Posted on 11/05/2017 1:11:03 PM PST by Tolerance Sucks Rocks
In the winter, when Interstate 70 shuts down at exit 205 due to car crashes or a deluge of snow, Silverthorne police chief John Minor gives his officers the same piece of advice: “You better have your head on a swivel and your head in the game, because it’s about to get a little sporty.”
For the officers and state patrollers who ride herd over the chaotic cattle drive of cars and semis during an interstate evacuation, being on high alert means the difference between life and death.
“If you’re actually on the interstate staffing that closure just before the bridge,” Minor said, “it’s probably one of the most dangerous things you’ll ever do in your life.”
Stationed on icy, wind-chilled roadway, officers do their best not to get run over or freeze their toes off as they corral traffic down into town, making way for tow trucks and the Colorado Department of Transportation’s fleet of plows and sanders.
Minor likened it to a “highly dangerous ballet.”
However, that dance often grinds to a halt once vehicles reach the towns below. While officers stack semis along the sides of the interstate, confused and cranky motorists flood into the interchange connecting Silverthorne and Dillon.
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Add in Saturday Morning/Sunday evening Denver ski traffic.
Ungh! No thanks!
That’s it!
Good luck on getting the new Acura. I hope it’s as obscene as my new Navigator will be. Caligula would be happy with it.
I also went into Reno and spent a,miserable night there at a casino that was dedicated to taking as much as it could from poor people. Then on to Davis, CA over the Sierras.
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