Honesty, I don't keep any sort of trash in my car. And I certainly would not keep a used tampon and put it on any surface in my car. That would defeat the purpose of changing the tampon in the car to prevent staining the seats. And most tampons are biodegradable. It's not like people are out walking around on highways so it's really not that unhygienic. OP just happened to look over and see it. Seriously, everyone is completely over reacting to this FML. I see much grosser things on a daily basis.

That's why you put the used one in a plastic bag, not take it out and put it on the dashboard. What that woman did was really quite disgusting and depending on if she actually threw it or just dropped it out the window, it may have hit someone elses car. I wouldn't want to be cleaning that shit off.

@#116 - It's true, some drivers prefer to avoid having a trash bag in their car and only carry tissues if they are sick. That doesn't change the facts: 1. She changed her tampon in full view of anyone around her; OP was a adult trucker but he could just as easily have been children inside an SUV. 2. She tossed her used tampon out the window! Most people hate seeing dirty diapers or used condoms along roads, so why is a used tampon any more acceptable? 3. It doesn't matter if most tampons are biodegradable; it won't disappear immediately. A child looking out his/her car window could see it. It's disgusting and if it lands on the asphalt highway or shoulders, it will not degrade as quickly as it would normally. Plus, many tampons are not biodegradable.