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I saw an estate car on the M25 yesterday, it was loaded up to the roofline with what looked like camping gear.

Not a lot wrong with that, surely.

But as I drew level with the car I realised they'd somehow stuffed a couple of bikes in the back too. The wheels were overhanging the tops of the rear passenger seats, almost touching the backs of the seats in front. BUT they had two kids in the back of the car too.

Now I don't see myself as a contributor to a Nanny State, but surely this is just stupidity? The roads were very busy, and the number of accidents was higher than normal - the closure of the M25 both ways at J23/J24 was testiment to that. So even a relatively simple shunt into the back of the car in front could have done untold damage with bike wheels and kids heads.

Craziness personified.  Let's all hope they get to and from their destination without incident.  Will they learn?  Probably not.

Katie

lol, It's an eye opener at IKEA some times, I once saw a car on the M6 going north, could have been going to the lakes?. Car full of family plus bits and bobs, on two cusions was a 17' open top canoe full of camping gear, tied to front and rear bumper, a loop of thin rope over the canoe and in the car. Just hope he did'nt need to pull up fast

Andy

Some people just don;t care.
Take a look outside school, and see how many cars you can spot with four kids in back seat, and a mum with tot on knee in the front.

Because I now have a much smaller car, we had tow bar fitted, and bought a trailer so that I can go camping (without Richard) without overloading the car.

I just can't believe what we see on the road every time we go down to the van.

Safety?  What's that?  Ditto common sense.  Got money for fags and booze though haven't they but when it comes to having the right outfit oh no, skimp on everything.

Ali