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I had a boss that told me that all accidents are preventable. He said if you're going throuugh an area with deer, you should slow down. So perhaps if everyone goes down to 25 in a deer zone we'll all be safe and no one will ever get to their destination!
Deer zone? I think our entire state is a friggin' deer zone.

Speaking of slowing down, I had to run an errand yesterday morning during "commute time"... and traffic was flowing at a smooth 25/30 mph on the heavily traveled two-lane highway I was on. At the head of a very LONG string of traffic was some poor sob hauling a very unusual looking, very wide load.

I'm pretty laid back about this stuff, but I felt bad for the guy knowing that probably 95% of the people in line were probably thinking unkind thoughts about the guy. He was probably as happy to ramp onto the four-lane as those behind him.
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That is a thought. However, some companies are starting to treat deer collisions as preventable accidents.
The company I drive for says stay straight, and take out the deer! We recently had a driver total out a truck and trailer, trying to 'dodge' a deer.
He is no longer with our company. They would happily replace a bumper, and/or radiator.

By the way, our safety committee is made up of 6 drivers who just happen to be hanging around the office when they want to have a safety meeting. They read over accident reports filed by drivers, and take a vote on whether they are preventable, or not.
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I had a boss that told me that all accidents are preventable. He said if you're going throuugh an area with deer, you should slow down. So perhaps if everyone goes down to 25 in a deer zone we'll all be safe and no one will ever get to their destination!
I have heard insurance companies say that
"Your partially to blame just because your were there" percentage wise
Thats crap !!!!!!
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Any Info on WV 64 Accident
Does anyone know how the 8/5/08 accident on 64 near Charleston, WV happened. I know a R&L double overturned the second trailer and spilled hazmat over both sides of the highway closing both directions. Also there was a fatality invovled. I sat in the northbound lanes for four hours until the road was opened. Apparently southbound was closed until 8 am the next morning. sorry I mistakenly responded to this post instead of starting a new thread.
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