Thread: Transport of Dangerous Goods

Black powder and primers are the potentially dangerous items to transport, and even then they are fairly safe subject to some very basic precautions. Smokeless powder is quite safe in a fire and very safe in a collision. Transportation of ammunition (1.4S) is not dangerous at all even in a fire situation. The Army use Small Arms Ammunition (SAA) as safety bunkering between HE items (mortar shells, grenades, artillery shells, etc) in their magazines. So long as the items are not contained in a manner that allows pressure to build then there is no danger. A curtain-sider is the perfect way to transport such items. Hair spray and similar aerosols, camping gas, LPG, solvents, etc. pose far more danger to the public during transportation and storage. It is important to note that when politicians, petty bureaucrats, and news media are dealing with anything, facts are irrelevant, and only misinformation, hype, populism, and biased journalism are presented to the 'great unwashed'! If the news service told me today was Monday, I would still check it out before believing them!