Doh! Highway Jousting
By Sean O'Hara
Here you see an interesting game of chicken, but it’s not the same version you might be familiar with. Sure, other cars and road traffic might find this activity a bit unnerving, but it’s the cop, who could any minute catch a glimpse of it, that you’re really playing chicken with.
Not only have we done this sort of maneuver ourselves, it worked so well the first time that we tried it a few times after that. For the record, the third time we got caught — and with the fine added into the cost of the project, we still came out ahead of having it done by contractors.
To my knowledge that sprinkler system is still in place and functional today.
The awesome photo was provided by photo pool member resq47.
Toolmonger Photo Pool [Flickr]
March 25th, 2009 at 12:20 pm
It looks like the individual in this picture is about to be caught. That looks like a crown vic with police graphics coming in from the right.
March 25th, 2009 at 12:27 pm
I’ve looked at the picture like 10 times and read the description like 5 times and I have no idea what you’re talking about.
Attempting to look at the flicker pool gets me this:
Oops! You don’t have permission to view this photo.
Here’s a link back to your home page.
March 25th, 2009 at 12:39 pm
You cant see the pipe coming out from the windows?
March 25th, 2009 at 12:40 pm
Whats really strange is that I have a Honda and have used it many occasions for moving wood and other supplies. If you take the time to put down the backseats and use a little sense you can fit a LOT safely in one of these cars
But then again, common sense is not one of those things that evolution seems to have selected for in a lot of people
cheers
Jeff
March 25th, 2009 at 12:42 pm
There is nothing cool about this at all.
It’s a disaster waiting to happen.
March 25th, 2009 at 12:50 pm
I see it now that you’ve told me, but before that it looked like that white pipes were really something in front of the car, across the street, on the ground, like a construction barrier or something.
March 25th, 2009 at 1:22 pm
Oh my goodness that certainly is unnecessary. Antisocial, even. I’m not sure that’s something to brag about.
March 25th, 2009 at 2:43 pm
These Honda’s have split rear seats. Stick it out of the trunk with a red flag and it would have been kosher.
March 25th, 2009 at 3:15 pm
Hooray for the cop that caught you and ticketed you. I hope it was a moving violation with points in addition to the cost of the ticket.
Ever hear of delivery service? I could secure that load to the same car safely, this photo just shows stupidity and laziness.
March 25th, 2009 at 3:36 pm
The real trick with hauling long stuff in a ‘lil car is arranging it around the seats and windows so if hits something it doesn’t come across your head. Diagonally out the front passenger window, across, and out the rear drivers window is the best way. Plus you get the longest possible length of material inside the passenger compartment going diagonal. This guy obviously isn’t safety conscious.
March 25th, 2009 at 8:04 pm
Safety conscious? Are you kidding? I’m not at all worried about the knucklehead driving, I feel for the unknowing person who happens to hit those building materials, possibly causing serious injury or death to themselves because of the stupidity of someone else. If someone intentionally does this sort of reckless stunt, they deserve way more than just a ticket. The weight of someone else’s injury or death on your conscience really can’t be worth the risk…
Mr O’Hara, I’m surprised at your flip attitude towards this seriously dangerous act. There is nothing funny about this. If you’ve done this yourself in the past, it’s nothing to be proud of, and nothing to be announcing publicly.
March 25th, 2009 at 8:14 pm
I get the same thing as Rusty. I can’t view the picture.
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March 25th, 2009 at 8:44 pm
Am I kidding? Well, it is sorta like an IQ test where the higher your IQ the easier it is to tell when I’m kidding.
March 25th, 2009 at 11:07 pm
I borrowed the shot from a buddy in Chicago. I’m no fan of unsafe loading and can only hope the guy did the DIYer’s version of driving into the garage with a bike on a roof rack when they made it home…
I hit a clothes dryer at highway speed once thanks to another driver’s lack of due regard and I’m borderline clinically paranoid about hauling with my own truck :/
March 26th, 2009 at 12:21 am
In good weather I haul stock up thru the sunroof in the car as it gets better mileage than the truck, but I would never pass it out the windows.
March 26th, 2009 at 12:21 am
What happened to renting a truck? $19 for an hour at the local Home Depot… seems reasonable if you ask me!
Have you ever seen this picture?
http://thenehrings.com/funny/Car%20loaded%20with%20plywood.jpg
March 26th, 2009 at 5:05 am
Diluded000, relax, I get your sarcasm. I just want to make sure that anyone reading who might not see it can understand what a crazy idea this is. I agree with Dan, for 20 bucks an hour you can avoid endangering others, tickets, and ending up on the Darwin Awards…
March 26th, 2009 at 6:46 am
If Toolmonger wants to show this stuff, great, it’s always fun to see. But how about labeling it for what it is–a big ‘ol FAIL. Kids don’t try this at home, etc. Geez, don’t talk about how you saved money and it’s still working–you just got lucky. Sorry, but this article is a FAIL.
(Rusty, at first look, I thought it was a barrier on the other side of the intersection too, and the game of chicken was trying to out-drag the box-van to get past it first)
March 26th, 2009 at 12:22 pm
Brings back memories of the severely overloaded Volkswagen… You know, the Jetta with about 300 lbs of plywood tied to the roof and the rear suspension collapsed… Somebody’s gotta know where we can find pictures of that one– it’s kind of an internet legend
March 26th, 2009 at 12:23 pm
oops, looks like Dan already knows what I’m talking about!
March 26th, 2009 at 6:57 pm
fail
March 26th, 2009 at 11:12 pm
I always say to myself, “Better safe than stupid” but sometimes you just can’t win for trying. I was tying a load to the roof of a little bitty car once, had the windows down, passed the rope through and tied it on good and secure, made sure nothing was sticking and nothing was going nowhere. Everything looked good, safe and everything, I was ready to go. And then I tried to open the door.
March 26th, 2009 at 11:13 pm
Sticking out I mean.