Multiple vehicle crash on I-70 in Indiana

http://www.wthr.com/story/30945548/multiple-vehicles-involved-in-pile-up-crash-in-eastern-Indiana

Initially reported as 30 vehicles, turned out to be 9 trucks and 4 cars. Still bad. Cause of the accident was reported as a truck driving too fast for conditions and jackknifed. Slow down, people. I drove 65 in this crappy weather Sunday morning. My biggest fear wasn't losing control of my own vehicle but that one of the left lane cowboys would lose it and wrap me up in his wreck.

 

Meh. There is no way to define a standard, so the too fast and the too slow crowds can each claim they're right. I guess if you end your ride in the ditch then you were going too fast.

Personally, I let the truck tell me. If the rear end gets twitchy, I back it down a little. Single axles suck for traction on slick roads. Mostly I just maintain a safe following distance and try to stay clear of vehicles in packs. That way I don't have to worry about anyone but myself.