This Is Probably Why You See so Many Shoes on the Highway
Have you ever seen a pair of shoes on the road and wondered how the hell did they get there? No, this is not the remnants of some terrible accident. There are actually some pretty simple explanations.
Don’t worry nosy minds. Redditor 86Quiche must have recently encountered the phenomenon of “accidental shoes on the road” and asked the same question yesterday, “ People who lost their shoes on the highway, how did this happen? Other editors responded quickly – some also demanded to know the truth, while others rushed to provide their own explanations.
The most frequently cited and most plausible reason is that humans are forgetful beings. Several editors told stories of how they put their sneakers / dress shoes / kids shoes on the car, got distracted, then got into the car and drove away with the shoes on the roof. After all, kicks can’t withstand the high speeds of your car and are thrown onto the road in the hopes of being a fun riddle for passing drivers.
People also tend to throw shoes for some reason, especially children. Throughout the Reddit thread, parents have complained about their kids’ desire to throw things out of open windows while driving, including their tiny, expensive Nikes sneakers that they don’t need. Others told stories of how desperate spouses threw their shoes (why?), And some simply explained how their shoes fell out of the car when they opened the door, and they did not realize it until it was too late. All of this is quite entertaining reading if you want to kill time.
So, while it is true that people’s shoes can fly off when hitting a vehicle, this is probably not what you see when you notice running shoes sitting alone on the side of a highway. They are simply shoes that someone has forgotten, thrown or lost.