Class A vs Semi
http://woodtv.com/2016/09/16/us-31-at-m-22-closed-due-to-rv-propane-hauler-crash/ Class A leaving the casino gambled one last time by pulling out in the path of a semi truck. They lost that wager. ...
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2gypsies wrote:
The article said nothing about the RV pulling out in front of the semi. It just said the semi hit him. Perhaps the semi was going too fast to stop in time.
Did you read the article? It says it right here:
A 74-year-old Manistee man was driving a 1989 Gulfstream Motorhome on M-22 trying to turn onto northbound US-31 when he was struck by a southbound propane hauler, the release said.
"trying to turn onto" is a kind way of saying "pulled out infront of"
Here, the police used the unkind term "pulling out":
Manistee deputies say the man driving the camper was pulling out onto US31 and was hit by the semi.
I borrowed this picture and added some text about the roads
Photo credit: 9and10news.com
A little local knowledge:
This intersection has a mixing of different kinds of traffic. You have folks heading south coming back from Traverse City and they've been on the road a while and are used to traveling the 55-60mph and then you have people leaving the Casino (on M-22). All the roads at the Casino are 15mph, so they're in a slow driving habit.
Almost every time I'm coming home from TC someone from the Casino will pull out in front of me, and proceed to travel at 25-30mph on the highway until I give them ample motivation with my horn.
