It sounds like someone on CityLink this morning had the same idea (almost):

“Melbourne drivers received a morning caffeine hit with a difference when a promotional vehicle towing a large replica espresso machine jack-knifed and rolled on CityLink.” – The Age

CityLink is one of Melbourne’s busiest motorways – one where motorists pay for the privilege. I can’t imagine that those on the way to work would’ve been that impressed with the slow trip into work this morning, especially with no coffee in toe.

Luckily, no one was seriously injured. More astoundingly, no one’s quite sure what happened. Now, I don’t drive and I wasn’t carpooling on the Link this morning, but, I’ve got a bit of a theory on this one:

Scores of motorists use the tollway daily, especially in peak times. It can become quite congested at times and is no stranger to maintenance or other roadworks.

It’s possible (albeit, unlikely) that drivers mistook the giant cappuccino machine as an offering from TransUrban to it’s passengers.

It’s also conceivable (if you squint and distort the realms of reality) that, so transfixed where drivers by this gorgeous monument to caffeine, that they converged on it in a trance, as if programmed to do so. The subsequent events resulted in chaos, where the coffee was flowing anything but freely.

Surely, an accurate account of the actual event will be revealed in due course. Still, it’s fun to think that the ~$6.50 toll you paid to use CityLink this morning could’ve served not only for a lacklustre and frustrating trip but also a mediocre cup of coffee.

Milk, however, would be a costly optional extra.