PA TPK Valentine's Day Pileup - North of Philadelphia

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  1. Semi Crazy

    Semi Crazy Road Train Member

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    And they talk about Southern drivers on ice.:biggrin_2559:

    http://www.nbcphiladelphia.com/news/breaking/Pa-Turnpike-Crash-245517981.html
    http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/story?section=news/local&id=9432120
    http://abclocal.go.com/wpvi/gallery?section=news/local&id=9432131&photo=1
    http://www.philly.com/philly/news/breaking/20140215_Massive_pileup_on_PA_Turnpike.html


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    Headline from Lehigh Valley:
    PA Turnpike Pileups: 50-100 vehicles in crashes spread over one mile of Interstate 276; I-476 south closed again

    Route 309 in Center Valley is also closed because of an accident involving two tractor-trailers with one driver.
     
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  3. Semi Crazy

    Semi Crazy Road Train Member

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    This pic shows the black ice real good.

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    That NE extension is crazy when it's dry and sunny. Ain't no doubt with ice like that someone's gonna slip up and the whole line of tailgating speeders go crunch crunch crunch!

    "Pennsylvania State Police said that they believe that drivers driving too close and too fast for the conditions possibly played a role." Ya think???:biggrin_25526:
     
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  4. Ed MacLane

    Ed MacLane Light Load Member

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    ..........
     
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  5. pattyj

    pattyj Road Train Member

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    When millions live there,things like this are ecspected.I don't miss the north east one bit.
     
  6. silverdrifter

    silverdrifter Heavy Load Member

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    I have always watched the local news in my area and maybe this is just me just now starting to notice all the crashes with big rigs but it just seems like since they passed all these new restrictions on driving there have been a lot more crashes and wrecks with big trucks
     
  7. NewbiusErectus

    NewbiusErectus Medium Load Member

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    yeah but we still have plenty of bread and milk :biggrin_2559:
     
  8. trucker3205

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    And they won't learn a thing from this and have another pileup tomorrow. That's what you call fools. Not learning from mistakes.
     
  9. ziggity

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    IN lanes piled up mostly shut down this afternoon. Getting worse so if approaching please park til safer.
     
  10. Cat sdp

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    PA is down south.........


    hope everyone is ok....
     
  11. shroomhauler

    shroomhauler Bobtail Member

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    too fast, too close, don't pay attention, wreck, rent new car, sleep, repeat,too fast, too close, don't pay attenti........

    and so on and so on
     
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