It was lucky a load of wooden planks protruding from the rear window of a yellow car driving through central Whangarei did not sideswipe someone, police say.
The yellow-coloured Toyota Altezza was spotted at the roundabout near Whangarei District Law Courts heading north on Saturday about 2.20pm.
A following motorist slightly surprised to see the wide load of planks out the window plus two wooden pallets loaded on the roof snapped a photo.
Northland police road policing manager Inspector Wayne Ewers said it was a fairly dangerous way to shift a load of wood.
"It's a little surprising that they did not sideswipe someone," Mr Ewers said.