Friday, June 8, 2012
Road closed due to a lot of hot air
There’s a strong likelihood that at some point in your driving career you’ll encounter something on the road that you weren’t expecting, be it a family of ducks crossing to the nearest lake, or a children’s football game down a quiet residential road.
If you’re driving safely, these odd surprises shouldn’t be a problem, but it’s true that some may become stories to tell for years onwards if the incident was unusual enough.
Over the Jubilee weekend many motorists will have picked up a great story.
A hot air balloon with sixteen people on board began flying so low – because of a lack of breeze – that the balloon’s operator had to contact the police to explain that he had to land on the road or else risk hitting people’s houses.
Thankfully, everything went smoothly. One of the people who had been riding in the balloon’s basket stated, “When we came into land I think we hit a tree and a road sign which probably softened the landing.
“When we touched down we all cheered. No one was panicking and the police grabbed the basket to stop it dragging or blowing away and we all got out.”
Phew! That was a close one – I bet a hot air balloon landing near the road is not something drivers expect to see every day. Now that’s a story!
Photo © Eric Lim Photography via Flickr, under Creative Commons Licence
Labels: crossing, drivers, driving, hot air balloon, Jubilee, motorists, police, residential, road
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posted by Fuse @ 3:07 AM 
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