When the famous climber George Mallory was asked why he wanted to climb Mt. Everest, he reportedly said: "Because it's there."
Some men are just driven to explore — to break barriers, to forge new paths, to blaze new trails.
Thankfully, that old spirit is alive and well in Wisconsin, as local news reports:
A driver in eastern Wisconsin learned that the "road closed" sign was up for a reason after their vehicle drove into fresh concrete earlier this month.
The Wisconsin Department of Transportation is reminding drivers that barrier and closure signs are typically in place for good reason after a driver decided to physically remove a "road closed" barrier on May 12 and drive onto the I-41/894/U.S. 45 and National Avenue interchange in the city of West Allis — just outside Milwaukee.
Note that this wasn't just a light skimming of fresh crete. This guy drove into what looks like a healthy several inches of composite:
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Dude sunk in that stuff like it was lightning sand.
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As the news reports noted, the driver apparently removed a "road closed" sign before driving right into the batch. I think the Department of Transportation would've been forgiven for leaving him stuck there!
Of course, they do have a road to keep up. So they were kind enough to roll up with a truck and pluck him out:
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Easy peasy! As local station KSTP put it:
According to the DOT, the incident did not cause any long-term delays to the roadway project's schedule.
Probably caused a long-term delay to that guy ever driving that truck again! 😂
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