There appears to be a question as to whether or not the truck hydroplaned or not. Either way, wet roads are slick roads regardless of how new or good your tires are. Time to take your foot off the accelerator; slow down and live!


https://dfw.cbslocal.com/2019/11/06/4-north-texas-high-school-students-killed-collin-crash-identified/

The way they drive in the DFW Metromess I’m surprised they don’t have something like this five times a day. It’s bad enough the way they drive out here in the boonies. We had a bus load of kids coming back from a track meet side swiped by an 18 wheeler resulting in several heart breaking deaths. About six weeks ago a friends granddaughter was with her other grandpa coming back from a barrel racing event and was rear ended at high speed by an 18 wheeler. She is 12 and had been training with this horse since the age of six. The horses back was broken and they had to put him down while she was hugging him. The picture was heart breaking, but the trailer absorbed the energy saving her and her grandpas lives. The interstates are now our railway shipping system.-

Though there are some who may disagree, I believe the interstate highway system has become one of the most dangerous ways to travel due to the 18 wheeler problem.

You either need to be in a very large motorhome (40 foot or larger) or in an 18 wheeler so you can play chicken with the big iron.

Agreed! The interstate system was designed for troop movement in a national emergency but not for the massive number of trucks that now own it.

We need much more intense drivers ed, rigorous car inspection and much better road maintenance/construction.

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I couldn’t agree more David. They have this in Germany and even with no speed limit they are, or at least used to be, the safest highway system in the world in terms of fatalities per miles driven.

An interesting side benefit to all this in Germany is that it makes driving FUN instead of frustrating. These days the Autobahn has too many trucks although not as many as we do here, but at least they park the trucks on Saturday and Sunday, so you still have two days per week to find some open sections and let the hammer down.

They do have speed limits in sections, or on most roads. Its only the third lane on the Autobahn. Yes, it is smooth, at least when I drove on it in the late 80's. I was doing 116 mph or so. It felt like driving 65 mph. They are also stricker on violations. The Autobahn has rules, that must be abided by. No left lane Nellies. When someone has their left turn signal on, it 'MOVE OVER NOW!' Yeah, try that in the US. Just, try and get people to use their turn signals in the US.

A friend was in a large 38 foot motorhome cruising on the interstate. He was literally run off the road by a speeding 18 wheeler. Especially at night, 18 wheelers are trying to make time and you best not be in their head lights.

Yes, and the speed limited sections are more and more common, but there are still good sections where on a weekend you can let it go. I learned my freeway type driving in Germany from mid 1969 to mid 1971. You have to learn the laws and what to watch for. Then there was relatively little traffic compared to now, and truck traffic was sparse.

The great driving is not only on the Autobahn. Even in crowded cities the traffic flows very well because Germans are taught to FOCUS on their driving. No coffee drinking, no kids in the front seat, etc.

I came home to the US traffic in 1971 and it took me thirty years to get accustomed to the incompetent driving of the average US motorist. Then I started doing a lot of work in the early 2000’s. That started my US driving frustration all over again.

In APRIL 2016, we vacationed in Europe for three weeks, most of it in Germany. I drove 5000 KM in three weeks. We are going back next April and I will planning some long drives on Saturdays and Sundays.

The left turn signal is not the main indication to watch for on the Autobahn. Watch for flashing headlights in the rear view mirror. After seeing the round sign with three hash marks, there is no speed limit in any lane, but the left lane and to some extent the middle lane, is the only place where it makes any difference. The middle and right lanes will be the slower traffic due to the necessities of traffic flow. For those not knowing what to watch for and the rules of the road, it is best to stay out of the left lane. It’s not for tourists uneducated on the knowledge of and execution of the rules.

In the United States, they already believe the Interstate highway system is the autobahn. I regularly get passed by morons traveling at and in excess of 100 MPH. IMHO, New England drivers are the WORST.

Its styled after the old Autobahn. Yes, people exceed the speed limit. 100 MPH is bad. I don't like it when they dice in and out of lanes, at excessive speeds. If they pass on the left, then not as big of a problem.

No you don't. It's a date occurrence and.you know it. It sure why you feel compelled to lie in order to make your point.

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We seldom consider that every car or truck coming towards you on a two lane highway. You are both at risk of a head on collision. They are the ones you are both unlikely to survive at speed.


Where any four lane separated by a decent median is far safer. Accidents will still happen but usually not head on ones unless a vehicle makes it across the medians. Plus they eliminate someone pulling out to pass while you are going towards them in the opposing lane.


I do not know what it is about aging but you seem to want to take less risks.

Speaking of risks, think about this:

The average driver in the United States received driver's ed training during high school. During High School driver's ed training, we learned how to parallel park, use turn signals when turning, stop for stop signs, stop for red lights, back up, pass only in passing zones, not change lanes within 100 feet of an intersection, etc. The majority of us never sit through any additional driver's ed training the rest of our days on this earth. Some do, most don't.

And we continue to wonder why there are so many accidents and wrecks.