Scary Happenings on the Highway

[Fishin4Life]

A guy was coming down 35 to meet up with me and check out my bike. On his way he called me to let me know he had been delayed. I asked why of course. He was driving down 35 and out of no where a railroad spike came crashing into his Truck. Bounced off the hood (leaving a hole) and smashed right into his windshield. I couldn't believe this until he showed up with the spike sticking in his windshield. It was looking him right in the face. The only saving grace was the edge they use to pound it in and hold the railroad tracks down. He had someone looking over him that day. He had no time to react, before he knew it he was powdered with glass in his face. I took a picture of it on my cell. I will try to get it posted here tonight (althouh the cell pictures stink). Just thought I would share the story.

[Troublehook]

wow thats scary!

[Macgyver55]

About a month ago I was on 35W north near Highway 10 riding my motorcycle when the car in front of me suddenly changed lanes. He had to swerve to miss a cinder block that had fallen off of a contractors truck in front of him. Needless to say I wasn't able to miss it, but I was lucky enough to have it break apart so I only hit pieces of it. Big enough to get some air under me but I kept it on the wheels. It was quite the hair raising incident and reaffirmed to me how quickly it can all be over.

Just a note to everyone....please secure your loads no matter what it may be!

[Fishin4Life]

Wow that was a close call. Glad to hear it came out ok.

[Fishin4Life]

Here is the picture, sorry it kinda stinks. Phone camera at its finest.

[delmuts]

the picture is good enough! WOW!!! kind of make ones stomach turn to see that!

[Whoaru99]

Yikes!! Good thing for laminated safety glass too!!

Didn't happen to be going under an overpass by any chance?

[countryboy9799]

That would be enough to make one have to change their drawer's

It would be nice if people had more respect for one another on the road, just see to much is all. I was traveling through Norwood/Young America on sat. and a young kid came around the curve to get on 212 west and took it sideways, good thing no one was coming and he's lucky he didnt roll it.

[upnorth]

Holy dump, that would call for a stop at the undy changing station

[SteveWilson]

Yikes it's raining spikes

[outdoor ran]

Wow, thats a scary deal.

I was on the highbridge coming home from work last year when a truck lost half of his furniture. I ran over a coffie table there were cars that hit a end table and something else. Were doing about 60mph. I caught up to the truck to let him know he was losing his stuff because he kept going and what does he do? He sticks his hand out the window and gives me the finger.

[Fishin4Life]

That would have ticked me off. If it were me I would have taken the mans finger as a souvenier. LOL

[countryboy9799]

Unbelieveable what some people will do, that guy that gave you the finger should have gotten a ticket for an unsecured load for that in my opinon. People make mistakes but when you make an arse out of yourself like that I thnk they deserve a ticket to make them learn. Or a beating with a tire iron sounds good too