Nope, nothing steep in Denver. It's as flat as Phoenix. The thing
there is that 4WD doesn't slow you down nearly as well as it speeds you
up. So, people still drive 70mph even when there's ice and snow all
over the roads... I got trapped up in the mountains one time because
some dopes caused a pileup near the entrance to the Eisenhower tunnel,
blocking I-70 east for about 16 hours.
Driving south on I-17 near Flagstaff last winter, I saw a truck in the
northbound lane spinning complete 360s. He recovered and headed on his
way, but it was a surreal sight at the time - like a ballet on 4WD.
Very graceful spins, if you ignore the thought that the guy was probably
about to crash/die.
Bad drivers... they're all over. What's more, the definition of 'bad
driver' changes with our mood. When you have a crappy day at work,
everybody's a bad driver on your commute home. I am completely
convinced this is true.
laters,
alex
Lee Einer wrote:
> Our most unique distinction is that we can have two of the nation's
> ten most dangerous intersections, in the winter, despite the fact that
> we have no snow. Denver has blizzards, and steep terrain. We're dry as
> a bone and flat as a pool table, and with this incredible edge we
> still can't keep control of our vehicles.
>
> Bryan.ONeal@asu.edu wrote:
>
>> Well... I think we here in the valy still hold claim to two of the
>> nations
>> ten most dangerous intersections :) But only in the winter ;)
>>
>> On Fri, 4 Feb 2005, Alex Dean wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> The place with the worst drivers is always the city/state/province
>>> you live in, as far as I can tell from 15 years of driving and
>>> talking to people about drivers. :) Anyone care to dispute with
>>> stories of the wonderful drivers in some mythical location?
>>>
>>> alex
>>>
>>> ps - Denver, Colorado wins my personal vote for 'worst drivers',
>>> based on 4 years of living there. Only in Denver do you get a 60+
>>> car pileup about once a year.
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