Bay Bridge Accident
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BadGirl
I am so very blessed
I saw it close-up earlier when I was trying to enter in to the parking lot, but the access road was closed because of this accident. Helo just landed ready to transport someone to the hospital. One car looked banged up badly, but the accident didn't seem to justify all the activity that's out there right now.elaine said:
bohman
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SoMDMama82 said:No kidding! I never had a fear of bridges until me and my friend were going to go to OC for the weekend. Once we got onto the Bay Bridge, she decides she's scared to death of bridges, and tells me she might pass out! (too late to trade places now, we were already on the bridge).
Well, damn. I've gone over that bridge close to a hundred times now, and never worried about it.* After reading this thread, though, now I'll have a white-knuckle grip on the wheel, waiting for one of these panicky types to swerve into me.
*there was that one time my car was stalling, at night, in heavy rain, and I wasn't sure we'd make it to the top of the bridge, but I prefer not to think about that trip anymore.
SoMDMama82
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bohman said:
Ha-ha, sorry, didn't meant to scare ya!
Cowgirl
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Fubar said:
I don't think it's a risk having 2 way traffic on the bridge.....it's no different than a regular 2 lane road with no shoulder. You SOMDers are spoiled with those huge-ass shoulders.
I know that people are afraid of bridges, but the lanes on the bridge are the same as the lanes on a regular road. :shrug: Just stay in your lane (which hopefully you're doing anyways) and you won't have a problem. I've never had an issue with bridges...once I got stuck on the Solomon's bridge (almost at the top) for 3 hours because of an accident.
It's terrible that the jackass pulling the trailer didn't use the safety chains. It was probably a knee-jerk reaction of the other drivers to swerve.....but the trailer was only 4'X6'....the shoulda just hit it. I imagine the driver of the SUV that was pulling the trailer is going live with that guilt for the rest of his/her life.
The lanes are actually wider than regular roads, so it really shouldn't be a problem.Cowgirl said:I don't think it's a risk having 2 way traffic on the bridge.....it's no different than a regular 2 lane road with no shoulder. You SOMDers are spoiled with those huge-ass shoulders.
I know that people are afraid of bridges, but the lanes on the bridge are the same as the lanes on a regular road. :shrug: Just stay in your lane (which hopefully you're doing anyways) and you won't have a problem. I've never had an issue with bridges...once I got stuck on the Solomon's bridge (almost at the top) for 3 hours because of an accident.
The bridge may be an irrational fear, but just like all irrational fears it is very real to those who have it.
Has anyone heard more about the victims? Have names been released?
desertrat
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Traveling through Fredricksburg is a hassle, especially past 95. 235 is a familiar journey punctuated by brief sphincter puckering moments. At least though, it only takes 10 minutes to pass through the stretch I use.aps45819 said:
Would a safety chain actually hold at 65MPH? Wouldn't the trailer start whipping around pretty violently at that speed? If the driver slowed when the trailer came undone, wouldn't there be a bad jack-knife? Do we even know if the driver didn't use chains? Maybe it was just a simple mechanical failure....Cowgirl said:What do you think they might charge him/her with? Is it enough for vehicular manslaughter? Negligence? The safety chain thing is the clincher....