Reminder to be safe out there....

[ttavasc]

Spent the last two days making the ~1100 mile tow from Seattle down to Kanab, UT for some volunteer work. Headed east on I-84 just out of Huntington, OR headed into Idaho on Saturday afternoon came across an EVO camper flipped on its side facing the wrong direction. Looks like the left rear bumper of the truck is smashed in pretty good so the trailer must have whipped around on them. It was quite windy which may or may not have played a role in things. It looks like everyone was OK but thought it would be a good reminder to make sure you are properly loaded (and not overloaded) and properly balanced.

Also, I've attached 3 additional screen shots I pulled off the dash cam this evening. This is why I have the dash cam - note the idiot in the white van almost cuts me off and forces the car in the oncoming lane off onto the shoulder. I saw the BLIS indicator on the left mirror come on and saw him beside me which allowed me to start slowing down and moving slightly to the right in anticipation of being cut off. He didn't disappoint - and immediately shot out and around the camper ahead of me as soon as the oncoming car passed.

Safe travels everyone - and happy camping!

 

[Kim Gass]

I know judging distance from a dash cam wide angle is hard. At first it doesn't look like he cut that close but look at the oncoming traffic actually going off the road..

It sucks when we have to watch out for others who could care less for safety.

 

[ttavasc]

Yeah - the still shots do make it more difficult. We don't have great wi-fi here so I didn't try to upload the video clip. However, if you look at the timestamp at the lower right-hand corner you'll see the whole thing from their starting to cut in front of me to the opposing car passing on the shoulder is less than 3 seconds. Things happen fast.