How much wind is dangerous?
All these storms moving through here got me thinking. What wind speed makes you pull over and wait it out?
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rockhillmanor wrote:downtheroad wrote:
I don't need to know the wind speed....I can feel when it's too much through my hands on the steering wheel.
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The first time I 'feel' any push from any type of wind I pull off the road.
IMHO There is no sense to the attitude to prove that one can drive thru anything. It simply is just not safe for you AND others around you on the road.
So do you quite driving in winds above 20 mph? I've felt those winds driving......Then again, not sure what the cross winds were going over the columbia river on I205 many years ago, other than most of us moved a half of a lane to the left/west. Cars, semi's, myself with a 24' travel trailer.....I moved as one unit with a sway/wd system attached...
As noted by many, how strong will depend upon many things, going into, with, sidways, gusty vs steady. Some places like in the mid west, it seems to be ALWAYS blowing 20-30 mph! You feel it too! Should I quit driving because I feel it? or keep going at a slower pace so that it does not effect me as much.....
No right or wrong answer to this question. For me, over 50-60 mph steady, will be stopped, hopefully someplace quieter than not.
Marty
