hit by a canoe
Road Warrior
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From: Gilbert, AZ
Couple of years ago, a couple was riding on I-10 just south of Phoenix at night and they hit a tarp some guy lost and went down. I know one of them died for sure, I think it may have been fatal for both. Speed limit it 75 in that area.
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From: Frozelandia, Minnysota
One of those big wooden wire spools, 3-4' in diameter, two lane road. Dummy had it sitting on it's edges, just rolled out the back of the truck and on down the road, slowly drifting into my lane. Didn't brake, sped up moved right and got by it before it got in front of me. That would have been a killer, closing speed must have been at least 120. Was sitting at a stop sign waiting to pull onto a highway, pickup went by and dropped a full 5 gallon metal gas tank right in front of me, ruptured and sprayed away from me. Knew it was gas because it was close enough to smell. Had the (ex)wife behind me. Just pulled away fast, before something could ignite that big wet patch just a few feet away, or the vapors reach my exhaust.
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From: Las Cruces, NM
Once while entering I-25 there was a landscaping truck with a trailer that had no tailgate, I had to avoid a slow moving mower that managed to escape the trailer. Took a little bit to get the driver to understand that he had lost something.
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From: TOAK western branch
I must say that when I ran a service truck I lost a few 5 gallon buckets and drain pans rollin down the freeway. If I say them I pulled over but didnt see every one that went flying.
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From: Central Fl
Had 2 kayaks come off the top of a car just west of Niagra Falls on 80. (the toll road) Right lane and about half the left lane was blocked. I was lucky the sun was at my back and the traffic was light.
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From: Ponte Vedra Beach FL
Had a pickup truck loaded with furniture pull out from behind me and pass me on a 2 lane road loaded with traffic both ways at 60 mph. he swerved back in front of me due to cars coming in the other direction, luckily I moved to the right shoulder anticipating him swerving back. Sure enough a dresser flew off the back and missed me on my left by a few feet. Scared the crap outta me, He had no clue just kept goin up the road passing whom ever he could.
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From: Michigan
Wow that is strange. I saw the same thing happen on a Biking for Burns ride. Canoe across he road. A guy had to lay his bike down.
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Was rounding around a corner on a 2 lane. A truck coming at me in the corner had several 12ft 2x8s in the back propped on tailgate. As he rounded the corner they slid over to the side and right out of the truck into my lane.
Following a truck on a 2 lane at about 50mph. Watched a mattress fly out and up in the air about 15ft. Saw what we thought was a bag of clothes fly up with the mattress then off into the oncoming lane. It wasn't clothes but a guy riding on the mattress to hold it in. After we stopped to help we found out he was riding on top of it because it had blew out a few miles back. Go figure. He was hurt pretty bad but made it through with a small head injury.
Had to dodge one of those large galvanized water troughs that a guy lost. We did catch up to him and let him know what happened. He never knew it flew out.
Following a truck on a 2 lane at about 50mph. Watched a mattress fly out and up in the air about 15ft. Saw what we thought was a bag of clothes fly up with the mattress then off into the oncoming lane. It wasn't clothes but a guy riding on the mattress to hold it in. After we stopped to help we found out he was riding on top of it because it had blew out a few miles back. Go figure. He was hurt pretty bad but made it through with a small head injury.
Had to dodge one of those large galvanized water troughs that a guy lost. We did catch up to him and let him know what happened. He never knew it flew out.
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From: Wisconsin
Earlier this month I was running on the interstate and a truck with a box full of wood merged in a few cars ahead of me. The guy had the load stacked way too high. He was in the right lane, I had moved over into the left as he merged in. As I was coming up on the car behind him to pass a piece of the wood flew up out of the bed of the truck, bounced off the corner of the windshield of the car just ahead of me and to the right and then hit the corner of the windshield of my the bike.
Luckily all that I got out of it were a few scrapes on the top of the windshield and a new Lincoln log in my pants. Both me and the car tried to get the guy to pull over, he just ignored us. Passenger in the car had a cell phone and called the state patrol and they had a car waiting at the next exit. Of course, no insurance. He did get himself a nice pair of shiny bracelets for being a dick to the officer and pretty much everyone else.
Luckily all that I got out of it were a few scrapes on the top of the windshield and a new Lincoln log in my pants. Both me and the car tried to get the guy to pull over, he just ignored us. Passenger in the car had a cell phone and called the state patrol and they had a car waiting at the next exit. Of course, no insurance. He did get himself a nice pair of shiny bracelets for being a dick to the officer and pretty much everyone else.
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