Avoiding blow overs
I live in an area with industrial wind turbines so I am very use to towing in windy conditions. 30-40 mph gusts are common and still not a big deal. Thursday we were on a north south interstate when a horrible storm blew through. After the fact we learned that the gusts were in the 60-70 mph range. Traffic dropped to 30 mph and people were just plain stopping not even completely off the interstate, pretty stupid.
I thought the semi truck in front of me was going over and I pretty much thought I would be going with him. Knowing pulling over or stopping was no solution I took the very next exit and turned into the storm. While visibility was next to none I managed to find a lot to park facing the wind.
Not a pleasant memory and experienced muscle cramps in my shoulders that evening. Other than doing what I did any suggestions for when you find in such a situation?
I thought the semi truck in front of me was going over and I pretty much thought I would be going with him. Knowing pulling over or stopping was no solution I took the very next exit and turned into the storm. While visibility was next to none I managed to find a lot to park facing the wind.
Not a pleasant memory and experienced muscle cramps in my shoulders that evening. Other than doing what I did any suggestions for when you find in such a situation?
