As Winnie the Pooh stated. “It undoubtably looks like a rather blustery day.” As that silly old bear stated so many years ago, it still rings true. We have seen a lot of blustery days this year with some gusts reaching as high as 116 MPH.
Wind can affect your travels in many ways. The one that comes to most people’s minds is how it can and often does topple big rigs pulling trailers. Even though you may not be driving a semi, you do need to be aware of them in a wind storm.
If you are feeling wind gusts while driving, it could mean that a particularly strong one can hit the semi and tip it over. You need to be careful with them while following or passing them. Watch to see if you see the semi having trouble maintaining its lane. It could mean something more dangerous is in the near future. Spend as little time around them as possible in case a gust hits it while you are near.
I hope everyone has been enjoying the holidays this year. It’s been a hard and difficult year for a lot of people. With that being said, people don’t need anything else sad happening to them. The last thing I want for anyone is to get that knock on the door and being told a loved one has been killed in a crash.
So, this time we are going to talk about safety when it comes to curves. We have a lot of them throughout the state so I know everyone has experienced them, but a lot of us are not doing it properly.
Two semi-trailer trucks collided early Friday morning in Glenwood Springs, according to the Colorado State Patrol.
Authorities were dispatched to the westbound lane near the West Glenwood Springs exit around 3:30 a.m. after a Saia Covenant semi truck hauling two trailers jackknifed, causing one of the trailers to tip over before colliding with a FedEx semi hauling two trailers, said Master Trooper Gary Cutler.
No significant injuries were reported.
According to Cutler, the FedEx truck was driving in front of the Saia truck when the incident took place. He said the driver of the FedEx truck received a citation.
Cutler said he didn’t know the exact cause of the accident; however, he suspected inclement weather to be a factor.