What a little ice Unseen can do
#11
Originally Posted by Double R
Looks a little like US 23 just south of Circleville, OH on friday night. Prime rolled it on its side on the northbound side, had a lane and a half block. I counted 8 cars and tractor trailer jackeknifed right behind him. 23 was a sheet of ice in that area friday night.
#12
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Pensacola, FL
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I was coming through St Louis the other day and it was like the movie"The Day After". It was raining and it turned to ice in like 20 minutes. Four wheelers were everywhere. Thank God for concrete center dividers.
#13
Originally Posted by jimbosterling
It was raining and it turned to ice in like 20 minutes.
Inattention and complacency.....are expensive luxuries no-one can afford. There is "absolutely nothing" that can be put in a box or tank that is worth my life, your life, or anyone else's life. If its that important....they can airfreight it.
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#14
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Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Rochester, NY
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We had a big storm late last April, and a woman came through a grass median towards me. Spun twice in the median, and stuck her hood about 3 feet into the left lane about 75 feet in front of me. Luckily, I was in the right lane, otherwise I'd have plowed right through her. I was already going pretty slow, but I slowed it down a little more after that.
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Join Date: Feb 2008
Location: Ohio
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Originally Posted by stormothecentury
We had a big storm late last April, and a woman came through a grass median towards me. Spun twice in the median, and stuck her hood about 3 feet into the left lane about 75 feet in front of me. Luckily, I was in the right lane, otherwise I'd have plowed right through her. I was already going pretty slow, but I slowed it down a little more after that.
#17
Originally Posted by jimbosterling
I was coming through St Louis the other day and it was like the movie"The Day After". It was raining and it turned to ice in like 20 minutes. Four wheelers were everywhere. Thank God for concrete center dividers.
I always tell dispatch that; "IF IT'S A CHOICE BETWEEN BEING LATE AND NOT GETTING THERE... I'M GOING TO BE LATE...
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