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125 car Pile-up Kills 10 in Georgia
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Posted on 03/14/2002 7:10:01 AM PST by Bryan24

Interstate in Georgia gets fogged in. 125 autos involved.


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KEYWORDS: automobile; deaths; georgia; wreck
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To: MinuteGal
Merely slowing down with emergency lights turned on doesn't do a lick of good when a fully-loaded semi bears down on your rear at 70 MPH!

Thats true. What a scary thought! But sometimes if I am near an overpass I usually stop under it and wait the storm out. Fog is a different story. You can't really wait for the fog to lift.

21 posted on 03/14/2002 7:31:42 AM PST by areafiftyone
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To: Bryan24; *georgia
FYI, just heard on WSB 750AM (Boortz's flagship station) that the state patrol (or was it GADOT? one of the two) has announced that it will probably be *tomorrow* before they reopen I-75. They've got traffic rerouted (probably on US41), but you know it'll be ugly. Avoid NW GA like the plague, for now.
22 posted on 03/14/2002 7:32:03 AM PST by FreedomPoster
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To: Bryan24
There was a similar accident about 10-12 years ago on I-75 about 30 miles northeast of
Chattanooga, TN.
24 posted on 03/14/2002 7:35:24 AM PST by BluH2o
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To: CFW
"DJ, only you can turn a simple road trip into a "made for tv" movie."

ROFLMAO!!!! You're so funny! I forgot how dramatic I can be, but that's what happened!! *grins* And I do remember telling you about it, too! I was TERRIFIED! ;-)

Did I mention the story about when we were going to Chicago for my sister-in-law's wedding and got stuck in the valley between Monteagle and Nashville when that 100-mile east to west storm embedded with hundreds of little tornadoes came through and I had my weather radio on and we had to stop at a truckstop for 6 hours???

25 posted on 03/14/2002 7:35:57 AM PST by DJ88
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To: areafiftyone
I've noticed that people who own these huge SUV's are the ones who seem to think they are invincible on the road. Even during heavy Rain, Snow or Fog

Living in GA, the drivers I'm most afraid of are the ones from up north who are driving in the snow. The problem is they are used to driving on roads that have been properly plowed and salted. Since it only snows a couple of times a year in GA, pretty much nothing is done to clear the roads when it snows. They see a light snow and think "that shouldn't be a big deal", but it is.

You're right about some SUV drivers being overconfident. A SUV may be better at getting you out of trouble, or keeping you safe in an accident, but the best way to stay out of trouble is to avoid putting yourself into situations that might get you into trouble to begin with.

26 posted on 03/14/2002 7:36:58 AM PST by Brookhaven
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To: areafiftyone
Using your emergency blinkers in fog while you are still rolling is illegal and a mistake.

Drivers in your rear could assume you were stopped and/or on the shoulder and steer to your left assuming that is where the driving lane is. Continuing to move would throw off their depth perception of traffic in general.

Turn on your tail light -- tap your brake at an irregular interval to make drivers to your rear cautious -- forget the flashers.

27 posted on 03/14/2002 7:40:04 AM PST by KC Burke
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To: FreedomPoster;CFW
Oh jeez...I can just imagine what a mess that will be...gonna be a bunch of ticked off truckdrivers, that's for sure!

My sister went to school in KY, and my brother went to UT, and my other brother went to ASU (Appalachian State University)...I hated making road trips to see them. Sheesh..it always took 4 hours LONGER than it should have. ;-)

And I won't mention the time we were in Boone, NC and my father took us on a "sightseeing" tour of Grandfather Mountain. Just put it this way: the whole family is lucky to be alive....;-)

28 posted on 03/14/2002 7:40:37 AM PST by DJ88
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To: Brookhaven
You're right...even though I drive an SUV, I don't take it for granted that I am any safer than anyone else. I've seen drivers of SUV's driving in downpours here in FL at 80mph..and it scares me. Just remember...it doesn't have to be the car you're driving, it could be the type of driver they are..I've seen all types of idiots in all types of cars. ;-)

Signed,

I Am Not A Soccer Mom, But I Do Love My SUV and Noone Is Taking It Away From Me. :-)

