Deaths from towballs

[Dougie80]

I have the Taslucas sticker, I spread the word, and I still think it's like pushing it uphill... I'd love to say it's just Darwinism, but the problem is that the people who get hit aren't the ones that need to be eliminated from the gene pool...

Hit the ball on the head with that one Squalo

[fracster]

I would think world wide as I dont think IDIOTS are exclusive to Australa

Correct, we have more than our fair share.

[Lux85]

i cant believe people are still using the ball for recovery. recovery points are a must

[commsman]

I can't believe I was watching Top Gear the other night on their African Adventure to find the source of the Nile. They floated the cars across a river on something their production people had built for them as these guys no doub't couldn't work that sort of stuff out themselves. The first two cars they manually pulled across the river with their bare hands, but the third car they threw the haul rope around the tow ball of the BMW and the car dragged the pontoon with vehicle and two persons on top across the river.

Admittedly there probably wasn't a hell of a lot of weight on the ball and there was no sudden shock like when snatching, BUT the fact of the matter is these guys are beaming their show around the world for all to see. Many will think if it is OK for Top Gear, then it is OK for them as well. Definately not impressed with their lack of professionalism with this shoot, especially given the fact the front end of the car had a purpose made strap and tow shckle attached to it. All they needed to do was turn the car around and hook it up!

My rant is over, but it goes to show there are stupid people everywhere around us.

Brian.

[NP99]

Top Gear is all show and wank!

[sasquach4x4]

i think idiots exist.

i am the sasquatch.

[patrol2.8]

Never watched top gear going from the ads the three guys on the show sould just anoy me into throwing something through the tv

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[Bloodyaussie]

It's just entertainment?? When I was young I loved Chips and Starsky and Hutch and all that stuff and thought it was awesome!!! hate to think nowadays ?

[Safari Njema]

I had no idea of the dangers of recovery using Towballs ! Now I know . Thanks for the useful info.

[Woof]

I had no idea of the dangers of recovery using Towballs ! Now I know . Thanks for the useful info.

Thanks mate, please pass it on to everyone you know, all of the members here are trying to get the word around.