A20/401 is always a treat. We drove back from from our adventures in Montreal yesterday as well, but during the day, and encountered the remains of an overturned tractor trailer shortly after Cornwall, with all sorts of emergency vehicles and a crane tending to it. It was in a dip on the road and partially hidden by a bridge that crossed over just before it, so not that much warning. Other than that, the usual truck wolfpacks seemed well behaved, more so that usual. BTW, ploughs in Quebec do use yellow beacons, the blue ones being reserved for the cops. Drive safely, old bean!
Whew! Narrow escape, and I am extremely thankful that everyone managed to squeeze into the correct lane in time. Must have been terrifying - good reflexes on your part for both incidents!
It would be insane to think the 2nd incident was due to defensive driving. Seemed to me it was entirely due to not looking ahead (or being able to see ahead) on the part of the person doing the passing.
There's a reason I've taken to Hwy 7 on my trips to Ottawa. Never mind the fact that it's a shorter distance, cheaper on fuel, quicker, and a much prettier drive, it's far less stressful compared with the 401, which is usually nuts, especially west of Kingston, for some reason.
Well, yes, but I knew that something was going on in the left lane ahead of me, and did nothing to warn the traffic behind me about it beyond slowing down. I could have put on my hazard flashers - that might have tipped him off. And once he decided to pass, I should have slowed down immediately to minimize the danger to everyone, rather than hesitating until the crisis was almost upon us all.
I guess what I mean is that I was only *trying* to drive defensively, not *actually* driving defensively - I did not commit to it.
The awesome thing is that, without any serious consequences at all, you've had a chance to learn from the experience for the future.
I picked that trick up from Moria, hitting the hazard lights when I come to a slowdown on the highway - I do it often now. Would never have thought of it before I saw someone else do it, but it makes so much sense.
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Love to run into you again sometime...you should pull off the road at a prearranged time and place here in Trenton sometime...
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It would be insane to think the 2nd incident was due to defensive driving. Seemed to me it was entirely due to not looking ahead (or being able to see ahead) on the part of the person doing the passing.
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I guess what I mean is that I was only *trying* to drive defensively, not *actually* driving defensively - I did not commit to it.
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I picked that trick up from Moria, hitting the hazard lights when I come to a slowdown on the highway - I do it often now. Would never have thought of it before I saw someone else do it, but it makes so much sense.
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