Good for all bricksters, and any other drivers you know.

Source: Tom Sullivan, on radio show yesterday, relating what he learned while a Washington State Trooper for four years.

The data is anecdotal, but makes a lot of common sense to me.


Worst memories he got from his trooper years were head-on collisions on freeways. Most involved alcohol. Most were fatalities.

He checked his own data, and that of co-workers. Found that after dark with alcohol involved, the car headed the wrong way on the freeway was ALWAYS in the fast lane. Not 90%, not 86.4%, ALWAYS.

Conjecture for reason: Drunk gets on freeway, and knows he/she is drunk. Therefore drunk gets into what he/she thinks is the slow lane. Maybe not driving real slow, but still in the "slow" lane.

You, tootling along at 70 mph (100 feet per second), completely unimpaired, are suddenly confronted with the oncoming drunk in your lane. Closing speed is above your own 100 feet/second => unavoidable collison.


His strategy, now mine: After dark, if you are driving in the fast lane on a freeway or similar road, STAY OUT of the fast lane unless you can see tail lights of a vehicle in front of you.

Good evening to all, and Happy New Year.

Regards,

Bob

:>)


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240s: 1986 244GL, 1988 244GL, and 5 others.