ArkRescue
Adopt me please !
I try not to drive at night anymore but special glasses can help.
Yet another single vehicle accident in to a tree or in this case a "pole
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glhs837
Power with Control
Yep, target fixation. They teach racecar drivers the same thing "Look where you want to go, no matter what's happening". If you break that and look where you will crash, its easy to fixate on the worst thing you see and its becomes a self fulfilling prophecy.
That would explain accidents when she's doing reverse cowgirl.
When I first moved to somd in 1998, I was stunned to see how many motor vehicles accidents they had in this area. There was the high school kid that pulled out in front of a dump truck on 235 in Mechanicsville. They had the white crosses there for a long time. I guess on the country roads the lack of a shoulder doesn't give you a lot of room if you overcorrect while driving too fast.
And how many wrecks happen on the bridge? Not before the bridge or after the bridge, right on the bridge. It's like people forget how to drive once their car is suspended above water. Same with the Woodrow Wilson bridge. People will drive from Maine to Florida. But if they are going to breakdown it will be on the WW bridge during rush hour.
And how many wrecks happen on the bridge? Not before the bridge or after the bridge, right on the bridge. It's like people forget how to drive once their car is suspended above water. Same with the Woodrow Wilson bridge. People will drive from Maine to Florida. But if they are going to breakdown it will be on the WW bridge during rush hour.
Can you provide instances... preferably video?
No video but the expression is usually like
gemma_rae
Well-Known Member
I'm surprised no one mentioned wildlife, until now at least.
The other thing is the utility companies in So MD use "Mobility" poles. Developed with funding from the collision repair industry they are designed to climb out of their holes when no one is looking and squat in the middle of the road. When a vehicle swerves around them, they spring back to their hole and Blammo!
We just got a new load today and them things are jumping all over the pole yard!
The other thing is the utility companies in So MD use "Mobility" poles. Developed with funding from the collision repair industry they are designed to climb out of their holes when no one is looking and squat in the middle of the road. When a vehicle swerves around them, they spring back to their hole and Blammo!
We just got a new load today and them things are jumping all over the pole yard!
glhs837
Power with Control
Really short girls for the win here....
3CATSAILOR
Well-Known Member
Yeah, everyone knows it at this point. Including law enforcement. But, for some reaason those that can do something about it choose not to. At least so far. It will change eventually. But, with time. I have confidence it will change. Perhaps misplaced confidence I admit. But, I am trying to stay positive that someting for the better will improve.
3CATSAILOR
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Funny you mention that, I have been doing it for quite some time. The shooting glasses are great for that. Have you ever looked at the Maryland Motor Vehicle law (on line) to see what the brightest headlights on cars are allowed to be? You would be surprised.
3CATSAILOR
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That happened one time on top of the bridge too. The red/blue lights on the Sheriff's car were blinding traffic.
I ordered aftermarket LED headlights for my "new" vehicle so I can at least see the deer I'm about to hit.
Oh, snap
They do and they're not that expensive. Si Robertson has started wearing Battle Vision glasses since his recent eye surgery. He no longer needed his Coke bottle bottom glasses, but felt naked without them. Mine are actually from an automobile cooling system leak detection kit from Auto Zone.
Hope the vent pipe is OK!
Tech
Well-Known Member
Aiming may also be part of the problem. People adjusting headlights to see farther down the road.
In my Jetta, even a std F150 can blind me without realizing it. Then you get the dumb****s with a lift kit and tires that stick out a foot past the fenders. They never think to have the headlights readjusted. It's one of those things you live with. Luckily I have remote mirrors and turn them outwards. Can't do anything about them flooding the cabin of the car except focus straight ahead.
Sneakers
Just sneakin' around....
And sometimes you just can't do anything about it. Coming home with the truck pulling a trailer, so down in the tail a little bit. Pull up to a stop light, Mazda Miata in front of me, his top down. Guy starts waving frantically at me because I'm blinding him. He thinks my high beams are on. so I flipped up from low to high and REALLY blinded him. Then he realized I WAS on low beam and kinda accepted it. I played the nice guy and turned my headlights off until we started moving again.
WheezyCarl
Active Member
I'm more of a "vehicle into the building" watch and see type of person. Never ceases to amaze me how this happens. Not to mention, the latest incident was at my place of employment.
NorthBeachPerso
Honorary SMIB
Adjusted for population I'll bet there were just as many. The reason you didn't hear about them as often, or did after the fact, is likely because there weren't outlets that provided news/information almost in real time. not to mention social media. Look how often you see a thread here with a variation of "Accident on TJ Bridge".