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I've seen some special sights on the roads in Croydon (including the classic "South London dipped beam" (sidelights and foglights)), but on Saturday night I saw something truly ... well, almost unbelievable.
Driving into London on Saturday night to get to![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
uberredfraggle's birthday drinks, we saw a car pull out ahead of us, swinging wide around the other parked cars. It was a Rover 400 convertible, with the top up, but covered in snow (including the rear window). There was a certain absence of rear lights - the brake lights turned out to be working fine, but there were no running lights - I have no idea whether the headlights were on or not, but I didn't spot anyone flashing their lights, so I can only presume those, at least, were working.
However, that was not the most impressive bit of ... specialness.
That was the fact that the car was carrying a metal ladder. Sideways. Through the rear side windows. Sticking out about three feet on either side of the car. With no lights, or even reflective rags, attached.
It was forcing the driver to drive in a somewhat ... middle of the road ... style - especially given that the route they were taking involved cars parked on either side, oncoming buses, narrow lanes ... and so on. Personally, I was very happy that I was a) behind them and b) caught at the lights for long enough that they left me a long way behind. I have no idea where they went, but I didn't drive past any decapitated moped thieves or buses with a ladder embedded in the front, so I can only presume that their route diverged from mine at some point.
And yes, I should probably have pulled over and called the police.
Driving into London on Saturday night to get to
uberredfraggle's birthday drinks, we saw a car pull out ahead of us, swinging wide around the other parked cars. It was a Rover 400 convertible, with the top up, but covered in snow (including the rear window). There was a certain absence of rear lights - the brake lights turned out to be working fine, but there were no running lights - I have no idea whether the headlights were on or not, but I didn't spot anyone flashing their lights, so I can only presume those, at least, were working.However, that was not the most impressive bit of ... specialness.
That was the fact that the car was carrying a metal ladder. Sideways. Through the rear side windows. Sticking out about three feet on either side of the car. With no lights, or even reflective rags, attached.
It was forcing the driver to drive in a somewhat ... middle of the road ... style - especially given that the route they were taking involved cars parked on either side, oncoming buses, narrow lanes ... and so on. Personally, I was very happy that I was a) behind them and b) caught at the lights for long enough that they left me a long way behind. I have no idea where they went, but I didn't drive past any decapitated moped thieves or buses with a ladder embedded in the front, so I can only presume that their route diverged from mine at some point.
And yes, I should probably have pulled over and called the police.