Improperly secured loads can fly off your vehicle and injure people when you're driving down the highway, or even just turning or stopping. In fact, improperly secured loads cause more than 25,000 crashes annually, resulting in more than 90 deaths and many more injuries. If your load injures someone, you can count on hearing from one of the many hundreds of attorneys who specialize in just this type of case. So forget about using twine or bungee cords. You need real tie-down gear and the correct tie-down procedures to get your load home safely.