ntsb report: http://www.ntsb.gov/ntsb/brief2.asp?ev_id=20051130X01914&ntsbno=DFW06CA016&akey=1

The 794-hour private pilot made an uneventful emergency landing on a public highway following a loss of engine power due to fuel starvation. Several attempts were made by the pilot to have the aircraft placed on a flatbed trailer and recovered to a suitable airport; however, the width of the trailer available for recovery was too narrow to accommodate the airplane's main landing gear. After several failed attempts to recover the airplane by ground, the pilot elected to fill the fuel tanks with 15 gallons of fuel and, in coordination with local law enforcement, attempt to takeoff from the private highway. Vehicular traffic was stopped in preparation of the airplane's takeoff from the highway. During the takeoff roll from the highway, the airplane's right wing collided with a side mirror of an 18-wheel truck and then struck the rear of an emergency vehicle. The collision with the vehicles made the airplane turn sharply to the right into a ditch, subsequently impacting trees.

those that think this is just a smattering of the general public are just being naive themselves. This is way more common than not. I went across the southern states once asking over 30 people how many states were in america, One person got it right. The ignorance here surpases anywhere I have been in the world. Finding excuses or dismissing it is not solving the problem. America is drowning in a sea of ignorance.

guys. you really should ignore baseballlord14 as the 14 is an obvious reference to his age and arguing with a 14 year old is the same as arguing with a 5 year old with slightly better spelling skills. No experience in the real work and knows nothing more than what he see's on tv or his 'cernal' parents tell him.