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Re: I-95 Pileup - News Says "Sudden" Storm

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From: John Gilmer
Date: Wed, 28 Feb 2001 21:06

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> >
> > Again, if you have safe driving instincts, you SLOW down automatically
when
> > conditions turn bad.
>
> Yeah - and in poor visibility on a high speed highway, that's when you get
hit
> in the ass.

Well, that is indeed a problem.   Clearly the posted limit should be your
upper limit when there is any fog or snow.   Beyond that you have to make a
compromise between the accident you might have by running into someone else
and someone running into you.

In even the most sever conditions (you can only see the line on your left by
opening the window) I have still attempted to maintain SOME forward
progress - on the order of 10 mph.   At that speed you have a change of
reacting to a stopped car in front of you; if someone is going faster your
relative speed is 10 mph less.

>
>
> >   When you realize you can only see 1/4 mile ahead you
> > slow down;
>
> 1/4 mile visibility is no reason to be slowing down.  The biggest truck
with
> the heaviest load can still stop from any speed limit in the country in
1/4
> mile.
>

Yes it is!   Aside from anything else it is a warning that conditions have
changed from better to worse.    Your slowing down is a message to ANY
INTELLIGENT drivers behind you that something is happening!

In any case, once visibility goes down to 1/4 mile you don't have ANY excuse
to exceed the posted limit!

> DPH
>

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