New concept (?) in rest areas?
My wife and I stayed over at a rest area this past week here in Texas. Now they have what they call "Safety Rest Areas." We rolled in around midnight, Thanksgiving Eve, just east of Pecos. I went i...
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Note, of course, that this doesn't apply to ALL Texas rest areas. That original link showed the ones that were of the "safety" variety and it does sound like they're trying to update/upgrade throughout the state. But, with 250K square miles, it's hard to say what will/won't be improved. The brochure says there will be "Office space for law enforcement personnel" so hopefully they'll all be manned.
On our way toward Pecos, we actually encountered a semi that was weaving. Drunk? Falling asleep? Having a seizure? I don't know. We saw him nearly run a person or two off and decided to call 911. They said they'd send somebody. About ten minutes later the semi exited and we called back to let them know. We never did see the police, though. In that case, getting a policeman who was already at a rest stop (i.e. on the interstate) would have been good, but I suppose he wouldn't be able to abandon his post.
On our way toward Pecos, we actually encountered a semi that was weaving. Drunk? Falling asleep? Having a seizure? I don't know. We saw him nearly run a person or two off and decided to call 911. They said they'd send somebody. About ten minutes later the semi exited and we called back to let them know. We never did see the police, though. In that case, getting a policeman who was already at a rest stop (i.e. on the interstate) would have been good, but I suppose he wouldn't be able to abandon his post.
