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#13609 of 14399 Re: . [fintail] by ruking1 Jun 16, 2009 (2:16 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Jun 16, 2009 1:54 pm) City driving definitely has its own stresses. Stuff that would be a "close" call on an interstate might be a sleeper in the city. Sometimes 2 inches of clearance in the city is routine. Replies to this message: fintail (Jun 16, 2009 2:30 pm)
#13610 of 14399 Re: . [fintail] by imidazol97 Jun 16, 2009 (2:20 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Jun 16, 2009 1:54 pm) >There's no reason things should be legitimate surprises when lines of sight are usually so long.    I recall years back on a Saturday afternoon in Columbus on I71 all of a sudden there were large pieces of steel sliding on the roadway. A truck hauling scales like used for weighing sacks of feed for animals had lost one and it broke into parts at over 60 mph. Lots of dodging. Replies to this message: fintail (Jun 16, 2009 2:32 pm) xrunner2 (Jun 17, 2009 9:09 am)
#13611 of 14399 Re: . [ruking1] by fintail Jun 16, 2009 (2:30 pm)
Replying to: ruking1 (Jun 16, 2009 2:16 pm) Generally, I see less obliviousness on the interstate (but not an absence of it), and usually more room to escape as you mention. An hour or two on the interstate seems to equal about 15 minutes of city driving annoyance.
#13612 of 14399 Re: . [imidazol97] by fintail Jun 16, 2009 (2:32 pm)
Replying to: imidazol97 (Jun 16, 2009 2:20 pm) I remember when I was a kid, riding in a car behind a truck loaded up with cardboard boxes. Of course, the truck had no tailgate. It hit a bump, a box fell out...and it was filled with empty glass bottles. That was a scene to remember.   A few years ago in my area they finally implemented a law to deal with unsecured lods.
#13613 of 14399 Re: . [fintail] by snakeweasel Jun 16, 2009 (2:42 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Jun 16, 2009 1:54 pm) There's no reason things should be legitimate surprises when lines of sight are usually so long.   Sometimes the "surprises" come from unexpected places and can't be seen. Several years ago my sister was driving in Colorado down a segment of interstate that was somewhat sunken below the area it was going through. All of a sudden a herd of elk jumped into the road right on top of her car. They never saw it coming. Replies to this message: xrunner2 (Jun 17, 2009 9:14 am)
#13614 of 14399 Re: Topping the list is... [ruking1] by ponderpoint Jun 17, 2009 (8:12 am)
Replying to: ruking1 (Jun 16, 2009 7:11 am) Baltimore is one of the better cities with considerate drivers? They're joking right?   I've seen stuff in the "Charm City" that would make a cage fighter cringe - especially on the inner loop beltway, topside towards the JFX (sorry for the local colloquialisms), I don't know how they derived these metro areas but I would say the "study" is more opinion than factual.   As for New York City, given the sheer daunting monster amount of traffic with no room to spare, they're doing pretty good from my limited experiences in Manhattan and the boroughs.... New Yorkers are not mean, they're just very focused. If you start driving like a twit - they're going to let you know about it and then meet up later with you for a beer - nothing personal mind you......
#13615 of 14399 Steel by xrunner2 Jun 17, 2009 (9:09 am)
Replying to: imidazol97 (Jun 16, 2009 2:20 pm) I recall years back on a Saturday afternoon in Columbus on I71 all of a sudden there were large pieces of steel sliding on the roadway.   About steel. Some years back, going into work (7-8 AM) eastbound on I90 and 3 lanes each way, was in left lane. Traffic flowing maybe 60-50, left to right. Eastbound has the rush traffic. Westbound traffic light in AM.   In peripheral vision I notice Westbound long-bed dump truck semi with dump bed box at angle (60 deg perhaps) and apparently going up. The next thing I notice is dump box at vert and hitting and knocking down much of overhead support structure for road signs and signs. Perhaps I was half-block away when impact occurred. Fortunately there were no vehicles adjacent to the dump truck, nor immediately behind. Believe that debris stayed on pavement of Westbound lanes. In any event, median was wide enough that debris would not be a problem for we Eastbounders and we just continued on at speed.
#13616 of 14399 Box by xrunner2 Jun 17, 2009 (9:14 am)
Replying to: snakeweasel (Jun 16, 2009 2:42 pm) Sometimes the "surprises" come from unexpected places and can't be seen.   This happened many years ago and was recounted to me by relative. Relative's buddy, in early 20's, had a newish car and with real bumpers in that era. Buddy was driving down alley in Chicago and saw a larger cardboard box ahead in his path. He merely wanted to hit it to bunt it out of the way. Turns out there was a safe hidden in it. Car was damaged and driver was just shaken and bruised up a bit.
#13617 of 14399 Re: . [fintail] by davethecarnut Jun 17, 2009 (9:02 pm)
Replying to: fintail (Jun 16, 2009 11:15 am) Hey Fin...In your picture, I can understand traffic going slower than SL in the direction of the accident, but what about the cars going in the other direction? I already know the answer...I cannot stand rubberneckers!!! Yeah accidents are cool to look at. And it's fun to see the red-stained body parts. But you can see them just fine at SL!!!!!!! Replies to this message: steve_ (Jun 17, 2009 9:05 pm) fintail (Jun 18, 2009 11:53 am)
#13618 of 14399 Re: . [davethecarnut] by steve_ HOST Jun 17, 2009 (9:05 pm)
Replying to: davethecarnut (Jun 17, 2009 9:02 pm) Yeah accidents are cool to look at   Isn't that why they invented NASCAR?

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