RedDog
06-28-2004, 07:16 AM
RedDog’s Florida Keys Adventure – Part 3
Yes, I’m starting with Part 3 because it was the most traumatic!
I’m at approximately 1800 miles into an uneventful 2000 mile round trip when out my windshield I have a view like you see with the NASCAR in car cameras. Cars and tractor trailers are going everywhere right in front of me on rain slicked I-75 near the Allatoona Rd exit. I stand on the brakes and hope that traffic behind me is stopping as well. I was in the inside lane and a tractor trailer starts coming toward me as I cut over to the inside shoulder. It keeps coming and then nails the van in front of me. Time to bail out further so I hit the grassy / muddy median and bounce on through to the on coming traffic’s shoulder. Hit 4-wheel drive and come back across to my side and stop. I though I had avoided trouble but on inspection I see that Genuine Trouble was clipped by the tractor trailer. Certainly could have been a lot worse, but if I had bailed out to the median ¼ of a second earlier all damage would have been avoided. No one was hurt but 3 tractor trailers and 1 van required tow service. The tracks through the mud were mine.
Why is it Allatoona sounds familiar?
Parts 1 and 2 of the trip to follow later
Yes, I’m starting with Part 3 because it was the most traumatic!
I’m at approximately 1800 miles into an uneventful 2000 mile round trip when out my windshield I have a view like you see with the NASCAR in car cameras. Cars and tractor trailers are going everywhere right in front of me on rain slicked I-75 near the Allatoona Rd exit. I stand on the brakes and hope that traffic behind me is stopping as well. I was in the inside lane and a tractor trailer starts coming toward me as I cut over to the inside shoulder. It keeps coming and then nails the van in front of me. Time to bail out further so I hit the grassy / muddy median and bounce on through to the on coming traffic’s shoulder. Hit 4-wheel drive and come back across to my side and stop. I though I had avoided trouble but on inspection I see that Genuine Trouble was clipped by the tractor trailer. Certainly could have been a lot worse, but if I had bailed out to the median ¼ of a second earlier all damage would have been avoided. No one was hurt but 3 tractor trailers and 1 van required tow service. The tracks through the mud were mine.
Why is it Allatoona sounds familiar?
Parts 1 and 2 of the trip to follow later