Cold shoulder: Drivers should avoid getting stuck on the side of the road

By Associated Press, Published: 2011

From The Associated Press — If you spend any time behind the wheel, you know it takes one mistake, one flat tire or one erratic driver to ruin your whole day. But if something does go wrong, experts agree: Do not stop your car on the highway unless you must.Heavy Tow truck of Martin Cronacher, Ltd., Fel...Image via Wikipedia
Even for a flat tire.

“It’s hard to imagine and comprehend how fast those cars are going until you’re actually standing there hearing them,” says Lt. Scott Harrington, spokesman for the Kansas Highway Patrol in Topeka. Other drivers “are not paying attention to you . they don’t even move over.”

Highway patrol officers, tow-truck company owners, the American Automobile Association - all recommend driving a disabled vehicle off the highway whenever possible. And if it isn’t possible, pull as far as you can onto the right shoulder, into the grass if you can.

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2 comments:

  1. Julie BriscoOctober 14, 2011 at 1:37 PM

    The author of this article is completely right -- cars do not have any regard for a stalled driver. If you have to, push your car to the side of the road or the median, contact a reliable company for towing Bakerfield friends recommend, and try to wait it out. Above all, be safe!

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