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Stephen Bavington wrote:
> 
> Cheers,
> 
> I come from a place wher it snows like that all winter. With snow and
> temperatures just below freezing like it was out there, I was there that
> night, 70mph is a real crime and anyone doing over 40 should have had there
> ticket pulled for driving too fast for conditions, or dangerous driving. I
> is not DOT that needs a tuneup, it is the drivers out there that like to
> find someone else to blme for their lack of descression. We allneed to stop
> being in such a rush to get killed and then try to blame the DOT for our
> stupidty. If the road is not safe, don't drive on it. Then bitch. You will
> be alive to do it!
> 
> Stephen

You are right, but this was an unusual storm and accident. I have
read MOST reports having to do with this pile up, and everyone
reported instant "whiteout" conditions. In other words, before 
they could realize what to do, they were blinded (could not see)
due to heavy, blowing snow....they couldn't even see the car in
front of them and had no idea they would be hitting another vehicle.

At the very same time, everything that fell from the sky was
turning icy (25 degrees)!

Weather conditions can change rapidly, and three years ago during
my very first trip to Kentucky (while in mountains) it became
foggy (with no warning) and I was driving through a place called
Clinch Mountain....at one point I didn't know if I would get through
the trip because conditions were terrible and NO PLACE to pull over!

I really believe this was an unusual (freak) accident.
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