Road Hazard
By snowy
@snowy22315 (192884)
United States
July 16, 2025 3:23pm CST
So, on the way back from my city adventures I saw a medium sized tree broken across the road. Nobody was going anywhere until that thing was moved. I saw a lady in the front get out, and then a guy and his kid in the mini van behind hers. I don't know what the woman was doing, but I guess helping in some way, the guy did the majority of the work. If they hadn't gotten out I was prepared to get out and lend a hand. I am not that strong, but I am sure I could have assisted in some way. Anyway, the tree was sucessfully moved and we were on our way. I yelled Thanks to the guy, but I don't think he heard me. Did you ever run across an non animal road hazard that had to be moved?
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13 responses
@snowy22315 (192884)
• United States
18h
It isn't super common for that to happen, but there are a lot of trees around here.
@DaddyEvil (153498)
• United States
19h
Nope. Things like that are normally cleared up before I get to a scene like that.
I'm glad they were able to clear the tree off the road and traffic could go on, though.
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@snowy22315 (192884)
• United States
18h
Yes, it would have been a pain to turn around it would have taken us way out of the way.
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@DaddyEvil (153498)
• United States
18h
@snowy22315 Not to mention more time spent in that hot sun!
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@snowy22315 (192884)
• United States
18h
@DaddyEvil Actually, it is very shady in that area. Today wasn't super hot anyway.
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@snowy22315 (192884)
• United States
1h
That reminds me of when I was 7, I put large rocks on the road so that cars had to weave around them. I hid in a depression and watched. One lady saw me and asked if I had done it. I said no, of course. When my dad came home from work he moved them all. For some reason, I didn't get in trouble.
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@LadyDuck (479166)
• Italy
1h
@snowy22315 
I am sure you had fun. The rocks on the road had fallen from the mountain, I know we were lucky to come soon after they fell and not "while" they were falling.
I am sure you had fun. The rocks on the road had fallen from the mountain, I know we were lucky to come soon after they fell and not "while" they were falling.1 person likes this
@Nakitakona (57865)
• Philippines
5h
During a natural calamity in our place. Topple trees obstruct the road. Able-bodied men worked together to remove the obstructiom.
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@MarieCoyle (46320)
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17h
I was driving once and came upon a utility pole in the road, and all the wires attached to it were strewn all over. Yes, I stopped, I was not going to risk possibly running over a live wire. I put on my flashers and pulled off and called, police came very quickly as did fire department, etc. They found a big Ford pick-up truck that had gone off the road into the woods, and knocked it over. There was a guy in the truck, he was not hurt but had been drinking heavily. He didn't have a reason for hitting the pole, he said he was ''tired''...
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@snowy22315 (192884)
• United States
17h
When former roomie was driving to his mother's one time..There was line of some sort down on the road. He didn't want to go over it, but several other cars drove over it so he took a chance. Nothing happened fortunately.
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@snowy22315 (192884)
• United States
4h
@MarieCoyle I wouldn't be inclined to either, UT if I saw several other cars do iT without a problem I probably would as well.
@MarieCoyle (46320)
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14h
@snowy22315
My Dad always told me to never, ever drive over a downed line of any kind, so that stuck in my head and I didn't do it.
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@Ineeddentures (10781)
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18h
A non animal road hazard which had to be moved
Well a caravan came off its tow bar on a jeep and blocked the road.
I didn't help move it
There was a massive line of traffic.
I just drove up the edge of the road and waved goodbye to it as I went past
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@Ineeddentures (10781)
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18h
@snowy22315
It really is
And it's much easier on a motorcycle
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@marguicha (227880)
• Chile
19h
All the road hazards for me have been animals. The easiest were rabbits but once a turkey mom witth her flock was crossing the highway. And they were taking their time.
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@marguicha (227880)
• Chile
17h
@snowy22315 They are dangwrous. You can have an accident if you try to save them.
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@Tampa_girl7 (52882)
• United States
18h
It’s good that it got moved out of the way.
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@wolfgirl569 (119367)
• Marion, Ohio
19h
I have stopped and moved bigger limbs. Seen a tree blocking the road once. You were not going to move it be hand. The property owners were already getting the tractor and chainsaw
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@snowy22315 (192884)
• United States
18h
This one was not huge. It was small enough a couple people could move it. Plus not the entire tree was on the road fortunately.
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@snowy22315 (192884)
• United States
15h
The first lady was on her cell. She might have called somebody.
@LindaOHio (194811)
• United States
8h
When I was very young we went to a wedding on the west side of Cleveland. It was a very hot night; and there was a ton of lightning to watch. On the way home there was a tornado. The car was being blown about so we must have been in the outer edges of it. When the torrential rain stopped we tried to find a way home; but every street had downed power lines and trees. We got home in the early morning hours. We weren't driving by the way.
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@sw8sincere (5841)
• Philippines
17h
Glad your tree story ended with teamwork and a clear road!
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