This wonderful example of crumple zone technology mixed with a dash of torque is brought to you by a resident of Alberta, Canada. Apparently, the driver of this Dodge Ram was hanging out in British Columbia, enjoying some of the local adult beverages. Bar A apparently was not as fun as what Bar B had in store for this horribly inebriated and hopefully thrown in jail plucky pilot. That is indeed a traffic light and yes, it is embedded firmly in the grille of that full-size truck.
More pics after the jump…
Perhaps the driver was simply nostalgic for a classic, full-size hood ornament?
Thanks to Dave Krahn for the tip! You will receive some Pah!* in your stocking on Christmas morning.
*Not redeemable for actual Pah!
Seriously though folks… this guy is not a hoon, he is an idiot and hopefully he went to jail before he caused serious problems for anyone else. Don’t drink and drive…
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Maybe he was just testing to see if the clutch was slipping. Nope.
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I'm wondering why the traffic signal was in the parking lot. I just dismissed it as one of those Canadian-American cultural differences. Like putting the Queen on money.
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He brought it with him, clearly.
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You're exactly right. He brought it with him Have a look at the photos again. The light standard is not attached to the ground.
Or, maybe you caught that and it took me a couple of second-looks to realize that. He hit a light standard near Bar A, and brought it with him all the way to Bar B, then parked his car — with a traffic light in the grille — and went inside to continue drinking. -
Wow, I need that sarcasm font.
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I don't think it's the sarcasm; it's that (in my case, anyhow), I didn't realize that the photo was in a parking lot. I just assumed it was a strange corner, or a standard that was significantly offset from the intersection for some reason. Then after looking for a minute I realized that, no, it's not actually attached to the ground.
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Good luck convincing the judge that the guy in front didn't signal.
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the parking lot looks like Cash For Clunkers heaven…
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Innocent until proven guilty….. who's to say that traffic light didn't jump out in front of him!
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"…no, a Bud Light."
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I actually endorse these images, as I find the stock grille of the Ram to be irredeemably ugly… until it's shattered by a traffic light.
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when he got his Signals crossed.
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He was seeing double, and chose the wrong pole to drive through. Nice move, Einstein.
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Yet another example of the LED traffic lights not melting the snow, causing dozens of accidents.
Seriously though, drunk driving Rams is like playing with a loaded canister of mace.-
Seriously though, drunk driving
RamsANYTHING is like playing with a loaded canister of mace.
*fixed
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You might be right.
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Is that an RX7 behind the gray Buick?
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Looks more like a 1st gen Ford Probe.
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So did everyone else just decide to park around him?
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Those damn parking lights just keep popping up EVERYWHERE!
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Looks like the truck is in an impound lot of some sort. Do we know if he even made it to Bar B?
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