Motorway closed for 24hrs due to man on bridge. Who makes these decisions?

goldstone · Nov 17, 2013

"The M42 in Worcestershire has been reopened after a 24-hour closure and the Highways Agency said traffic was now "flowing freely".

Police said a man who had been making threats to harm himself, while standing on a bridge at Catshill, was safe.

The motorway had been closed since Saturday lunchtime while the man remained on the bridge"

Imagine the chaos caused. How many people had their weekends ruined.

If the guy wanted to jump, let him effing jump. He gets what he wants, the motorway reopens, and people who want to get on with their lives can do so.

The Original · Nov 17, 2013

Yeah, and the car he lands on and ensuing carnage is just unfortunate eh? Thankfully not YOU making these decisions...

Creaky · Nov 17, 2013

goldstone said:
"The M42 in Worcestershire has been reopened after a 24-hour closure and the Highways Agency said traffic was now "flowing freely".

Police said a man who had been making threats to harm himself, while standing on a bridge at Catshill, was safe.

The motorway had been closed since Saturday lunchtime while the man remained on the bridge"

Imagine the chaos caused. How many people had their weekends ruined.

If the guy wanted to jump, let him effing jump. He gets what he wants, the motorway reopens, and people who want to get on with their lives can do so.

And if he'd jumped and landed on a car causing an accident and killed more people then you'd feel the same?

Uncle Spielberg · Nov 17, 2013

goldstone said:
"The M42 in Worcestershire has been reopened after a 24-hour closure and the Highways Agency said traffic was now "flowing freely".

Police said a man who had been making threats to harm himself, while standing on a bridge at Catshill, was safe.

The motorway had been closed since Saturday lunchtime while the man remained on the bridge"

Imagine the chaos caused. How many people had their weekends ruined.

If the guy wanted to jump, let him effing jump. He gets what he wants, the motorway reopens, and people who want to get on with their lives can do so.

Can you imagine what was going through this mans mind ? Can you ?

Garage_Doors · Nov 17, 2013

Uncle Spielberg said:
Can you imagine what was going through this mans mind ? Can you ?

Obviously nothing to do with the inconvenience he was causing 1000's of innocent people going about there weekend which was destroyed by his selfishness.He certainly was not thinking about them

BN9 BHA · Nov 17, 2013

Find something else to entertain yourself fool, didn't hold you up did it? :nono:

Thunder Bolt · Nov 17, 2013

Programme_Seller said:
Obviously nothing to do with the inconvenience he was causing 1000's of innocent people going about there weekend which was destroyed by his selfishness.He certainly was not thinking about them

Of course he wasn't thinking about them, he was out of his mind.

BN9 BHA · Nov 17, 2013

Uncle Spielberg said:
Can you imagine what was going through this mans mind ? Can you ?

No will be the reply, not sure why he had to start this thread, hope the OP has never had anyone close to him commit suicide.

Husty · Nov 17, 2013

goldstone said:
"The M42 in Worcestershire has been reopened after a 24-hour closure and the Highways Agency said traffic was now "flowing freely".

Police said a man who had been making threats to harm himself, while standing on a bridge at Catshill, was safe.

The motorway had been closed since Saturday lunchtime while the man remained on the bridge"

Imagine the chaos caused. How many people had their weekends ruined.

If the guy wanted to jump, let him effing jump. He gets what he wants, the motorway reopens, and people who want to get on with their lives can do so.

drew · Nov 17, 2013

Out of interest, is the M42 the only road in that neck of the woods then!

Billy the Fish · Nov 17, 2013

Obviously you have to close it while he's up there to prevent him harming motorists, but surely the authorities could've got him down a bit quicker.

Gazwag · Nov 17, 2013

Maybe some tuna in a plate would have got him down

Driver8 · Nov 17, 2013

Billy the Fish said:
Obviously you have to close it while he's up there to prevent him harming motorists, but surely the authorities could've got him down a bit quicker.

You would have thought so. Mattress on the ground, give him a shove, job done.

Stoo82 · Nov 17, 2013

Programme_Seller said:
Obviously nothing to do with the inconvenience he was causing 1000's of innocent people going about there weekend which was destroyed by his selfishness.He certainly was not thinking about them

I think that was the last thing on his mind. Since he didn't want to exist any more.

shaolinpunk · Nov 17, 2013

Why not just stick a big inflatable underneath the bridge until you've got him down one way or another?

HawkTheSeagull · Nov 17, 2013

shaolinpunk said:
Why not just stick a big inflatable underneath the bridge until you've got him down one way or another?

They do exist and it gives out a massive "You arent going to be killing yourself today" message and would make them give up, as if they were to move to the other side of the bridge - the police would haul him to the ground.

Oh, and it was closed due to the danger to the public. I dont know, but i dont fancy having someone jump to their death land on my car, killing them and probably injuring me or others in the process.

Now the guy has been detained under the Mental Heath Act, he can now get the help he clearly needs with no casualties.

Billy the Fish · Nov 17, 2013

Driver8 said:
You would have thought so. Mattress on the ground, give him a shove, job done.

Exactly. I rekon I could do it by myself in less than 24 hours using only a mobile phone and a yellow pages:

Hire a van
Hire as many bouncy catsles as you can find
Set them up under the bridge
If he still doesn't come up, go and push him down.

Piece of piss :thumbsup:

severnside gull · Nov 17, 2013

Our neighbours were stuck on the motorway for nearly 8 hours sitting within watching distance of the incident.
Their comments are unprintable but still full of praise for the police

Green Cross Code Man · Nov 18, 2013

Stoo82 said:
I think that was the last thing on his mind. Since he didn't want to exist any more.

Serious question. Has anyone actually killed themselves this way in this kind of incident? I can't remember one which hasn't resolved in the person leaving the scene peacefully. It strikes me, if that is the case, that the person in question wishes to attract attention rather than kill themselves.

Notters · Nov 18, 2013

Programme_Seller said:
Obviously nothing to do with the inconvenience he was causing 1000's of innocent people going about there weekend which was destroyed by his selfishness.He certainly was not thinking about them

**** me. Such sympathy for those with mental illness. Something you clearly haven't experienced.

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