Please Be Careful !

Sad story.

I have the same problem. Someone making a left turn in front of me. Big blue semi truck with the headlights on and the driver can't see it?

I wonder if this was a distracted driving incident ? AKA cell phone. Saw something very similar to this on tv I believe it was in Alberta. They caught the guy on camera with the phone to his ear..

Unfortunately a poor driver is just as likely to hit the brakes and freeze totally -hearing a train horn - as they are to move quicker or get out of the way. Loud horns are great for alerting traffic around you to your presence before an incident but do little except vent rage during or after the incident. I concentrate on evasive maneuvers and braking.

Tango, AE7UI wrote:
In driver's training, do they teach the potential driver how to enter a freeway?
I think not judging by the number of near misses at freeway on ramps!
We had this happen to us on out recent trip to the Oregon Coast with the FW.
2 lane Interstate 84 and in the slow lane with the second lane also occupied so I could not move over.
Driver in a sedan SLOWLY merged from the on ramp.
I had to hit the brakes to avoid running into their rear end.

That's where I'd love to have a horn off an old GE locomotive! :-)

Lyle

In driver's training, do they teach the potential driver how to enter a freeway?
I think not judging by the number of near misses at freeway on ramps!
We had this happen to us on out recent trip to the Oregon Coast with the FW.
2 lane Interstate 84 and in the slow lane with the second lane also occupied so I could not move over.
Driver in a sedan SLOWLY merged from the on ramp.
I had to hit the brakes to avoid running into their rear end.

Many drivers think everyone should drive how they do laws be ****ed. This has created the tailgating speeding outamyway situation on multi lanes and ultimately the mega pile ups. Add in text and talk, fog, ice, drink and drug, sleeping etc and it truly is amazing we live through most metros. I always look for a bypass towing. Added time is fine. If no bypass early am pre 5am is best. After that the law of the jungle folks can have it. In my experience Rv traffic is rarely the problem.

If I'm in the middle lane I'm not blocking anything. You have 2 ways to go around if you're in that big of a hurry. Driving in the middle lane gives me more ways to dodge a bad situation, left or right, not limited to only left. Two lane I'll be in the right, 3 lane I'm in the middle. Left lane is fast lane.

tomman58 wrote:
jfkmk, reread my comment I said 2 lanes. I have traveled all over the US and put on no less than 15,000 each year and more often much more than that. Some states are far worse than others for traffic and their drivers. BUT as you approach a city the roads like I10 go to at least 3 lanes the semis which in a lot of case only travel at 65 stay in the 2nd lane, you should also if you do not know the city you are coming upon. Let the people that drive the road daily show you which lane to be in and you'll be in the 2nd lane. period. Oh and another point as you approach the cities the amount of exits and merges increases substanually also, just another reason no to be in that lane.

I think we're a little off topic from the original post, but I just wanted to clarify when I have a problem with a driver who parks themselves in the middle or fast lane. The issue isn't so much near the urban areas where there's a lot of entrance and exit ramps. I get staying in the middle lane then, especially when the driver can keep up with and not impede the flow of traffic.

The issue I have is the buffoon who parks themselves in the middle lane when there's miles in between exits, blocking the flow of traffic. This can be semis, rv'rs, 4-wheelers, anyone who is going slower than the rest of the traffic in both the fast and slow lanes. It's most noticeable with semis because they're typically slower, but it can be anyone. They create enormous backups at the same time thinking smugly to themselves that they are safe because they are traveling at or below the speed limit.

Thank you for clarifying the cause of the event.

Cloud Dancer wrote:
I still haven't seen the description of the start-to-finish for this event. I'm curious because so far the scenarios for a collision that occurs in a merging incident don't normally result in such devastation.
Did road rage play a part in this one? If the merging vehicle came onto the traffic lane AHEAD of the #2 vehicle, did the #2 hit the merger in the rear bumper? AND, THAT is what caused both lose control? It seems to me that if I was driving the #2, I would've touched the brakes enough to avoid contact.

It has been pointed out that this was NOT a merge, but a direct pull out from a side road into the pat of the truck. Either didn't see or didn't care!!
This is the reason I drive with lights on 24/7/366.