Posted on 12/11/2013 8:10:07 AM PST by BenLurkin
TMZ reported that experts told Walker's family that a car approaching 90 MPH will lose traction after hitting "Botts' Dots", reflective dots on the road used to guide drivers at night.
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Interesting theory....However here in snowy and icy states I have noticed that there are more spinouts on side of road in dry conditions in winter since the rumble strips came into wide use. . I suspect that the rumble strip divots ground into the highways here hold water that can freeze and are causing some accidents. ie. dry conditions in winter lead to higher speeds, generally on the interstate highway. Drifting driver hits rumble strip and leftover ice in divots and yanks steering wheel and the compromised friction due to ice and wheel moving up and down can cause an issue. The question is: are they preventing more accidents then they may cause? Anyone know of studies on the possibilities that rumble strips cause accidents?
Correk....many others also.
Here in Md they have a huge machine that goes along and slam a number of upside down ridges into the road. They don’t dig them out they just slam then in.
Makes a Helluva racket when they do it, I am sure on a turn at a hundred it could cause a skid.
What happened to the reflectors on the interstates in FL? When I was a kid and went on family trips down I-95 to FL during the 70s/80s I got excited when I started to hear the noise of the car going over the reflectors knowing we were finally in FL. I went back to FL for the first time in 20 years in 2010 and the reflectors were not there anymore.
It wasn’t the road bumps; it was those trees that jumped out into the street.
Blow the horn and those dang trees will get out of the way.
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Hate to break it to you Walker family. It was the driver going 90 on an idustrial street that killed Paul.
An autistic kid would sometimes ride with me and I’d intentionally drive down a line of dots. She thought it was great and would laugh and laugh. Yes, it was all perfectly safe. Out in the country with no traffic and the botts were designating the smooth shoulder. I’d wear a sparkly Christmas shirt year round just because she liked it. Anything to get her to interact.
Most places that have to plow the roads do, too.
Those lil road bumps are dangerous.
They have affected my cars as well, albeit at lower speeds.
I am VERY sorry that Paul Walker is no longer amongst us but this is a”Bridge Too Far”!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Oak tree you're in my way..."
Since we don’t have Snow Plows in Southern California, Bots Dots weren’t a big problem, until now.
Well, I guess if we can just save one Child’s life by getting rid of them...
First I heard that the Power Steering Pump was leaking and could have failed, so it accident was either the fault of a Repair Shop or Porsche. Now let’s blame the Bots Dots. Next they will blame the Tree.
The Driver was at fault, PERIOD.
He killed himself and his friend, PERIOD.
Believe it or not, sleazy plaintiff lawyers WILL blame the tree when their client, or client’s dead family member, leaves the travel lane and wraps a car around it.
To point out what should be obvious: Most roads are perfectly safe if you keep control of your vehicle. Once a driver leaves the travel lane, the accident has already happened.
But plaintiff lawyers know no shame.
Nine times out of ten, “experts” are the biggest liars in the court system. Bigger liars than even the lawyers.
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