Tuesday, November 10, 2009

Re: Caltrans Sharp S-curve on the Bay Bridge claims first life

I would also like to add that we should avoid multiple speed zone,
like in this case we have 3 speed zone. 1- Before S curve,50mph. 2- In
S curve, 40mph. 3- Sharp S curve, 35 mph. Its difficult to follow and
half & full asleep man nt gonna see it, so better we avoid it. We CE
have toughest job, we need to make a bridge and then add instruction
fr civilian as a 'civilian' !

On 11/10/09, Rhkratzse@aol.com <Rhkratzse@aol.com> wrote:
> Look, there's no way we, or CalTrans, can protect everyone from
> him/herself. There's always going to be that 1% -- or more
> accurately.00001% -- who
> either 1) don't care about their own life, much less anyone else's, or 2)
> are
> in such a hurry that they don't recognize what they're doing (often called
> "get-home-itis"), or 3) are half, or fully, asleep, or 4) feel they know
> better than CalTrans what speed *they* can handle in any given situation, or
> ... well, fill in your own rationalization.
>
> Society can never reduce its flaws to "zero," no matter how hard it tries.
> OTOH there are about 37,000 deaths a year on US highways -- more than 100
> a day! And that's the lowest since 1961! But we go into a tailspin if a
> couple of people a year jump off the Golden Gate Bridge, or if a person a
> week jumps in front of a CalTrain, or if a person a night is murdered in my
> hometown. We obviously don't *really* care to reduce the incredible
> carnage
> on our highways. Many of us don't bother to wear our seat belts (although
> we "belt-an-suspenders" engineers surely do, don't we?). Few of us use our
> turn signals religiously to alert others to our intentions. We have
> collectively decided that our individual convenience is more important than
> the
> 37,000 deaths/year. Besides, "I haven't been killed yet." ;)
>
> Sure, add reflectors; add big, bright, flashing "slow down!" signs; paint
> wider lane-dividing stripes; reduce the speed limit from 40 to 30 (but
> everyone familiar with the S-curve knows that it's still "safe" at 40, no
> matter
> what CalTrans says); add rumble strips -- just don't expect any of this to
> slow down the half-asleep driver or the meth-fueled truck driver (not
> referring to anyone in particular) or the "cowboy" driver who wants to test
> his
> skill without going to Le Mans!
>
> Whew! Vent over, back to work. ;)
>
> Ralph Hueston Kratz
> Richmond CA USA
>
> In a message dated 11/10/09 11:01:25 AM, ECVAl3@aol.com writes:
>> I agree. It doesn't look like the curve is banked at all so the speed
>> limit should be 30 mph to keep the traffic at 40 mph. What would have
>> happened
>> if the truck was driving in the inside lanes?
>> s.macie
>>
>> In a message dated 11/9/2009 9:26:28 P.M. Pacific Standard Time,
>> leisuresoul.avi@gmail.com writes:
>>
>> Its gross mistake of speed loving people, but What i feel is that if
>> its adviced to follow 40km/hr then also engineer should take a margin
>> of 10km/hr, to save those who love to break and bend rules !
>>
>> On 11/10/09, Abolhassan Astaneh-Asl <astaneh@ce.berkeley.edu> wrote:
>> >
>> >   Driver killed after driving off Bay Bridge
>> >
>> >
>> >       By: Tamara Barak Aparton
>> >       <http://www.sfexaminer.com/bios/41456232.html>
>> >       Examiner Staff Writer
>> >       November 9, 2009
>> >
>> >
>> >
>> > SAN FRANCISCO — A truck driver was killed this morning after losing
>> > control of his vehicle and plummeting over the side of the San
>> > Francisco-Oakland Bay Bridge, according to the California Highway
>> Patrol.
>> >
>> >
>> > Read more:
>> >
>> http://www.sfexaminer.com/local/Driver-killed-after-driving-off-Bay-Bridge-69559822.html
>> >
>> >
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