Lumber protruding from car boot?

[Lons]

Quite a few years ago now whilst driving along the A34 around Oxford I remember passing a brand new flush door still in its plastic wrapping at the edge of the carriage way, well 1/2 a mile further on was another and then another, then I caught up with an estate car with the back open two or three doors proped up at an angle and still driving along, the driver presumably unaware his load was sliding out one by one.

Got to laugh but not funny really!

Donkeys years ago after a sales meeting and driving north on the M6 I followed one of my colleagues who had a roof rack on which he'd stuck a couple of empty pallets begged from the factory.
He hadn't tied them on properly, one came off and missed me but wedged under the front of the car following and caused a 3 car pile up and some bad injuries.

He didn't even know and kept driving but someone had clocked him and he later lost his licence and his job! - Lucky for him no one lost their life! :roll:

 

[JSW]

A Painter and Decorator friend of mine recounted the tale many years ago of being paused at traffic lights in Leeds City Centre (the lights exiting town by The Duncan for those interested) He was driving a Ford Escort van with a set of ladders roped to the roof rack, overhang of about 2-3 foot at the rear which were dutifully flagged to warn traffic. All of a sudden there's a bang and the van rocks, he gets out to investigate and notices the car behind is a good distance back, so he proceeds to the back of the van to discover a guy pole-axed on the ground, with a white stick laid at the side of him.

Sometimes it doesn't matter how cautious you are, fate will take over ...