29 posted on 03/14/2002 7:43:40 AM PST by DJ88
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To: Brookhaven
After the last couple of snow/ice storms, I noticed that the vehicles in the ditches and medians were the 4X4 kind. Maybe the enviros are right. We need to get these things off the roads.
30 posted on 03/14/2002 7:44:39 AM PST by oyez
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To: Bryan24
we got stuck inthe smokey mountains once during the fog and it is severe. one of us had to look at side markers just to navigate . got off first exit and waited it out. better to lose time than life. lot of kids going down for spring break right now. at 18-21 you think you are invincible. that area is a major stretch just after you clear of the mountains and are anxious to make up speed.
31 posted on 03/14/2002 7:45:24 AM PST by robjna
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To: BluH2o
Didn't a group of local activists come out and blame the fog on the local papermill?
32 posted on 03/14/2002 7:46:41 AM PST by oyez
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To: Brookhaven
I've noticed that people who own these huge SUV's are the ones who seem to think they are invincible on the road. Even during heavy Rain, Snow or Fog

The truth of the matter the SUVs are probably the most dangerous vehicles on the interstate. They are unstable and turn over at a rate four times greater then sedans. They also become the battering rams that kill and maim all those unfortunate enough to be hit by them. Add to this the careless attitudes of many of the macho type who drive them and you have the most dangerous vehicle package on the road. When will insurance companies take notice and charge them insurance rates commensurate to the danger they pose to others, themselves and their passengers.

33 posted on 03/14/2002 7:51:32 AM PST by richwolo
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To: DJ88
Cars could easily be equipped with radar or sonar to prevent a lot of these collisions and save many lives. The problem is with all the lawyers in America. They will sue any manufacturer the first time someone dies. I think air bag manufacturers are constantly in court, constantly paying out millions to lawyers. It's only because of special laws that air bags even exist.

Possibly some radar detector company could add electronics to provide audio alerts of imminent collisions. I would buy one.

34 posted on 03/14/2002 7:52:50 AM PST by Reeses
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To: robjna
Why do you think they named them "Great Smokey Mountains"? My first two trips into GSM was through a haze.
35 posted on 03/14/2002 7:54:08 AM PST by oyez
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To: areafiftyone
I put my emergency blinkers on...

Improper use of those lights!!! Those blinkers are intended for parking along the side of the road ONLY! When used in motion, your vehicle is visible to other drivers only 50% of the time. An ocean of those blinking lights makes it impossible to tell when actual braking occurs.

36 posted on 03/14/2002 7:58:44 AM PST by GingisK
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To: areafiftyone
SUV's are the ones who seem to think they are invincible on the road

Agree with that. But the real scary part is us sitting in our Accords can't see in front of them, and are totally dependent upon their ability to see and stop, or avoid, or to create an accident that we can't ditch away from.

Then when they come at you at night the blinding headlights put you at risk of hitting something unexpectedly.

What's the fascination with these things that suck up gas, and normally have one passenger who never takes it off the road?

37 posted on 03/14/2002 8:00:37 AM PST by aShepard
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To: GingisK
LOL OKAY OKAY I GOT THE HINT! Thank god we have very little fog in New York otherwise I would be on "America's Most Wanted List"!
38 posted on 03/14/2002 8:29:52 AM PST by areafiftyone
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To: aShepard
"What's the fascination with these things that suck up gas, and normally have one passenger who never takes it off the road?"

Every SUV in my area is being driven by a lone woman glued to a cellphone and using one hand to steer. Their road habits are a sociologist's dream study.

39 posted on 03/14/2002 8:33:29 AM PST by Middle Man
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To: aShepard
What's the fascination with these things that suck up gas, and normally have one passenger who never takes it off the road?

1) They are large. People like large cars.
2) They are useful. People like useful cars.

Yes, a lot of them are driven by idiots. Unfortunately, no one has ever come up with a good way of keeping the idiots away from the same things sane people enjoy responsibly.

A lot of people really like the word "ban." I think such people are not worth spitting on.

40 posted on 03/14/2002 8:44:09 AM PST by hopespringseternal
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