We Survived a Fatal Accident...
During the late morning of the 3rd of this month, a Tuesday, dear Wifey and I were eastbound aboard our Winnebago Journey 32T, a diesel pusher. We were on US50, just west of the small town of Kinsley,...
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CoachPotato wrote:
I choose to drive the US highways instead of the interstates at every opportunity because we like driving through the small towns and seeing the rural countryside. Now... I often think about how that accident would not have happened had we been on an interstate.
I know a lot of people prefer smaller highways to interstates, but they make me incredibly nervous. In this case, you were in no way at fault, but I hate coming up on an intersection, wondering whether the light will change and if I'll be able to stop. And if I can't, then it will be my fault.
And I watch them like a hawk, and know about stale greens, and am a super-aware driver. But these are invariably lights I'm not familiar with, so I don't know how they usually act. And my inclination is to lift off the gas and be ready to brake, but will that actually delay my arrival to an intersection that I would have easily gone through on green if I hadn't lifted?
I just spent some time in British Columbia, and they have those "prepare to stop" lights everywhere. They make all the difference in the world, and I had no qualms about driving with those. But once I crossed the border, I was back to having to predict what I thought an upcoming stoplight might do. I hate it.
CoachPotato wrote:
One mystery was that a container of sugar that was in the cabinet wound up in the fridge!
Wow. I've heard some crazy stuff in my day, but that may take the cake.
