Originally posted by oldredneck
Two scenarios
Actually, you forgot scenario #3 - There is a left turning vehicle waiting to turn into the Antique Center, which doesn't get hit. Behind that, Car #1 and Car #2 do serious nosedives to stop without hitting eachother or the left-turning vehicle, a split second before Car #3 comes into the picture, nose-down and plows Car #2 which in turn hits Car #1. Car #1 and #2 would have stopped in time, if Car #3 hadn't ruined it for them. Airbags for Car #3 beat up the front occupants, but better than making love to the dash, steering wheel and windshield. No air bag deployment for the front 2.
Babies in all 3 cars. Thank goodness that it wasn't worse. I'd be curious to know if the driver of Car #3 in the rear received a citation for causing the accident.
There will never be a center turning lane there. Property is too expensive on both sides of the road, and our State is broke. About a month ago, maintenance workers left 1 lane closed overnight for about 1/4 mile past the hospital while they were cleaning the manhole drains. The next morning, 2 miles of backup going South on Route 5 from Burchmart, back to Wendy's. So, there is too much traffic to close one lane on each side to make room for a turning lane.
The police need to enforce the 40mph speed limit through there, because re-engineering, acquiring property and widening the road isn't an option for our nearly bankrupt State of Maryland.