Hey...take it easy boys...
Im one of those blokes...
Thank god for the rubber strip on my racks...
Couple weeks ago i was replacing/hanging a couple of solid core double hung doors from a breakin... (the stupid twats completely destroyed 2 sash windows before kicking the doors in...you can clearly see these windows have iron bars fixed on the inside but they thought they might get through them--unsucessful they stoved in beautiful old doors...
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Anyway...ive had to buy extra large solid doors & trim them down, & so kept the off-cuts for heavy shelving.
Once id cut them.off, i put em on the roof...(you can see where this is going...
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Now normally when i do this, i throw a tie-down strap on the roof & leave it hanging over the drivers door to remind me to tie it down before i drive off...
Well i convinced myself i wouldnt forget...bad move...
That afternoon on the way home & only around the corner from beer...a car pulls up next to me at lights & drives at my speed...
the good guy then told me about the loose timber on my roof....
The rubber strips on my racks have saved me a couple of times like that...
It also helps that i have 4 racks, so plenty of grabby rubber for those odd times of forgetfulness.
Hey we're all human...
its not like i regularly do it with no regard for safety.
So fellas, as someone who has made this mistake, if you notice a car with a loose load...let them know if you can...
Yes there are idiots out there that take risks, but some of us do occasionally genuinely forget & do appreciate a kind soul pointing it out...
Fair dinkum, Ive even had a loose timber on my roof that someone else put there & i didnt realise due to the angle & speed ive approached & got in the car...went around a corner & see 2 sticks of timber swinging out over the bloody windscreen...
The man who knows everything, doesnt really know everything...he's just stopped learning...