of course. This is why the smoke reference. By the way, this particular snippet does not cover the numerous grade crossings. Picture coming around a blind curve at 65 (the speed limit) to discover that someone has made a left in front of you. There are also no shoulders for much of its length. The road is a zen experience, every time.
On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 1:38 PM, Cameron Childress <[email protected]> wrote: > > Sounds delightful. I would guess though, that if put on the ballot, > the people most impacted by this would refuse to pay for it. > > -Cameron > > On Mon, May 17, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Dana <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> re highway 17: >> >> SR 17's combination of narrow shoulders, dense traffic, sharp turns, >> blind curves, wandering fauna such as deer and mountain lions, and >> sudden changes in traffic speeds have led to driving conditions that >> result in a number of accidents and fatalities, leading to the >> reputation of Highway 17 as one of the most dangerous highways in the >> state. In the winter months, because Highway 17 crosses a high >> precipitation area in the Santa Cruz Mountains, the roadway can become >> slippery from rain, snow or ice, especially at the summit itself. >> >> Some sections of 17 are so dangerous that they have been nicknamed. >> The first long sweeping turn North of Summit Road with its sharp angle >> and steep entering downhill slope is called "The Valley Surprise" for >> the fact that so many strike the median shortly after having entered >> the Santa Clara Valley. The most infamous is called "Big Moody Curve". >> This curve is named after Big Moody Creek below, slightly greater than >> a 180 degree turn, and bracketed by additional 90 degree turns. The >> inside surfaces of the median barriers in both of these turns are >> normally chipped up and black with tire rubber. >> --snip-- >> Route 17 in Santa Cruz County is named after California Highway Patrol >> Lieutenant Michael Walker. Walker was setting flares to direct traffic >> around an auto accident on News Years Eve 2005 when he was struck and >> killed[6]. Partly in response to this accident near the Glenwood Road >> intersection, Caltrans began work in 2008 to widen the shoulder to >> eight feet[7]. >> >> The cost of improving the treacherous expressway segment to modern >> freeway standards has been estimated to be at least $200 million. >> >> ====== >> >> I say: smoke em if you got em, especially if it improves this kind of stuff > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Order the Adobe Coldfusion Anthology now! http://www.amazon.com/Adobe-Coldfusion-Anthology-Michael-Dinowitz/dp/1430272155/?tag=houseoffusion Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:318799 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/unsubscribe.cfm
