Recently, what objects you’ve hit on the highways?
This year, I’ve noticed a lot of dangerous debris is on our highways. I’ve hit and missed a lot of dangerous objects.
1) Rusted metal debris – Hit (401 Express Lane & DVP)
I swerved to right and avoided that object from hitting my tires. It nailed my mud flap on the front bumper.
2) LARGE cargo – Missed (DVP South)
The cargo feel off and landed on the left lane of the DVP, I assume it happened 20 secs before I got to that area.
3) Floating Bag – Hit (DVP South)
Hit some floating bag and turns out it had some paint in it. Got off the highway and cleaned it off right away.
4) LARGE BUMPER – Missed (401 Express Lane West & DVP)
I assume it was from a dealership convoy truck that was transporting a full shipment of cars, since he was pulled to the side for an emergency stop. It was his bumper or one of the car’s bumpers, it was large and lucky for me, and I’ve avoided it, since the civic in front nailed it and dodged it.
5) MID-SIZE CARGO - Missed (401 Express Lane West & DVP)
Right behind a small truck, I was one lane left of him. He had some mid-size cargo that was not secured properly and fell off, I floored it and honked the shit out of him and gave him finger.
Anyone wants to share any hit and missed objects from our highways?
Last edited by E2EK1EL on Nov-19-2007 at 09:07
Nov-19-2007 08:52
chinamon
el shit disturbo
Registered: Nov 2000
Location: Markham, ON
i was driving on the dvp northbound one night and saw a rear bumper in the middle of the highway. i avoided it and about 200 metres down the road i saw an intrepid parked on the shoulder. the driver was kicking and punching the shit out of his car cuz its bumper fell off. lol.
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Nov-19-2007 08:54
me@t k@tie
dun dun dunnn
Registered: May 2005
Location: Wishes she was in Deutschland. :(
Re: Recently, what objects you’ve hit on the highways?
quote:
Originally posted by E2EK1EL
my mud flap
I don't like when there are animals on the road, especially deer or moose.
Nov-19-2007 14:23
Abercrombie
myspace.com/ashesband
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Aurora Borealis
quote:
Originally posted by Abercrombie
This thread does not need the famous free cat pic.
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Nov-19-2007 16:51
Ozmozis
Music is the Vibe
Registered: Mar 2007
Location: Toronto
I hate it when you have dead hookers sometimes stuck to your muffler...
Nov-19-2007 16:59
Orko
Digital Hippie
Registered: Nov 2002
Location: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
So whats the lesson of the story? Avoid the DVP?
Nov-19-2007 17:05
DigDeep
SleazEaddict
Registered: May 2002
Location: Toronto, Ontario
1.) a guardrail. (side swiped by some paranoid bitch who thought a transport truck was swirving into her lane)
Originally posted by chinamon
not true. i say "ugh"
but i am a tranny.
quote:
Originally posted by kotsy
lol colour me retarded
Nov-19-2007 17:14
VolumE_TO
Buddy Puddle Alliance
Registered: Apr 2007
Location: Aurora
just dodged a softball sized rock that fell out of a truck and bounced up to windshield level on the 407... it was scary as hell, the thing basically bounced like a football, couldn't predict its movement
missed pieces of tires ripped off transport trucks a few times but that's fairly commonplace.
I've never actually HIT anything (knock on wood)
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Nov-19-2007 18:14
Abercrombie
myspace.com/ashesband
Registered: Sep 2005
Location: Aurora Borealis
I've hit several turtles, and ran over an aligator's tail in Florida. (not recently)
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Nov-19-2007 18:26
zookeeper
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Feb 2005
Location: Rochester, New York - on the shore of Lake Ontario
HIT:
I-490 near Pittsford NY
A large loveseat/sm. sofa big poofie thingies. Fell off a pickup truck loaded like something out of Sanford-n-Son, secured with yellow plasitc rope.
VEHICLE:
26' Freightliner straight truck
RESULT:
Unable to avoid collision, sent loveseat flying, looked like rubber foam explosion and I ran over what was left with one set of rear dual wheels. Damaged front grille.
AFTERMATH:
The guy was pissed at ME for hitting his chair, and wanted me to pay for it! Almost turned into a fight, until a trooper arrived.
State police gave him a ticket for "unsecured load" and some other weight fine.
Nov-19-2007 19:30
Tordan
Anti BS Alliance
Registered: Jun 2002
Location: Toronto, Canada
I was driving north on the DVP, just passed Steeles when that stretch was under construction over the summer. Was in the leftmost lane and the idiot in front of me veered off towards the median and kicked up a cloud debris. I couldn't switch lanes so all I could do was slow down but my car still took a beating. I can still see a bunch of scratch marks all over the front of the car whenever I wash it.
Recently, what objects you’ve hit on the highways?
