15 semis, 5 cars, 2 vans & 2 fatalities on I-65 in Indiana

never reckless, never irresponsible

except in your eyes

good thing i dont drive for you

 

He was going fast in order to rear end the container that bad you guys drive like ######## nd i laugh when yall are calling yallself professional drivers, they should have take yall to jail when yall are hanging 2 ft behind each other.

 

In any road conditions, the greater the differential in speeds of vehicles, the more likely it is for collisions (whether momentary inattentiveness, or whatever).
Fog complicates the matter because fog takes away a great percentage of our depth perception.

So when in fog, you can't just say "If everyone drove within their vision & braking, there would be no accidents".
Drivers can often "see" the vehicle ahead of them, but due to the great loss of proper depth perception, it produces a greatly reduced reaction time.

I've come across vehicles traveling 10 mph on a foggy interstate. Do you think that's not too slow? (considering all other traffic is doing ~45 mph).
It's an accident waiting to happen. Maybe everyone should also be doing 10 mph?
But my feeling is... if fog is that bad... get off the road asap & park it.

 

you remind me of my safety manager at my very first mega

he taught us, go 1/2 the posted speed on curves
he taught us, 8second MINIMUM following distance on the highway
and some other stuff

so one day, i am about 3months into driving, he goes on a test drive with me, local street four lanes in one direction, two left turn lanes, i made a left turn

while in the turn, i changed from first to second gear (actually, second to third, first is too low)
he had a fit, called me an agressive driver, said i didnt belong on the road, he said i am to stay in first gear until i complete the turn and cancel my signal

second gear gets you up to about 3mph, at that speed on such a road,, you are impeding traffic

it was at that point where i realized that i am responsible for what i do on the road, not my safety manager, not dot, not shippers or receivers, not drvrtech.

I dont get tickets, i dont have wrecks, i dont curse at people, and though some may give me a finger or two here and there, i am not an impediment on the highway and i get to where i need to go

 

Well, in a perfect world, perhaps that makes sense. Fog, whiteouts, downpours, micro-bursts, and similar scenarios are unique, they often occur very quickly, almost instantly. Everyone is going to react differently in this situation, but many will brake to a near stop. Depending on the available light a fog bank or other problem area can often not be easily seen until you're right on it (and the "stopped" vehicle)

The bigger problem is those who do slow down drastically, remain in the roadway rather then perhaps moving to the shoulder to make room for the others who are about to discover the visibility problem. There are too many variables and different personalities out here to expect everyone to drive like they have some ability to see into the future and can/will drive accordingly.

if you feel you can not drive safely faster then about 20-30 MPH, you're in a VERY bad situation and there are NO good options. Pulling to the shoulder (if available) can be dangerous too. No shoulder? Must drive? Must Stop? Must drive xx MPH? Who decides? Every situation is unique.

 

[QUOTE="semi" retired;4500837]This will make you toss your breakfast. http://media.graytvinc.com/images/semi+crash+white+county.jpg[/QUOTE]

tossed breakfast along with dinner and supper....that's just too #### sad....

 

Was bad for a 14 mile stretch this morning. Put flashers on kicked it in 8th with cb on for warnings ahead, still made delover over hour early.

 

Doesn't really take a lot of speed to have results like this, especially if the truck ahead was traveling very slow or stopped. Its like hitting the side of a mountain. Anyone who has driven in dense fog with no break in it for an extended period of time especially at night knows that after awhile you almost start to hallucinate and takes it toll on your eyes quickly. Sometimes its best just to get off the road and take a rest for awhile. Something many guys are reluctant to do now with the continuous 14 hour clock. RIP driver

 

Very true. I've driven in dense fog on 2 lane roads for 100+ miles and you lose all sense of where you are, even on a road you travel regularly. Time enters a weird state of suspension and yes, you can find yourself in a weird daze after a while of trying to keep the fog line in view and make out things ahead in the fog. And on unfamiliar roads, finding a safe place to stop is often easier said then done especially when all of the wide spots are already jammed up with other vehicles.

 

Wish I was and everyone else was perfect like this guy! There wouldn't be any accidents then. If only he could put a sentence together correctly.