You know that slight curve where vehicles always seem to wreck into the fence on Beaglin Park Drive. Well, another vehicle has wrecked there and flipped over.
We're told some people who were driving by tried to open the car door but were unsuccessful in doing so.
Emergency personnel are on the scene but you may want to avoid this area for a little while.
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11 comments:
My roommate just told me about it. She saw it and said it was the guys on fault for speeding. Or this might be a different idiot. Either way, I hope they're okay.
Wet roads. People need to slow down. Can't drive pedal to the metal all the time.
How many is this now over the past three years???????? I think it is time that someone look at that location and ask some questions:
1. what is the drag factor of the roadway
2. is speed to high for locations/conditions
3. is the roadway at the turn on some angle
4. are all the accidents driver error
these questions need to be answered by an engineer/accidention rconstructionist not just the average police office who handles the collisions
4:57 I've driven the speed limit on this road all my life and have never wrecked. Amazing how that works eh?
4:57 i don't think all those questions are necessary.... i've never driven on a road anywhere in this country where driving at or even a little over the speed limit could cause a car to fly off the road and flip over a guard rail
don't drive so damn fast and take turns carefully and you'll keep all 4 wheels on the road, its that simple
Rob S
It's not just that location, it's the whole section from Glen Ave. to Bennett High School. Whoever engineered the Beaglin Park Dr. certainly didn't have safety on his mind. The lanes are extremely narrow leaving absolutely no margin for error. Using that road over forty years, I have people swerving into my lane most of the time and most of the time they're doing something on the cell phone. This section is not forgiving - there's a curb there that leaves you no place to go. That's why it's usually a single car accident - a car runs you into the curb, you flip over, and he keeps going. The section from Snow Hill Road is the same way - it was originally a one lane road each way for many, many years. Then they made it a two lane road and it wasn't so bad, but when they put the curb in, the accidents multiplied.
I don't think they're going to make those roads single lane again, but they should change the type of curb and widen the lanes. When someone is encroaching on you, a few more inches and a curb that won't grab your steering could be the difference between life or death (or a bad accident).
Everyone using that road MUST drive VERY defensively. It's worth the effort.
Contact your councilman about the unsafe condition of this road. They won't do anything about it unless they know about it.
I agree with Mike.
I have driven on that road in all kinds of weather, and never had an accident, I think the key here is to be driving the speed limit and actually paying attention to driving and nothing else.
Get rid of that curb. And the lanes are too narrow.
ok, there are many factors that play into situations like this. speed limits are set lower than necessary for precautions reasons. i have many times went from one end of that road to the other over the speed limit and never had an issue with vehicle control. i don't support speeding but at the same time within a reasonable extent is tolerable. The problem comes when you get people that think all there is to it is shoving your foot to the floor and fail to realize that as the speed of the vehicle and torque applied to the tires changes it also changes the way your vehicle handles and responds to steering. as much as i like to speed (when safe to do so, and yes there are times when its safe to do so despite what most of you will say) i also have the commons sense to know that when there is a change in the weather, ranging from a mild rain to some severe storm, it requires a change in driving pattern. and all accidents, unless due to mechanic / vehicle failure are from driver error. they just don't magically happen... now don't misunderstand what i'm saying and think that i'm saying that everyone should go out and speed. i'm just saying that its nothing wrong with the road. speed limit definitely isn't set too high, and its people make decisions and simply either don't understand everything involved or choose to ignore whats involved and end up creating potentially deadly situations. another large factor in accidents would be over steer. if you're in a situation and need to change course rapidly and suddenly turn full right or full left you're most likely going to lose control. under most situations it only take a small turn of the steering wheel to correct a problem. and to those who may frown upon that fact that i'm leaving this comment anonymously, but since i pretty much incriminating myself, i'm not gonna just throw my name out there freely :)
I haven't had an accident there either, however, it still is unsafe. The lanes are too close together and narrow for that area. The drain grates and manholes are enough for anyone to move over to avoid. It's terrible! It is probably the only area on the shore of which I am nervous to drive. I do it but I am nervous and only try to drive on the outside lane. I would LOVE to see something done about it!
i am a few days late reading this post but had to comment.
last september, around 6 am i was on the way home from a sleep study and found a wrecked SUV (on its side)on the other side of the road, in the woods a little ways.
the driver said he was just driving and his vehicle started sliding, he lost control and went all the way across the road. (the roads were wet)
the first frustrating thing overheard (before determining if occupants were ok) was the different police agencies debating who the accident belonged to. second, was the officer saying to the driver- 'man, don't you know this section is the bermuda triangle when it starts to rain!'
now tell me how are we supposed to know?
i have since found out that this section was graded improperly when it was paved, the city and county are aware and are/will do nothing about it.
so stay away from that road the first hours of a rain event, no matter how much it is. even those going speed limit will crash.
thanks
s.
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