From: Howard Evans on
Didn't want to go out this A.M. but was required @ hospital. Heavy
fog, visibility about 275-300 feet. Drivers running w/no lights and
some were running in excess of 60 MPH. A school bus was running over
65. Called the bus service and was informed that the driver was late
in getting to pick-up point.
On divided roadway while returning, a lady of about 80 YO was
straddling the white line dividing lanes and was going at least 15
MPH.
Cops and EMTs can't handle the volume of wrecks. Fortunately, so far,
no fatalities just lots of sheet metal needing corrective measures.
From: Dave C. on
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:33:44 -0600
Howard Evans <hwrdevans(a)washustl.edu> wrote:

> Didn't want to go out this A.M. but was required @ hospital. Heavy
> fog, visibility about 275-300 feet. Drivers running w/no lights and
> some were running in excess of 60 MPH.

I learned a long time ago that in limited visibility conditions, it's
safest to run without lights on. It attracts too much attention from
LEOs. Better to run stealth. Most were probably going too fast
though, with or without lights on.

>A school bus was running over
> 65.

There is no excuse for that.

> Called the bus service and was informed that the driver was late
> in getting to pick-up point.

Better late than never. The driver should have his license yanked,
immediately and permanently. I'm not referring to his commercial
license. I mean any license. -Dave
From: necromancer on
On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 14:56:09 +0800, "Dave C." <noway(a)nohow.never>
wrote:

>
>Better late than never. The driver should have his license yanked,
>immediately and permanently. I'm not referring to his commercial
>license. I mean any license. -Dave

I'd add that the local school authority should look into its contract
with the bus company if they are condoning (or even encouraging) the
driver's behavior...


--
"And the referee's gone across with
his hand in his pocket!
He's... He's been told about it!
Its... Its Off! Its Red! Its Zidane!"
--BBC Broadcast
From: Speeders & Drunk Drivers are MURDERERS on
Howard Evans <hwrdevans(a)washustl.edu> wrote in
news:ngqbl5h76ikun021i8ncnnru3jd07rk646(a)4ax.com:

..
> On divided roadway while returning, a lady of about 80 YO was
> straddling the white line dividing lanes and was going at least 15
> MPH.

Sounds like she had the speed right. In heavy fog everyone should keep it
under 20.
From: Harry K on
On Jan 18, 10:56 pm, "Dave C." <no...(a)nohow.never> wrote:
> On Tue, 19 Jan 2010 11:33:44 -0600
>
> Howard Evans <hwrdev...(a)washustl.edu> wrote:
> > Didn't want to go out this A.M. but was required @ hospital. Heavy
> > fog, visibility about 275-300 feet. Drivers running w/no lights and
> > some were running in excess of 60 MPH.
>
> I learned a long time ago that in limited visibility conditions, it's
> safest to run without lights on.  It attracts too much attention from
> LEOs.  Better to run stealth.  Most were probably going too fast
> though, with or without lights on.
>

<snip>

That is about the dumbest statement I have read.

Harry K