In a scene reminiscent of the seminal 70’s film “Convoy” Moseley was plunged into traffic chaos over the Easter weekend. A lorry pursued by the police was only brought to a halt after the intervention of a civically minded resident. The driver, showing a lack of understanding of Britain’s regional construction, believed that if he reached the state line with Balsall Heath the police would no longer be able to follow him. A representative of the police told us “It’s not always like Police, Camera, Action or the Dukes of Hazard you know. You see all these magic things on the tele but at the end of the day sometimes you need a selfless individual to throw themselves in the road.” As the lorry careered down Alcester Road a local resident, realising the danger to children and animals alike, decided to take matters into his own hands.
The man who doesn’t want to be named for reasons of anonymity said, “I saw it coming like a freight train of death and realised there was only one thing I could do. So I threw myself at it. I was quite lucky really, when most people dive under lorries they usually end up a lifeless bloody pulp. I did hurt my head a bit though.”
The lorry driver was obviously surprised by Moseley residents’ slightly literal approach to traffic calming and is now helping the police with their enquiries.
We at Eye on Moseley would like to salute this plucky individual and to this end we will be having a whip round to replace the bottle of cider that was cruelly spilled in the carnage.