Chickens and nails spill as rain wreaks havoc on Bay Area roads

[KamaAina]

http://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Rain-wrecks-havoc-on-the-Bay-Area-roads-6605086.php

A morning downpour around the Bay Area caused traffic nightmares as roads flooded and drivers wiped out on highways — including a trucker whose big-rig toppled over and spilled frozen chickens across the westbound lanes of Interstate 580 in Livermore, officials said....

Two lanes were eventually opened up on Interstate 580 near Greenville Road, hours after a semi-truck hauling frozen chickens tipped onto its side, California Highway Patrol officials said....

Traffic was backed up for miles east of the crash, prompting the CHP to issue a Sig alert. Two lanes were opened to traffic around 6 a.m. while crews worked to clear the wrecked truck and pick up the frozen poultry. Drivers were urged to avoid the area....

Among a series of other accidents, roughly 4,000 nails spilled across the eastbound lanes of the Dumbarton Bridge when two vehicles crashed at the midpoint of the span around 7:30 a.m., the CHP said. Two lanes of the bridge were blocked while the crews scrambled to clean up the mess.

So at last we have the answer to the age-old question of why the chicken crossed the road -- to get away from the damn nails!

[valerief]

1. Or maybe the answer should be: Because it finally could. nt

[NV Whino]

2. Whew, glad they were frozen

I had visions of live chickens flopping around te freeway.

[KamaAina]

3. "As God is my witness, I thought chickens could fly!"