3,000 chickens paralyse central Scotland

I found this a little amusing, those travelling to work last week on the A80 would have been really really annoyed though.

Thousands of runaway chickens brought traffic to a standstill after a transporter lorry crashed on a busy road near Glasgow.

Bemused traffic police looked on as thousands of chickens enjoyed their few moments of freedom
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The A80 heading towards Glasgow was shut for more than eight hours as the birds were rounded up by a specialist team drafted in by police.

The lorry carrying 3,000 live chickens jack-knifed near Castlecary at around 4.30am causing feathery mayhem for motorists travelling south and north.

The southbound carriageway was shut throughout the rush-hour, causing major tailbacks, with the M80 and M876 approach roads also closed.

Central Scotland Police said the 45-year-old driver of the lorry was treated at hospital for serious, but non-life threatening, back injuries.

The A80 is the main route into Glasgow from Stirling, Perth and the north of Scotland and is a notorious blackspot for traffic delays.

Brings a whole new meaning to the game of Chicken.

If this is strictly an American term here's a link.

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Becker

Al Qaeda's hit a new low with this terrorist attack.

It's not always something as devious as flying airliners into buildings.

Peace

Heh. Brings a whole new level to the eternal question, "Why did the chicken cross the road?"

To cause a traffic jam, natch.

Nah, we are well aware of a game of chicken...



A lot of guys were late at my work because of this hehe. ope the chickens made a dash for freedom!

Newer underestimate the power of chickens


in large numbers

Oh yeth....

they are evil!