Unfortunately, unlike naked runners outside hotels, there was no camera available for this next story. We recently heard of an incident in Ballarat that proved that this saying can come true.
In Sebastapol recently a car turning in from Gillies Lane onto the Glenelg Highway had one of those rare events only performed by dickheads.
The driver was towing a fairly hefty load of fencing supplies in his 6 x 4 when a strange an unsettling noise came from behind his vehicle. A few moments later a trailer laden down with fencing supplies crossed over on to the other side of the carriageway and proceeded to overtake the towing vehicle. The trailer had been carefully balanced as with a water-vessel so it continued on down the road for about 200 metres before the draw bar lowered itself to the road, leaving a coxcomb of sparks behind it, and brought the trailer to a stop a further 200 Metres down the road conveniently on the nature strip.
Fortunately for the very surprised driver there were no cars coming the other way. The driver in the car behind pulled over to assist . He described the event as the trailer rounded the corner.
“The trailers’ rear rose up as the towbar lifted off the ball and then slowly lowered itself to a level position and followed the towing car in its tracks. You moved into the left lane but the trailer did not and at that point the safety chain snapped and the trailer was free to follow its own path. Even I was surprised when it overtook you” said the witness “it looked like a horseless Roman Chariot race”.
The driver had been contemplating a Pit Manouvre if any vehicles came the other way but it was not necessary. The moral of the story is to check and double check that your balls are secure before towing anything.
Mark Apollo
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