Encounters of the cone kind on the road.

**Ragingrob** · 25th March 2009, 17:27

Originally Posted by Kemet

Tell the local Bobby then they can keep an eye on the corner. Wouldn't it be funny if they caught the little shits (as, like you, I think it sound like someone is dropping there deliberately...)

Oddest thing I've seen in the middle of the road was and old-school bed base - you know the ones with the woodframe and wire-mesh thing for the 'sprung' area. It had previously been on an overfull-improperly/unsecured-load rubbish truck where I was the 5th/6th car behind. Just as well the car directly behind it had been following at a reasonable distance or it could have gone into their windscreen before it hit the road. At least the car had the decency to stop and chuck it to the side of the road whereas said truck just carried on. Didn't even slow!!

Had I been the one behind I would have *555 (with voice dial

).

Lol there ain't really a local bobby around

Just get the highway patrol cops driving through on occasion.

**Mom** · 25th March 2009, 17:33

Originally Posted by Ragingrob

Always pays to have your eyes fully peeled!

I’d find it very hard to believe that the cone fell off a vehicle into the middle of the lane.

Ummmmmm, works trucks going over bumps can dislodge all sorts of shit directly into your path. Trust me on this. I have had the pants filling experience of a shovel bouncing directly in my path just after a works truck had passed me, not good for your heart either I can assure you. As far as road cones go, my ex ended up with a damaged pipe and a seriously elevated heart rate after a road cone dislodged itself off a works truck and bounced in front of him.
Never say never is my advice

Good for you for stopping and removing the cone out of harms way!

**Ocean1** · 25th March 2009, 17:35

Originally Posted by Ragingrob

What else have people come around corners to find?

A 10swg fencing wire.

Full road width, (was gravel, but it was a road).

At chest height.

**Ragingrob** · 25th March 2009, 17:37

Originally Posted by Mom

Ummmmmm, works trucks going over bumps can dislodge all sorts of shit directly into your path. Trust me on this. I have had the pants filling experience of a shovel bouncing directly in my path just after a works truck had passed me, not good for your heart either I can assure you. As far as road cones go, my ex ended up with a damaged pipe and a seriously elevated heart rate after a road cone dislodged itself off a works truck and bounced in front of him.
Never say never is my advice

Good for you for stopping and removing the cone out of harms way!

Yeah it can happen, this corner is a relatively smooth corner though, not to mention another cone ended up on the exact same corner the next day!

Definitely, I wonder if the 2nd cone had to be put in the ditch by someone as well!

**alley cat** · 25th March 2009, 17:40

does smoking cones on the road count?

**Ragingrob** · 25th March 2009, 17:44

Originally Posted by alley cat

does smoking cones on the road count?

Nasty, that would be a really big hit!

**CookMySock** · 25th March 2009, 17:52

I ran over a roadcone once. The thing was lying on its site and flattened the pointy end. It went squish-squish and that was that. A non event. :shrug:

Steve

**Lias** · 26th March 2009, 08:10

Originally Posted by Ocean1

A 10swg fencing wire.

Full road width, (was gravel, but it was a road).

At chest height.

Christ someone doesnt like bikers.

**Burtha** · 26th March 2009, 08:50

Bunnies !

**sunhuntin** · 26th March 2009, 10:16

Originally Posted by Mom

Ummmmmm, works trucks going over bumps can dislodge all sorts of shit directly into your path. Trust me on this. I have had the pants filling experience of a shovel bouncing directly in my path just after a works truck had passed me, not good for your heart either I can assure you. As far as road cones go, my ex ended up with a damaged pipe and a seriously elevated heart rate after a road cone dislodged itself off a works truck and bounced in front of him.
Never say never is my advice

Good for you for stopping and removing the cone out of harms way!

same reason im cautious following petrol tankers. their cones are just stacked together on an angle on the side of the truck. dont recall any covers or flaps to stop them from falling off.

**CookMySock** · 26th March 2009, 10:21

Oh I was following a truck once and a whole sheet of plywood came loose from it, and flew at me all playing-card demented-like. That was weird. We were like, "wow look at that" LOL. The truckie looked plenty embarrassed.

Steve

**oldrider** · 26th March 2009, 10:50

Originally Posted by DangerousBastard

Oh I was following a truck once and a whole sheet of plywood came loose from it, and flew at me all playing-card demented-like. That was weird. We were like, "wow look at that" LOL. The truckie looked plenty embarrassed.

Steve

When I was an apprentice (teenager) a sheet of iron came off a truck and took a motorcyclists head clean off!

The headless rider and bike passed the truck before it crashed.

Happened in Petone just down the road from where I lived. Not nice!

John.

**Tank** · 26th March 2009, 10:53

Originally Posted by oldrider

When I was an apprentice (teenager) a sheet of iron came off a truck and took a motorcyclists head clean off!

The police probally recorded it as a Bike / Speed cause of death. After all - if he was in a car or going slower his head may have remained on.

**kasper** · 26th March 2009, 14:26

Worst one I've had.

Coming out of Taupo going north to Hamilton

Around a corner and going uphill some dipshit had laid 6 cones across the road on my side then a bit further up on the opposite side another lot, just wide enough to fit a car through

To..............From
Hamilton......Hamilton
..............|................
..............| x x x x x x
..............|................
..............|................
..............|................
x x x x x x |................
..............|................
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From...........To
Taupo.........Taupo
(doesn't seem to like multiple spaces, had to use ... for the spacing sorry)

That was a nice quick slalom (thank god for that practicing on the car park). I stopped off up the road and headed back to clear them.

That's when I heard the damn exhaust brake of a truck coming the way I just had SHIT.
Sprinted for the cones and chucked them off the side, then back to the other side for the rest, and back to my car to shift it out the way.

man my heart was pounding on that one.

one thing to note. all the cones were from different companies.
--kasper

**NOMIS** · 26th March 2009, 14:44

coming of luckens road one night in the car turning left going toward west gate , turned left into the lane that murges and theres 3 road cones angling me over into the main lane, looked like road works so as you do follow the cones then all of a sudden theres a space save tyre middle of the road saw it when i was about 1m away and hit it bth front and rear tyres popping my rear tyre...

3am pitch black now imagine if i was on my motorbike....

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