Smart car driver tries to transport big ladder through Carleton Place
Posted Nov 24, 2025 01:53:13 PM.
Last Updated Nov 26, 2025 08:45:46 AM.
A driver is facing a ticket under the Highway Traffic Act for attempting to transport an extremely large ladder in a very small vehicle.
Ontario Provincial Police (OPP) said in a social media post that on Nov. 24, an officer stopped a Smart car on County Road 29 and McNeely Avenue in Carleton Place. Police said in the morning they saw a ladder hanging out of the vehicle’s trunk and “encroaching onto the driver’s space.”
As a result, the driver was issued a ticket under the Highway Traffic Act for having an insecure load.
“If you are transporting a ladder (or anything else large), a very small car is not the right choice,” officials said.
The ladder was encroaching on the driver’s space and was loosely secured. (OPP)
