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Saturday, February 21, 2009
Another swath of that white stuff and another surge for car accident lawyers and auto insurance agents, There will be accidents, injuries and insurance damage claims.
I know it was wishful thinking but I really hoped that the snow was finished for the winter but it looks like I'm in for another bout of shoveling my windrow.
If you don't know what a windrow is, there is a photo of my windrow in my post Its Melting, it's Melting.
But with my luck . . .
Take care if you have to drive in the stuff, leave early, keep lots of room between you and the other guy and . . . SLOW DOWN!
The ditch likes speeders!
More on road safety at http://www.ezee.ca
Forklift Safety at liftright.net
See Truck photos or my other photos at donssite.com
or see optical illusions or web animations
Wednesday, February 11, 2009
Look out for the rain!
Some areas are getting pounded by rain through the Midwest which is certain to cause some flash flooding with rivers and streams swelling over frozen ground, the runoff won't drain away so quickly.
The increased run off from meltwaters added to the run off from rain could cause serious flooding in low lying areas with water rising faster and deeper than expected.
There are many dangers in these conditions for children and pets but also for motorists on and off the highways.
The first obvious danger for motorists will be pooling on the roads which can cause a car to "hydroplane" out of control.
Another not so obvious danger is the possibility of being swept away in the floodwater.
Every year some drivers do venture through flowing water over the road and all to often the water simply carries the car off into deeper water.
This danger is more prevalent than many think, it only takes about a foot of flowing water to sweep a car off the road.
Be ready for the conditions you encounter and be prepared to take the long way home or just stay where you are til the waters recede, you don't want to be another auto insurance claim or need car accident lawyers and auto insurance agents.
Stay Safe.
Read up on road safety at http://www.ezee.ca
Forklift Safety at liftright.net
See Truck photos or my other photos at donssite.com
or see optical illusions or web animations
Thursday, January 29, 2009
while exiting a busy highway
in a snowstorm
downhill on a curved exit ramp
and see
NOTHING BUT TRUCK
three feet from your bumper?
As Safety and Compliance guy for a trucking company several years ago, I took a call from a lady about our driver bearing down on her in heavy traffic, she was terrified for herself and two kids in the car, she said she thought she was going to die. She later wrote me a letter passionately describing her ordeal.
Unfortunately this happens all too often and does sometimes cause drivers to panic and make a mistake which on the highway can be deadly.
It doesn't have to be a truck though. Some drivers can be intimidated into making a foolish mistake they would not have made otherwise by a car tailgating them or it could develop into a case of road rage.
Don't Tailgate!
Most of the accidents I see (and I see a lot) are from people following too close! Unfortunately we all pay in higher car insurance costs because of it.
Without the stupid accidents, our auto insurance rates would most certainly drop.
Leave at least TWO to THREE seconds between vehicles - in good conditions.
More in poor conditions, better safe than dead!
More on road safety at http://www.ezee.ca
Forklift Safety at liftright.net
See Truck photos or my other photos at donssite.com
or see optical illusions or web animations