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BrianR · 06-11-2004, 03:41 PM

The Pacific Coast Highway. California. Four lanes of bumper to bumper moving at 70mph (55 zone). Sheer dropoffs to the left and high, steep mountains to the right. Wife is reading aloud a news story about trucks with bad brakes. I point out the stream of logging trucks (ever seen a loaded one?) coming down the mountain roads to the right at 65mph or so with NO MERGE AREA!

Wife about pisses herself and forces me to take an alternate route home. I myself was not pleased about the mentality of those drivers although in fairness, they were more or less courteous and seemed to know what they were doing. It was more like being a cow in a stampede....everyone going in the same direction at the same speed and no fair trying to change anything suddenly. Turns and lane changes had to be set up miles in advance.

Brian

06-11-2004, 03:41 PM	#14
BrianR Cleverly disguised as a responsible adult Join Date: Jan 2001 Location: Dallas, TX Posts: 3,338	my worst driving experience The Pacific Coast Highway. California. Four lanes of bumper to bumper moving at 70mph (55 zone). Sheer dropoffs to the left and high, steep mountains to the right. Wife is reading aloud a news story about trucks with bad brakes. I point out the stream of logging trucks (ever seen a loaded one?) coming down the mountain roads to the right at 65mph or so with NO MERGE AREA! Wife about pisses herself and forces me to take an alternate route home. I myself was not pleased about the mentality of those drivers although in fairness, they were more or less courteous and seemed to know what they were doing. It was more like being a cow in a stampede....everyone going in the same direction at the same speed and no fair trying to change anything suddenly. Turns and lane changes had to be set up miles in advance. Brian __________________ Never be afraid to tell the world who you are. -- Anonymous