Spun motor home on I5
Last week I was driving from LA to SanJose on the I5. Downpour and fog coming through the Grapevine. Following about 20 car lengths behind a motor home. Next thing I see is the motor home facing me! ...
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I appreciate the advice on handling blowouts.
After my last trip through the Grapevine, I decided never again. Maybe with a native Angeleno friend who drives for a living, but otherwise, no, I will take the long way around.
I grew up driving mountain freeway passes, but the truck drivers in that one are a new shade of crazy.
On my last trip, coming downhill into town, I had trucks on 3 sides of me. The one in front and to the left were going slow, and the one barrelling up behind me at 70mph got within 6 feet of my tail before the side one passed my rear bumper and it could pull into the passing lane. Scared the cr*p out of me.
After my last trip through the Grapevine, I decided never again. Maybe with a native Angeleno friend who drives for a living, but otherwise, no, I will take the long way around.
I grew up driving mountain freeway passes, but the truck drivers in that one are a new shade of crazy.
On my last trip, coming downhill into town, I had trucks on 3 sides of me. The one in front and to the left were going slow, and the one barrelling up behind me at 70mph got within 6 feet of my tail before the side one passed my rear bumper and it could pull into the passing lane. Scared the cr*p out of me.
