[jerseygirl]

Have to head out, but I wanted to post an incident that occurred last evening- route 7 in Connecticut- near Danbury.

(Recall the cut off of a tractor trailer carrying fuel which melted 95 in both directions February 2004?)

Last night, a car cut off a tractor trailer carrying some kind of hazardous fuel. The tractor jackknifed- there was a huge explosion shutting down route 7- sadly, the driver was killed.

Just tinfoiling that there could be some practice runs on how not only to wreak environmental havoc, but to cut off escape routes from NYV

[Cindy]

Thanks for that post jerseygirl.
Have a good day.

[appalachian_dweller]

Thanks for that reminder jerseygirl. I remember this being discussed.

I believe the truckers hauling hazardous materials have been instructed to ram any cars trying to wreck them.

If they take out mass transit (subways & buses) AND can shutdown the major roadways they could really pile up some bodies.

My reaction plan is to shelter in place. I keep 3 days worth of food, water, and supplies in the car. I also keep the gear (trail food, water filter, heavy boots, extra socks, etc) I would need to hike the 50 miles home.

Folks should make plans that include not being able to go anywhere. On 9/11/01, everyone panicked, ran to their cars, and proceeded to create chaos on the roads.

If they do the same thing again, they could make themselves easy targets.

[MamaDearest]

Last night, a car cut off a tractor trailer carrying some kind of hazardous fuel.

I can't locate it now, but it seems to me I read about a similar accident within the past week involving a car cutting off a semi-truck, resulting in an accident.