Re: Accident US 95

["LuJane Nisse" <lujane@lataheagle.com>]

Hwy 95 up north has been said by some to be "not as bad"... not true. There
is NO shoulder in some places. I got a flat tire there a few years back with
a van full of children. It was dark and there was no place to pull over. I
got off the road the best I could but I was sure we'd be hit and killed
because you can't get completely off. Several semi's came within literally
inches of hitting us because they couldn't see us until they were right upon
us. Changing the tire was another very scary ordeal. I still have nightmares
about that and it was only through the grace of God that we were not hit and
killed that night. The culprit?? Highway 95 up north!

LJ
LuJane Nisse, Publisher
LatahEagle

>
> Slow Drivers causing problems...Hmmm...True but...
> How about STOPPED drivers? ...Please forgive me as I rant.
> In the case of Zeitler Road you stop in the middle of the highway to wait
> for traffic while some bozo bombs up in back of you and hits you
> because.....they are not paying attention or conditions are bad....and
there
> is NO escapement....none....nada...zippo.
> You get three choices to make real fast.Hit a steep bank...fall in a deep
> hole,have your self a head on...or hit the car in front of you.
> A 16 year old Moscow kid just trying to go home was smacked up pretty good
> by this deal...he is my friend...and I am ticked off at the State.
> There are at least 5 teen agers on that road that make that same maneuver
> every day...the act of stopping in the highway.
> Last week some one passed my brother on the right and just squeaked by.
> Sure the drivers tend to be at fault....but the simple mechanics of this
> particular patch make it plain that a turn out or escape route is
> necessary...The state holds responsibility for doing what the can with
> regard to safety as a #1 cause...in my opinion.
> Did raising the speed limit just before the turn off help or make it
safer?
> The county road dist. made an offer some years ago to do their part to
> reconstruct our part of that section if the State would do theirs....At
> least our local road folks give a care and recognize need....they have
done
> their part as far as I can tell.
> The State knows its going to get a new road (one that they will put right
> next to that poor kids house)so in my opinion they are just going to let
it
> ride....As they have for years.
> Shame on them.
>
>   Dave
>
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