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Reality_Check
Mar 05, 2022Nomad II
ticki2 wrote:
I think it has more to do with the color of the cones and the fact that it indicates to oncoming traffic that the vehicle is parked and not moving
Nope.. it is policy, as JRscooby stated. Has little to nothing to do with other traffic.
JRscooby wrote:
You ever see van or pickup setting with cones by the corners? Do you imagine somebody thinks it is easier to see the cone than the vehicle, so people won't run into the van? No. It is because it has been proven if a driver walks around their vehicle before they get in they are much less likely to hit something when they start to move.
Bummer this happened, and has been said....every....single.....one of us has had 'awchit' moments and screwed something up. Hate to see it.
And I'm on the side of..could always wish something had been better marked, etc, but in the end, I own it 100%. Bollards are a pain, always imperfect, and there for a reason. No different than curbs. How many cars have torn off their front spoiler because the curb was just a bit to tall, or whatever. Are we supposed to nerf/flag those too? No, it's on us, the driver.
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