[L.A.Justice]

The speed limit in the area is 45 mph, but Gonzalez said he’ll sometimes catch people going 80 mph.

“People see a nice stretch of road, and maybe they’re not watching the speedometer, or maybe they’re in a hurry,” he said.

Sheriff Alex Villanueva said there were no skid marks or signs of braking at the crash site, and he apparently first crashed into the center median where a “Welcome to Rolling Hills Estates” sign sits.

I drove through the intersection of Hawthorne Blvd and Blackhorse Road twice...No, I was not speeding.

Hawthorne Blvd starts in Lennox, an area near Los Angeles International Airport...Go south on Hawthorne Blvd and you pass through Torrance...Then you will end up in Rancho Palos Verdes...

[Larry Lucido]

Yeah, those gradual curves will get you every time.

[dragnet2]

It’s basically 45mph zone. Stupid people take it at 75+ mph.

[CondoleezzaProtege]

So can it be fixed? 🙄 3rd world infrastructure America 2021.

[Texas Eagle]

Even cars with automatic transmissions have two lower gears you can shift into so you don’t have to ride your breaks. C’mon, people!

[Larry Lucido]

[lee martell]

Almost every town in the U.S. has it’s own
Deadman’s Curve. Some love it, some hate it, others just accept the road as is and get used to it.
In my area (Bay Area near San Fran), there is the Stinson Beach area. Absolutely beautiful vistas, but I have never gotten used to the long curves around those mountains.
I stay outta the bushes.

[Paladin2]

‘Rats can not disobey the Laws of Physics.

Even Ditch could use some skoolin’.

[Yogafist]

“The one thing that all of us in this area recognize is we go through brakes a lot,” he said. “Because of this grade and the speed you pick up, you typically have to ride your brakes as you’re coming down.”

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Drama queen much? I have friends who live near here and drive this routinely. You don’t have to “ride your brakes” if you actually know how to drive a car. This is a case of the media finding the dumbest witness who will support their dogma. My friend was asking what round would be best to take down the media copters hovering all day today.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Hawthorne Blvd. and Crenshaw Blvd. both END in Palos Verdes, or begin, whichever way you see it..

I've driven that stretch of Hawthorne HUNDREDS of times and it's not the road's fault for crashes, it's the DRIVER'S fault and I'll BET Tiger was texting or reading a text then was rudely interrupted with the median strike then the flipping and rolling..

KEEP YOUR EYE ON THE BALL, AND ON THE ROAD, TIGER!!!

Back in my youth, my buddy went down that stretch of Hawthorne in his lowered '79 Ford Fiesta going 100mph.. Talk about "white knuckle", yikes! Wished I hadn't been in the car!

[GOP Poet]

bookmark

[NetAddicted]

Rd later.

[twister881]

There is a report that Woods exited the Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes at which he was staying in an agitated state, and he nearly hit another car in doing so. He was heading for day 2 of a “two-day shoot with Golf Digest/Golf TV at Rolling Hills Country Club, about two miles from the crash site.”

Woods has a reputation as a hothead. Good chance he was talking or texting on his phone as he sped down the road. Distracted driver, no braking/skid marks, hooked when he should have faded.

[mulligan]

How many accidents other than this one?

[EVO X]

The accident site is actually a couple thousand feet to north near Silver Saddle Ln. See the picture posted by deport in post 126 in this thread.

https://freerepublic.com/focus/chat/3937116/posts?page=126

[BobL]

They need to close that road.

[eyeamok]

I have been driving this section of Hawthorne on a regular basis for over 45 years, the road is kept in near perfect condition because it is real steep and fast. It is very easy to get going too fast and a lot of people do, they just don’t understand that Gravity doesn’t allow them to slow down, so they Crash. Yes it is Common, but this is California, land of the Stupid and Home of the Lazy!

[dragnet2]

It’s going to be interesting to see if they test this guy for intoxicants or if he’s given a pass, which would be odd considering this was a single vehicle collision, his history with intoxicants, not to mention prior collisions etc.

[NormsRevenge]

Hey, you’re driving a 300 HP turbocharged rig, let it rip, right? He was driving a vehicle he wasn’t that familiar with is my guess, lost control, so much for the rollover test.

[CJ Wolf]

Hey look! A Tiger.

How many here been in an accident?