12/13/2010 I was in an accident

Walstib: I understand your point. However, it has been said many times if conditions are as bad as you describe, you shouldn't even be out in it. If you have a collision in these conditions, as the professional driver, you should have known better than to be out there regardless of delivery schedules and jerk dispatchers.

 

Lot of accidents in that area this past few days for black ice.

As for the BEER CANS , saw that a few times as well assisting at a crash , COP picks up old can or bottle from the ditch and questions the driver who just had an accident. I old bottle actually had moss growing on it and he still asked if it belonged to the driver.

 

"Undrivable Conditions" and "Experience" are relative to locale. I've spent most of my life working in weather and road conditions that would cause massive coronarys to most of my Southern brethern. I chuckle when I hear folks talking about "Those crazy fing Canadians don't know when to get off the road.". Folks, what is panicking you is what constitutes a light snow flurry where we come from.

Yet mI've been South long enough to realize that "impassible conditions" are constituted by the lack of experience by those around me coupled by the laughable (to me) methods employed by the highway depts to counter winter conditions. Pouringsalty Brine Water on highways to combat ice??? Come ON people.

 

"Those crazy fing Canadians don't know when to get off the road.". Folks, what is panicking you is what constitutes a light snow flurry where we come from. Tell that to the 200 trucks and 100 + 4 wheelers stuck on HWY 402 in Ontario , and whats that wet stuff the spray on the roads , CALCIUM , we use that to keep the DUST down in the summer.

 

lol, good point but most of us don't consider Southern Ontarion's real Canadians

 

Thank God Your ok. Ive had some close calls in my career, but always pulled out ok. I must say though, its hearing stories like yours that have helped me stay safe out there. What I mean is, it just keep reminding me about the dangers. Ive been off the truck for a few months, but going back out next month. Its been a bad wiinter so far and I hope everyone stays safe.

 

Sure I would like to see the pictures. And as far as thinking "well, this is it," that was exactly what I was thinking as I headed more or less jackknifing) towards the barrow ditch. I got lucky and got it straightened out though, so that I went into the ditch pretty much head on, and right on through the ditch and into the field on the other side.

The fact is driver, that sometimes stuff happens. You try to prevent it, you try to be a safe driver, but just a seconds worth of bad judgement, or just plain bad luck, can really screw things up.

Yes, let's see some pix!

 

I'm like you I always pull out. I hate close calls!

 

I tell you this Ohio builds some dang good guard rail too. Back in '92 I hit some black ice on 75 south at the 111. And now that is my personal 70 ft of guard rail. it only cost $770. As Ohio sent me the bill to repair it. LOL. I hope Michigan doesn't bill you for the repair.