No left turns - it saves lives
No Left Turns - A USA today columnist writes about his dad's secret to longevity, which is to not turn left- His claim is that as people age thier depth perception deteriorates. Turning left into oncoming traffic is inherently dangerous and makes for nasty accidents.
I can attest to that, the one where the speeding drunk came over a hill and hit my wife's car smack in the Ft passenger door and pushed her a full city block. She was attempting an ill-advised left turn, the passenger seat could not accomodate Kate Moss after that, let alone a normal suburban American butt. They had to write that car off, fortunately Teresa wasn't seriously hurt and the other driver apparently recovered from his injuries as well.
These days, you can safely assume the oncoming driver is watching a movie on thier telephone, eating, or otherwise unable to avoid hitting you, even if you are 95% out of the way by the time they get there. So there is no margin of error. Lets all agree to make 3 rights whenever possible.
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I can attest to that, the one where the speeding drunk came over a hill and hit my wife's car smack in the Ft passenger door and pushed her a full city block. She was attempting an ill-advised left turn, the passenger seat could not accomodate Kate Moss after that, let alone a normal suburban American butt. They had to write that car off, fortunately Teresa wasn't seriously hurt and the other driver apparently recovered from his injuries as well.
These days, you can safely assume the oncoming driver is watching a movie on thier telephone, eating, or otherwise unable to avoid hitting you, even if you are 95% out of the way by the time they get there. So there is no margin of error. Lets all agree to make 3 rights whenever possible.
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File under traffic safety, Teresa, car accidents, Fathers, Family history
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