Cagers are not the only danger

[chrisjp]

on my way to work today i was calmly rideing behind a harley i had caught up to...(ehhh i was bored) and just as he split off on a y intersection i start gas on it and my eye just caught something on the road...i barely swerved to miss it and i recognized it for what it was as it rolled into the other lane. I immediatly slowed down and turned around and pulled out infront of some cars and then stopped traffic on both sides of the road. they looked at me wierd but when i picked up this long flat head screwdriver out of the middle of the road and procceded to whip it in frustration..i think they kinda understood and let me go on my way with no ugly looks.. the only thing that went threw my head was seeing that screwdriver get flipped up and impaleing a fellow biker or hitting a windshield or even getting kicked out and hurting a pedestrian. i had to stop and pull it out of the road....karma rules!!!!! remember keep your eyes out....it wont be a pothole or damn skunk or deer...but something small and stupid that can really mess up your ride

 

[VaBusa]

That could have messed someone up pretty badly...

The things you find in the road...

Glad you picked it up and glad cagers didn't run you over while you did it

 

[jessup]

Good Job! The things you find in the road are amazing... I moved a toilet once... It was right in my lane. I was going to move it to the side of the road and use it but thougt better of it due to the large amount of traffic and my shy bladder.

 

[LadyHawk]

A while back there was an upside down wheelbarrow in the middle of a lane on a 3 lane highway.. I had just changed lanes or I would have hit it (in my car).

I've also been behind a tow truck when he lost a car, and a plumbing truck who lost some PVC pipe.

It's amazing more people aren't hurt from just driving on our roads.

Good thing you were able to avoid the screwdriver, that coulda hurt.

 

[05 Busa LE]

Yeah, I've learned to stay far enough back from everything (except motorcycles) to get a clear view. Glad you were ok.

 

[Cuffee]

Glad you were ok!

 

[guido4512]

Was it a Craftsman or Snap on? Good find. All I ever find is 2x4's and cinder blocks in the road....

 

[omslaw]

to you for getting out and clearing the way!

I was once following a pickup with a trailer... He had 1/8" glass sheets just laying on the back of the trailer. Once I realized what it was, I moved to the opposite lane on a 3-lane highway....good thing! About 30 seconds later, the wind picked up a couple of the glass sheets and rolled them about 20 feet up in the air...and DOWN they came!

Luckily, they both missed any cars and me! Good thing I moved!

 

[jessup]

It is really scarey the things you see people hauling around and the stupid ways they do it... Go to any Home Depot on a weekend and you will be amazed and frightened!

 

[BlondeOnaBusa]

I'm the only person I know that has ever picked up a screwdriver, twice, form the road. I picked em up in my tires!!! The first time it happened I thought someone shot at me. It went through the sidewall of the tire and made a big bang! Scared the shid outta me. I kept the first one and hung it from the rearview mirror in hopes it would keep the tool troll away. That worked for about 6 months until I picked the second one up. Those were some expensive screwdrivers!

 

[Ken02busa]

not the same, but today in Edson Alberta I was heading west out of town, stopped in the left lane to let a pedestrian by, and this asshat in a lifted dodge nailed the gas, went past me to the right sideways, and missed the woman by about 1/2". I saw the puke of black smoke when he pinned it, real hero, doing 75 mph downtown.
I had to pull over for a minute, the same thing happened to my daughter last time i was here, missed her by inches. Neither were hurt.

 

[LA Busa]

I'm the only person I know that has ever picked up a screwdriver, twice, form the road. I picked em up in my tires!!! The first time it happened I thought someone shot at me. It went through the sidewall of the tire and made a big bang! Scared the shid outta me. I kept the first one and hung it from the rearview mirror in hopes it would keep the tool troll away. That worked for about 6 months until I picked the second one up. Those were some expensive screwdrivers!

Yeah!

Keep going baby!

Tell em all about that poor dog (you hit) who was sitting on the same porch as the screw driver you picked up!

Just Kidding.....
Your a good driver!
The dog recovered and only had to have one prosthesis...



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