In article >,
Del Cecchi > wrote:
>
>You guys are all idiots or pretending to be idiots. The accident
>occurred at 2 in the morning on a unlighted stretch of freeway. The
>truck jacknifed and was laying on its side blocking both lanes. The kids
>were mostly asleep. This was the lead bus in a convoy returning from a
>competition. The truck driver was 22 and reportedly had a suspended
>driver's license.
>
>If there was a wall that suddenly appeared on the freeway in the middle
>of the night, could all you always stop by the time you noticed the dark
>shape in your headlights? Remember they don't put lights or reflectors
>on the bottom of a trailer.

If the wall suddenly appeared, no. If the wall was there before I
came within sight of it, sure. If I couldn't, it would mean I was
either seriously overdriving my headlights or wasn't paying sufficient
attention for some reason -- so-called "highway hypnosis" being one
likely reason.
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