Turnouts
I am happy to pull over in turnouts, even when I see only one or two cars behind me. I don't aspire to the notion that if I am going the speed limit, I don't need to use the turnout. The problem I...
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PNW_Steve wrote:
I am of a similar mind.
I do my best to be courteous and accommodating to the drivers around me but never at the expense of safety.
If I cannot see far enough ahead to feel safe using the turnout, I don't.
me three. Gripes I have is at times the sign for the turnout is way to close to the turnout to see what the turnout looks like, slow down and safely get into the turnout.
And as mentioned there doesn't seem to be any consistency of minimum turnout length or turnout pavement ( or lack thereof)
It's worst when traffic is moving at 50+ mph. Often on windy roads I (and traffic) is going slower and makes it easier to use wide spots in the road to pull over.
