Get up and walk: Wheelchair left behind on public transport

The healing power of travel has often been asserted but, if the items left on Irish buses and trains are anything to go by, one would think public transport had the capacity to perform miracles.

The National Transport Authority has revealed the 10 most bizarre items left behind after travellers have disembarked after their journey. In two cases the journey may have had healing powers, because the passengers left behind a wheelchair and a blood pressure/heart rate monitor.

There is also evidence that bohemian pastimes can sometimes lead to a slightly forgetful disposition — three of the other most bizarre items left behind were a 5ft tall artist’s canvas; a lava lamp; and, particularly strange, a life-sized cardboard cutout of Chic guitarist Nile Rodgers — but that may have been a bit of a “le freak” occurrence.