up a story, but they made up a story that painted them a hero, and the other person being an absolute buffoon. Even more frequent is the “dumb wife” or “idiot girlfriend” trope.
These made up stories like this is all they have in their depressing little lives.
Looks like they backed over it, laying the pole down, then drove forward, poking the pole through the undercarriage and standing it back up.
Oh good eye, I think you’re right especially from the paint on the bumper
So reversing the car should flatten the ballard again and get the car free? Or maybe the ballard only went to an acute angle and lifted the car up till the ballard poked through a weak point in the frame. Either way she’s reversed into it at a decent speed…and then completed her yoga class before calling for help.
I mean… Theoretically if she had a strong enough drive train, and the car was overall very heavy, she could absolutely back up again.
However, given the height of the bollard vs the ground clearance of the undercarriage, I believe it would pinch the bumper downward and possibly prevent the car from going anywhere. It depends on how strong the bumper materials are, and if anything from the frame is in the way.
Source: my ass, but it’s my best guess based on studying more crashes than I care to count.
Your ass is probably correct.
Also the bollard was initially pushed down by the rigid frame of the car. Now it is inside the boot. The inside of the boot will be pushing against it.
Now they’re going to call roadside rescue and going to have to explain how they need a crane rather than a tow truck.
The bollard needs to be replaced at this point. May as well just cut it off. Hiring a crane is unnecessary.
That one’s a little taller, but still; I turned while backing out into one of these concrete barriers that was impossible to see from within the car because it was only 2 or 3 ft. tall. Crushed the bumper in my case, and it was my fault, but still: fuck the people who make these difficult-to-see barriers in parking areas.
Thank god nothing else is 2 or 3 feet tall and bad to back over
It builds character!
