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To: Reno89519

I have no personal experience with the stretch of road in question. But I can tell you here in Contra Costa County, Northern California, there are a series of tunnels that go through the hills that separate Berkeley and Oakland from Contra Costa County. Highway 24 and there are 3 tunnels that let out onto estraight road and the road after the tunnels is straight and in good condition and not a day goes by when there is not a serious accident on the highway leading out of those tunnels. And it’s the damndest thing, it’s just a straight road, you stay in your lane you have no issues. But every single day there is a traffic accident in that area. I have no explanation.... except that there are a lot of people driving these days who have no business whatsoever driving a car. They are either texting when they come out of that tunnel and get tweaked by the change in lighting, or they are simply idiots. Or both.


4 posted on 09/17/2018 11:06:19 PM PDT by Attention Surplus Disorder (Apoplectic is where we want them)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder

If you’re talking about the Caldecott tunnels, they actually added a fourth bore a few years ago, so the excuse of four lanes funneling down to two, depending on time of day, cannot be used anymore.


8 posted on 09/17/2018 11:54:45 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks ( The US Constitution ....... Invented by geniuses and God .... Administered by morons ......)
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To: Attention Surplus Disorder
Highway 24 and there are 3 tunnels that let out onto estraight road and the road after the tunnels is straight and in good condition and not a day goes by when there is not a serious accident on the highway leading out of those tunnels. And it’s the damndest thing, it’s just a straight road, you stay in your lane you have no issues. But every single day there is a traffic accident in that area.

The Caldecott Tunnel (4 bores) has a drop (I understand) of 100 feet in elevation between the east and west portals. Going eastbound you emerge into a basically straight road. Going westbound you emerge into a series of banked curves and don't get back to the straightaway until you pass the Telegraph Avenue exit. A driver MUST pay attention on what is essentially a mountain road. There are always those jokers who are fixated on that little screen and that causes a world of problems for everyone else.

9 posted on 09/17/2018 11:59:01 PM PDT by thecodont
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