The next time you see a sign on the freeway warning of “Gusty winds ahead,” believe it. I’m not sure exactly what they expect you to do with such a warning except maybe stop right where you are and wait until the warning is over. We did see a lot of trucks do exactly that. But at least four big rigs decided to brave the gusty winds and the drivers are now regretting their decision.
Driving from Los Angeles to Sacramento yesterday afternoon and evening, we saw four overturned big rigs on the southbound side of the freeway. One had completely blocked both lanes and had backed up traffic for five miles by the time we saw it. We could tell it would still be hours before they would be able to remove the blockage. To further complicate the mess, several cars had tried to cross the median strip to head back in our direction only to find that recent rains had left the ground like quicksand. With wheels buried to the axel, those cars wouldn’t soon be getting home.
Although our average speed was 15 to 20 miles per hour slower than normal, we did finally make it home to find everything pretty much as we left it. Home, sweet home.
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