Quote Originally Posted by mimitabby View Post
In washington we have a law on the books which makes it a serious offense to have unsecured stuff on your vehicle. A lady got brained a couple years ago because some guy lost his load in front of her. She survived with multiple broken bones and now she is permanently blind.
She was also in a car.
In fact just a few weeks ago a man (in a car) was killed when a filing cabinet fell off of a truck on the interstate and he swerved to avoid it. I think that lead to a stiffening of the penalities or at least more comprehensive enforcement of the law.