The Hitch, Designed By Robert Nightingale, Is A Conceptual Nightmare!

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Hmmm … it’s not often I start a review with those words but then this invention is making me ponder somewhat into the mind of the designer/inventor, like … is he on drugs??? The “Hitch” is an object that was borne in the mind of someone nuts or simply sporting a grand sense of humour.

The Hitch, designed by Robert Nightingale, is a concept that would like to see that all people can “hitch a ride” so to speak, using triple load vacuum suction cups as a means of “sticking” yourself to a host vehicle and zipping away. He believes that transport and “hitching” in particular ought to be freelly accessible and this is his thought on how to establish this as the norm.

The designer had this to say:
“For best results position yourself at traffic lights, railway stations or air hangers. Subtly wait for the opportune moment (which is precisely 7 seconds before the initial point of acceleration) and attach the product as firmly as possible to the host vehicle (a brief run up usually does the trick), paying attention to ground clearance for ones feet and enjoy the ride…”

Robert Nightingale has obviously not considered that this is all fine and dandy as long as people learn to drive safely, but seeing as though this is impossible to establish i foresee people getting squished against walls and other vehicles in the near future. Let’s also not forget dilly teens and their ludicrous ideas! This will become the next adrenalin rushing-die-to-do sport!

Needless to say. I’m no fan! Despite desperately wanting a velcro wall in my home, I cannot fathom throwing myself at a moving vehicle in the hope that I’ll get from point A to point B safely!

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