In Canada, the Thanksgiving long weekend is traditionally the time to head up to the cottage and close it down for the season. Lawn chairs, fishing rods, coolers and camping equipment all get stuffed into the family car for the final trip home. Perhaps that’s how one silver Subaru Impreza ended up packed to the gills, with nowhere left to carry the canoe except on the roof. The inflatable canoe.
Officers from the Caledon detachment of the Ontario Provincial Police stopped the Subaru after spotting an inflatable canoe strapped across its windshield, obstructing the driver’s view of the road ahead. The motorist was charged with No Clear View to Front, which is police terminology for not being able to see where the hell you’re going.
The really ridiculous part is that police instructed the driver to remove the canoe and store it inside the vehicle before continuing. So apparently there was room in the Impreza after all! Maybe nobody told this genius that inflatable canoes can actually be deflated. That’s kind of the whole point.
As fellow Subaru enthusiasts, the folks at Demaras Racing are deeply embarrassed by this incident. Subaru drivers already endure enough ridicule without one of our own providing photographic evidence of such spectacular stupidity. It’s hard to defend the Subaru faithful when one of our own can’t figure out how to transport a boat without blocking the windshield.
Next time, buddy, just deflate the damn thing.