Well, that explains it.

When my wife and I went to FLA, last year in AUG, we witnessed some horrific crashes on that particular stretch. Instant floods were the cause that day...

I believe these people survived, but then again we didn't stop to see, as the police were just pulling up as we were passing by.

Stay Safe...Nick

T.

 

Thanks, i'll try my best. I'll only be driving 1/2 or 2/3 the time and can't control other people on the road. Texting and driving are the cause of most accidents anymore. I see too many, its a real shame. All that wasted metal and lives over stupid little conversations that don't matter, most of the time anyways.

 

I can't say if it's people being too busy with their phones to concentrate on driving, or if the average driver just can't drive very well. Maybe both. But what I do know is that down here during the summer when it rains, people seem to drive even closer together and even faster than when it's dry. Now, I don't know about you guys but that to me seems kinda opposite to what I was taught as a youngster.
Let alone the fact that, in order to just keep up with the flow of traffic on 95, you need to be doing around 75 - 80. And the posted limit is 65... My wife and I refer to it as being on the wall at Talladega, (sp?) 'cause it sure seems like everyone wants to be Jimmy or Kyle or Kurt or (insert your favourite NASCAR driver here.) The way they 'draft' and pass and cut you off while you try and mind your own business... I personally know people who have gotten out of their vehicles with pistols in hand, pointing it at someone who 'did them wrong.' Yeah, it a whole other world down here, let me tell you...

Ok, over! Sorry Nick, WAAAAYYYYY off topic. Don't worry, the other coast is much better than this one. It's mostly Midwest folks over there, as opposed to the North-Easterners on this coast.

 

There's a Train station in Northern Va that you drive to and they load your truck on the train and then you can relax in a box car and it goes all the way to Fl. I'm wanting to say it's in Quantico Va. MY Fiancia and her dad used to do it alot. It's called the Auto Train right out side of DC goes to Tampa Flordia. http://www.amtrak.com/servlet/Conten...=1241245666320
Just throwing that out there.

 

KD93, I have two thoughts on this. One is the Audubon rules, if your in the left hand lane and see lights coming towards you MOVE OVER. Rear end accidents in the left hand lane are the fault of the slower moving vehicle. The second goes with the first and would fix most problems on the highways across america. Under no circumstances should you ever pass on the right side of a vehicle. Weaving in and out of "traffic" is dangerous, especially when being cocky. Speed isn't an issue, only a statistical number that agency like to throw around. If aware of your surroundings(not your cell phone) countless accidents would be avoided.

As far as the pistol packn' folks are concerned, besides holding your gun sideways, you gotta see your target to hit it most of the time... good luck seeing through my cloud

 

Thanks that_guy, i looked into it and its not much better than an air plane, except for those with fears of flying and who don't want a rental vehicle. It is also a convenient way for people who want to buy a car from another part of the country, its much cheaper than paying someone to tow it for you.

 

I agree with KD93's observation about how people go faster and follow closer in inclimate weather.

These same people will constantly take one's safe folowing distance away from them by darting across in front, cutting them off.

99.9% if not all "accidents" would be avoided if EVERYONE, even those that consider themselves too good of a driver for themselves to be the problem, would simply SLOW DOWN --- WAY DOWN.

The heavier the traffic, the slower EVERYONE should go.

Most drivers are already on the edge of being out of control of their vehicle, overdriving their stopping ability and range of vision.

All it takes is one un-foreseen situation and those fast drivers, having already used up all of their options, usually end up having an un-controlled crash.


Drive BELOW the posted speed-limit, NEVER pass anyone or anything on the RIGHT side --- NEVER, and only use the LEFT lane when you need to pass someone who is going even slower than the below-the-limit speed that you are travelling at.


It is a lot "cooler" to be poking along all laid-back and un-hurried, than to go like a maniac; even those that themselves drive like maniacs have little respect for other maniacs.


I hear all this nonsense about " if you don't drive XXmph, they will run over you"; I beg to differ as I make those behind me drive my speed and no one has yet ran over me.



When one sees a long string of trucks, travelling at or about the limit, so close that they are almost bumper-to-bumper, this is a defensive maneuver to prevent others from weaving in and out; even a complete moron is gonna think twice before cutting between nose-to-tail trucks.


Those guys KNOW exactly what each other is going to do, as they are in constant contact via the C.B. and there are few, if any, surprises.

 

That may be so in Germany; but, in the USA, if the rear-ended vehicle is not exceeding the posted speed-limit, then the one doing the rear-ending is at fault; because, the first rule of driving is :

One is to maintain constant control of their vehicle and allow enough distance so as to be able to stop should the vehicle being followed come to a stop.

One cannot overtake and rear-end a vehicle if they are always maintaining a safe following distance, regardless of how big a hurry one may be in.

 

Yeah, your right, Germany has the best rules(i was suggesting we should be more like them, i know the laws in america more than the average person). Another thing that is true, and i never have any problems with, is if you move like a snail, stick to the single and double lane roads and leave the expressway to those who want to drive fast(like those truck drivers you spoke of...they do 70-80) There are also laws against truckers and caravaning, punishable by a big fine(atleast here in PA), need to keep 300 feet between each other, to let people get on and off the interstate.

Nothing wrong with enjoying the scenery and going a speed you feel safe doing. Just no place for it in the left hand lane esp by people who THINK they can control traffic by doing so. Your just an accident waiting to happen if you practice this controlling act. But if you insist on driving a few miles sub-speed limit, in any other lane than the right hand lane, YOU are the hazard on the highway. Kind of like the beginning of a blood clot in a major artery. Thats when you have heart-attacks, n when bloodflow stops, you die... Same goes for america...almost

 

That, Sir, is a very good point!

 

In the country where I'm from, there's a big thing called the '2 second rule.' Basically it's a following distance gauge; when the vehicle in front passes a fixed object, (a road sign for instance) count to '2'. If you don't get to 2, you're too close. Pretty simple, right?

 

X2, 99% of all rear end accidents are the default, fault of the car in back. About the only time it's not is if you can prove that the car in front somehow caused the accident on purpose...Very difficult at best...Mark...P.S. I wish we had autobahns...

 

Yeah i don't want to do 100+mph... esp in my 3spd. But it would be nice to do 70 without having to worry about rear ending other drivers.

Although we may not see eye to eye, doesn't mean we can't have a few beers and "shoot stuff"

 

hey-Hey!!!,
If we had autobahns, 3.07 gear'd axles would truly be unobtainium...
cheers,
Douglas

 

Yeah, not only that, people in AZ cannot be trusted to drive 75, there would be carnage at 175......Mark