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- A driver in Carleton Place, Ontario, was ticketed after transporting a long ladder dangerously extending from a Smart Car.
- Police say the ladder was encroaching on the driver’s space.
A resident in Eastern Ontario has been ticketed after driving with a very long ladder hanging out of a very small car.
Police stopped a driver in Carleton Place with a ladder precariously positioned in their Smart Car as they drove down the road on Monday morning.
“If you are transporting a ladder (or anything else large), a very small car is not the right choice,” the Eastern Region detachment of the OPP posted on X.
The driver was stopped in the area of County Road 29 and McNeely Avenue in Carleton Place.
Police say the ladder was all up in the driver’s space in the car, and the person behind the wheel was issued a ticket under the Highway Traffic Act for having an insecure load.
“Thought I’d seen it all when I spotted a guy in a 3-Series convertible hauling lumber on the 401 a couple months ago,” one person wrote on X.
“‘SMART’ car…not a smart driver obviously…seriously, it’s Flowers For Algernon out there…be safe,” another person commented.
“Common sense prevails – or not!”
STAIRCASE ATTACHED TO CAR IN MISSISSAUGA
This comes after a driver in Mississauga was stopped with a staircase attached to their car in August, with many people online questioning how that situation was even possible.
“You know, I’m really curious to know the backstory to this. Like how and why, I can’t wrap my head around this,” one TikToker shared.
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“Some people climb the corporate ladder, others just drive it down the 401,” another said.
No injuries were reported in the August incident, and no other vehicles were involved.
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