How many must die on I-81? An open letter to government leaders

The Hagerstown Herald-Mail ^ | July 6, 2016 | Andy Bruns

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

Even Hogan appears to be doing this. A dark spot on an otherwise good career as governor.

[Hawthorn]

>> South of Winchester Virginia all the way down 81 into Tennessee is also rife with trucks.It is hazardous.<<

The stretch from Lexington down to Roanoke sometimes has just about scared the s**t out of me. But I can usually handle the remainder of I-81 in Virginia with a minimum of strife.

>> I stay in the right lane and maintain the posted speed limits <<

Doesn’t work for me. No way. I’ll be going ca. 70 down one of those steep grades around Buchanan when two semis will start double-teaming me, one in each lane, almost at my bumper. Then I’ve gotta speed up to about 85 to get them off my tail. Might not be so bad if I were in a high-performance sports car. But I drive a creaky old van!

[7MMmag]

>>>> Frankly he ought to try LA traffic before he continues on <<<<

Driving advice ;

• "Keep your eyes on the road, your hand upon the wheel"

• "Let it roll, baby roll...all night long..."

  exercise caution, because;

• "the future is uncertain but the end is always near"

  - The Lizard King [deceased]

[7MMmag]

>>>> How many people get a license to drive is a mystery to me. <<<<

I don't know about how, but I can tell you from where.

From a box.

[7MMmag]

>>>> Chicago is psycho city and people in the DFW are in too big of a hurry. I blame all the outsiders who moved there.<<<<

In D-FW, hijab wearers erratically aspire to NASCAR.

Some people would think I'm kidding, but the way they drive, like the rest of the idiots [see; where are all the idiots today, mom? joke and punchline] they too must aspire to be like Ricky Bobby.

Fast As You

[RegulatorCountry]

The only thing that is particularly dangerous that I’ve noticed on I-81 through Virginia is that traffic can be flowing along nicely with most traffic above the speed limit, then for no apparent reason out in the middle of nowhere it screeches to a near halt. What appears to cause this is hilly sections, with trucks pulling out to pass one another at a very low speed. The hilly sections need truck lanes or truck traffic needs to be required to keep right.

[Tolerance Sucks Rocks]

I actually got stuck in traffic on Atlanta’s Downtown Connector (I-75/I-85) on a Saturday in 2006, so it figures all 14 lanes would clog up in rush hour.