Lost ladders on the highway

[Big Dad]

I do know the very last thing we need is one more traffic law . Seems like once a week I have to avoid whats left of a ladder dropped in the middle of the highway for some pour soul to hit and wreck the car our hurt themselves.

Discuss

[stevo]

Already have the law, unsecured load.

Stevo

[Big Dad]

It is not being persued then because I see it daily in the metro where pickups are going down the road with ladder(s) and I see the remains of what was ladder at least once a week on the road

[Mike]

You touch my ladder, I'll cut you!

[mstng86]

You mess with my ladder, you mess with my emotions, smokey.

[Grimpala]

Somebody's neck should be rung.

[BP]

It's all those damned roofing sales people.

[SVTNorthTexas]

You found my ladder? shizam...I've been lookin for that best for weeks.

[dangerous_sep]

too bad most of the time even if they wanted to enforce the law they couldn't since there is no one to write a ticket to!

back in 08 i was ridding my Gsxr on 635 southbound towards hwy 30 with a buddy of mine. two exits before the hwy 30 exit lord and behold a damn extension ladder just laying there in the middle of the road taking up two lanes.
i tried to get my front wheel/weight up and get over it but my buddy did so first and moved the ladder just enough to lift it just as i was getting my front wheel up.
so then my front wheel hit the ladder bike goes up in the air flipping forward ejects me and send me in the same motion. all while im in the air i can see cars scrambling trying to stop and predict where ill land so they wont run me over. i can also see my damn bike finally land on both wheels just as perfect as can be and ever so gently drive into the nearest embankment and stays on!
i finally land on the other side of on-coming traffic and the first thing i remember thinking was damn am i alive?! then i got up as fast as i could and ran back through the southbound lanes and sat down next to my bike.
i dont remember if i had to wait for the ambulance or had someone pick me up this time ill have to ask foxy im sure she'll remember.

Moral of the story strap your damn ladders down!!!!!
and if you do loose them go back and pick them up!!

[stevo]

Mexicans hate bungee cords.

Stevo

[EW]

I don't know why people don't use ratchet straps to hold those things down. I use two when I transport a ladder. Imagine a motorcycle hitting a ladder in the road.

[ARIX]

too bad most of the time even if they wanted to enforce the law they couldn't since there is no one to write a ticket to!

back in 08 i was ridding my Gsxr on 635 southbound towards hwy 30 with a buddy of mine. two exits before the hwy 30 exit lord and behold a damn extension ladder just laying there in the middle of the road taking up two lanes.
i tried to get my front wheel/weight up and get over it but my buddy did so first and moved the ladder just enough to lift it just as i was getting my front wheel up.
so then my front wheel hit the ladder bike goes up in the air flipping forward ejects me and send me in the same motion. all while im in the air i can see cars scrambling trying to stop and predict where ill land so they wont run me over. i can also see my damn bike finally land on both wheels just as perfect as can be and ever so gently drive into the nearest embankment and stays on!
i finally land on the other side of on-coming traffic and the first thing i remember thinking was damn am i alive?! then i got up as fast as i could and ran back through the southbound lanes and sat down next to my bike.
i dont remember if i had to wait for the ambulance or had someone pick me up this time ill have to ask foxy im sure she'll remember.

Moral of the story strap your damn ladders down!!!!!
and if you do loose them go back and pick them up!!

I have come really close to running over a couple of ladders here in DFW on my motorcycle. I have wondered why the hell there seem to be so many myself.

[Kenny_Stang]

I have been driving through the metroplex for 17 years now, and have never come across a ladder in the road. Ive seen pieces of wood, tires, couches, rocks, etc... but never a ladder. Guess I'm just lucky.

[greenbullitt]

I have been driving through the metroplex for 17 years now, and have never come across a ladder in the road. Ive seen pieces of wood, tires, couches, rocks, etc... but never a ladder. Guess I'm just lucky.

I almost got a nice new ladder because of this the other day, didnt really wanna run out in the middle of the freeway that bad though!

[jakesford]

I can't remember coming across a ladder, but I nearly hit a leather recliner that was in the middle of I20 a couple of years back.