I have seen and followed plenty of the crap that would cut you in half ..... seen lots of bike riders tailgating these same types of people with loads not secure or insufficiently secured. Russian roulette is safer. at least one understands the probable outcome . why drivers and riders cant figure out what is dangerous on the highway at times perplexes me .
one item I see a lot of on the toll road around Austin are ladders . they seem to fall off trucks a lot . imagine not seeing that in time and riding over a ladder . depending wether you ride it length wise or cross wise , but either would be sketchy.....( many years ago I saw a truck hauling portable storage buildings like you would buy for your back yard. every piece of sheetmetal for the roofs of these buildings was gone except for the last building. it looked like a party streamer hanging off the back. to this day I wonder how fast they fired him.) be safe guys they are out to get you.