Michael V said:

Arts said:

Michael V said:

I’ve not heard them called that. Maybe it’s a US thing.

I’m struggling to remember what they are called here. Rear anti-intrusion bars?

I remember a Perth truckie telling me that it’s a Mansfield bar a really really long time ago – I was interested enough at the time to go to the library and try to find out why – the lovely librarian told me the story..

you cant do that these days… tell a kid a gruesome origin story – we’ve gained so much but lost the niceties – ya know?

I watched a car slide under the side of a semitrailer on the Hume Highway, years ago. The driver was an absolute mess. I had to drive about 30 km to the nearest Police Station (Yass) and rouse the copper (it was the middle of the night) so he could phone for an ambulance.

I was returning home from racing motorbikes.

Eek!