Posted on 10/12/2007 11:19:43 PM PDT by BurbankKarl
#111
Today.
Here is the live feed from KNX. They are reporting that as many as 14 big-rigs could be involved. Then they reported several other areas where big-rigs have jack-knived. I couldn’t keep up with the reporter, he was calling the streets off so fast.
http://cbsplayer.streamtheworld.com/index.php?CALLSIGN=KNXAM
the only cyn road I can think of is Angeles Crest...the truckers have to go through Cajon Pass....or back track to Santa Maria to take the 101 on the Coast
True.
Think especially of that time-worn truth, that the first rain of the season, roads are especially slick because of the accumulated oil on the road.
Then remember, how infrequent rains are in LA.
After 6 months of dry weather the first rain, especially under a bridge, could be almost like ice...
Yeah, that doesn’t help survival much... However, you can train yourself out of it - usually.
It’s not raining in L.A.
I’m right here. The weather is warm, clear.
Allright, WTF is happening this time up there?
Yeppers...
This is the 2nd rain....but it is still the same....we had that one freak storm a couple weeks ago
did you see Diehard 3?
I’m not thinking of “to route all traffic around,” I’m thinking of “if you have to evacuate LA and the freeways are jammed.”
There are lots of canyon roads one can use if one’s objective is to simply get *away* from LA without regard to direction.
I-5 is closed, north and southbound. They are now evacuating vehicles on the freeway heading the wrong way on the freeway to reach offramps. Southbound 14 onto the 5 is still open, no one has been able to close that. West 210 onto the North I-5 is still unblocked, including more cars onto the truck lanes (luckily on the opposing side of the freeway.)
Black smoke is still drifting across the area, causing zero visibility in some areas. No update on any possible collapse.
Those who wish to listen to live dispatch, you can go to scannerbuff.net, sign in, and download the teamspeak player, and log onto the live server.
http://ktla.trb.com/extras/ktla/traffic/ktla-traffic-default.html
http://ktla.trb.com/extras/ktla/traffic/ktla-traffic-default.html
Not likely - if you wanted to do that, you’d do it at 11am on a weekday, not 11pm on a weekend.
>>One of many reasons I want to move out of this area...<<
Move here, to the high desert, BG! (Of course we DO have critters.)
This is the 2nd rain....but it is still the same....we had that one freak storm a couple weeks ago
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I know! I almost ran through a red light and crashed — full skid down a hill, thinking “OH CR**”. That’s what made me think of that...
Sometimes, it is simply someone who tries to make a turn too fast or the road was too slick and the trucker simply couldn’t stop.
I remember one time I was following a gasoling truck on I-10 in Baton Rouge during a heavy downpour when somebody skidded, starting a chain reaction and the gasoline truck’s payload swung two lanes over but the trucker managed to fishtail it back into place and then came to a stop without hitting anything.
I did a controlled brake and turned on my flashers as we were at a dead stop in the middle of an interstate in heavy rain. We all slowly started moving forward again but I came away impressed with that truck driver. In heavier traffic, it could have been a disaster but he managed to keep his load upright and back into one lane without incident.
I was afraid I’d either hit the gasoline truck or be hit from behind. I kept a healthy distance and left the flashers on until the rain let up.
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