What’s the weirdest thing you saw on the street in 2018?

"Just Jeepin'" (macintux) 12/28/2018 at 12:02 • Filed to: None

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I was reminded today of mine, something I sorely regret not being prepared to capture on camera: a motorcycle (3 wheels, 2 in back) pulling a trailer that was carrying a casket.

What’s yours?

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 12:17

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farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 12:25

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these things are pretty wierd

kinda have a love hate thing with them as i kinda want one but ive never seen one that wasnt being ridden by an absolute asshat...

(also with the speeds they can get upto they arent exactly safe on bike paths.... but far too low and small to be safe on the road)

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/28/2018 at 12:29

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Those legs tho....

CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 12/28/2018 at 12:31

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Yeah, that’s why I posted it. A girl in shorts riding a bike was weird because I was in Iran at the time.

The bus is unrelated

benjrblant > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 12:34

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transverse bicycle carrier on a moto.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/28/2018 at 12:34

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That’s why I caught it.

Actually it was the bike’s almost flat back tire that first caught my attention, then my eyes traveled upward....

Just Jeepin' > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 12/28/2018 at 12:35

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Growing up my mother was president of the International Human Powered Vehicle Association , so I was exposed to all sorts of oddities. My favorite was a massive tricycle that had pontoons used for water crossings, but I also helped out a tiny bit with a world record attempt (failed) for human-powered flight.

Just Jeepin' > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 12:36

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Forgot to point out the trike was so large it had two riders, side by side. Wish I had a photo somewhere.

lone_liberal > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 12:38

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This...whatever it is.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > lone_liberal 12/28/2018 at 12:41

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I believe strangely awesome is the description you’re looking for.

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 12:48

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lol cool!

i guess with that background mine isnt all that odd to you :P

still they are pretty cool things capable of ludicrious speed

interstate366, now In The Industry > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 12:48

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A Volvo 240 wagon with the front clip of a Datsun 240Z.

lone_liberal > Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness 12/28/2018 at 12:50

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That’s certainly one way to describe it. It had a Ford four cylinder engine but I don’t think that’s much of a help. I was going to ask about it but I never found out who it belonged to. T he welds were all really nice so I’m suspecting it was a shop guy at the trucking company I used to work for.

WilliamsSW > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 12:53

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Not my photo, but basically this, without the ears or that back foot. Pulling out of my subdivision too - but I’ve only seen it once.  

AkursedX > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 12:55

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Ugh, sorry for the double pics. Stupid Kinja. These were probably the weirdest things I saw on the road or at autocross throughout the year.

wkiernan > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 13:02

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It’s not all that weird, but for the first time I saw an Alfa 4C in traffic. I’ve seen them at the local Alfa/Maserati dealership and I even sat in one there (what a pain in the ass to get in and out of) but never in traffic until yesterday, when a black one glided up in my rear-view mirror. I actually maneuvered in my lane to let it past, so I could gaze upon it from other angles.

Even without the Euro arachnid eyes, w hat a ridiculously gorgeous thing it is on the road. It’s definitely one of those cars that looks good in photos and much better in person. Now on my lottery-winner-purchases short list!

TheRealBicycleBuck > CarsofFortLangley - Oppo Forever 12/28/2018 at 13:16

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Yo dawg, I heard you like  Rotel...

DipodomysDeserti > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 13:19

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A tree

TheRealBicycleBuck > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 13:19

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A box truck with a car inside pulling a box truck packed with a Rodeo.

RallyDarkstrike - Fan of 2-cyl FIATs, Eastern Bloc & Kei cars > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 13:33

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Weirdest? Depends on your definition of weird! We have a lot of JDM imports in Canada, though less so here in Nova Scotia which is far from the West Coast...that being said, little kei trucks are always awesome and fun to see, but look very odd on our roads!

For weird, weird though? One of those ugly 80's retro-sports car things, i.e. a Zimmer:

For North America weird? A Skoda Yeti on German plates hauling a Eurospec -caravan! Much want...well, for the Yeti ! :D

For “THAT’S AWESOME!” weird? How about a lifted Bugeye Subaru Impreza! :D

Or how about two Citroen 2CVs with Ontario plates here in Nova Scotia in a row? I seriously hope they’d driven them here because that would be amazing and they would have balls of steel!

Then there was always “How in the hell does this still exist in this condition?!?!?” weird...i.e. a MINT Pontiac Acadian/T1000/1000 clone of the Chevy Chevette:

Just Jeepin' > WilliamsSW 12/28/2018 at 14:40

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That may be our winner. 

Just Jeepin' > DipodomysDeserti 12/28/2018 at 14:43

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Been there done that.

https://oppositelock.kinja.com/looking-for-ideas-on-a-clasp-1830253566

If only EssExTee could be so grossly incandescent > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 15:22

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A lady driving at 65mph with her convertible top half down, sticking straight up into the air.

DipodomysDeserti > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 15:39

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Thankfully this one didn’t fall in the street.

Just Jeepin' > DipodomysDeserti 12/28/2018 at 16:00

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This one is still there, 6 months later. I chopped off a wee bit but this road is so underutilized I don’t think anyone cares.

This is what another stretch of that road looked like that day.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > farscythe - makin da cawfee! 12/28/2018 at 17:16

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I keep telling a coworker of mine who bikes to work almost all year round that he needs some thing like this. Or like an electric-assist recumbent bike.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > Just Jeepin' 12/28/2018 at 17:16

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If you ever do find a photo of it, let me know.  I’m really curious to know what it looked like.

BaconSandwich is tasty. > DipodomysDeserti 12/28/2018 at 17:17

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Oof.  That poor cactus.  I’ve heard it’s illegal to dig those things up.  Is that true?

farscythe - makin da cawfee! > BaconSandwich is tasty. 12/28/2018 at 17:19

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you can get em with a roof and windshield too... but they are so low some brodozer will probably flatten him within a week

Just Jeepin' > BaconSandwich is tasty. 12/28/2018 at 17:39

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I’ve asked my mom; expect a photo in 3 or 4 years.

DipodomysDeserti > BaconSandwich is tasty. 12/28/2018 at 18:20

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The storm that knocked her over was insane. Wind gusts of 75 mph. I was in my backyard when she fell, and it shook the ground a bit.

You need a permit from the AZ Dept. of Agriculture to remove any saguaro that wasn’t propagated by a human. Most of our native plants are endemic to the Sonoran Desert, so you need a permit before you move quiteba few of them.