Hangemhigh1
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Very scary
Love that truck driver at the very end of the clip who wasn't driving HUA just slowly rolls up and stops.
It pays to look past your hood ornament and slowing down.
Way too fast. People up north say Southerners can't drive in winter weather. Looks like they can't, either.
Just had this video passed to me and felt the need to share it since I've been running a lot of ice and snow covered roads this past week. As you watch this video keep in mind that it could've been avoided simply by slowing down. http://fbcdn-video-b-a.akamaihd.net..._=1425488356_1bcbe581073fddefd52cf272ff2c88a6
This video was from between Kalamazoo and battle creek on I-94, about 10 miles up the road from where I work.
I was driving at the time of this accident, overall the road conditions were pretty good (for Michigan) and visibility was great. But there were times when all of the sudden it was a complete white out where I couldn't see anything, didn't even know if I was still in the right lane. I could see how these people were caught off guard by the low vis. And to make things worse this occurred on a very busy 2 lane (2 in each direction) portion of the interstate. The state is actually talking about adding lanes because of this accident.
I kept thinking that the truck drivers have to warn others with the radio(CB) and that's what probably happened with the last truck.
He got the warning and slow down.
When I take long drive, I keep my CB on "scan" just in case.
That has nothing to do with needing more lanes. If people didn't drive like assholes there would be no issue.
If you have a CB and hear that there is a pile up 5 miles ahead, what would you do?How many cars have cbs? Next to none, only a few pickups and jeeps and toyotas. Very few trucks run cbs and I'm guessing about 80 percent don't even know how to use one. It just boils down to looking farther then 2 feet in front of your windshield and if you can't see the distance it takes you to stop, slow down.
If you have a CB and hear that there is a pile up 5 miles ahead, what would you do?
I would get in the left lane, put my hazard on and slow down.
Yes, there would be guys behind me flashing light and getting piss off, till we get to the pile up and then they would realize what I did for them.
In regards to experiencing a white out or black ice, sometime you don't see it coming.
That has nothing to do with needing more lanes. If people didn't drive like assholes there would be no issue.
ssgp2;464824..I would get in the left lane said:That's a brilliant idea if you'd like to see if a 40 TON SEMI will fit in your glovebox. I can guarantee if you go out there playing with the truckers like that, one of them WILL put your ass in the ditch without thinking twice about doing so. And that's coming from a trucker with well over two million miles under his belt.
..I would get in the left lane, put my hazard on and slow down..
I get to drive I80 tomorrow. Should be fun.
I drove it yesterday and about to hit it today, all of illonois and iowa should be clear I'll post again in 12 hours
I get to drive I80 tomorrow. Should be fun.
Elk Mountain should be an Olympic event in the winter.
Going from Rawlins Wyoming to Cheyenne. Roads were closed yesterday.