LVSteve
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I'm driving to work this AM and see a pillar of smoke rising into the still morning air. After a couple of minutes or less the freeway straightens out and I can see the cause, a trash truck with the cab area on fire. They use the forward control trucks here, so I'm guessing the engine caught fire. Things to remember:
1) The truck is on the other side of the freeway.
2) The truck is on the shoulder on the other side of the freeway.
3) Both sides of the freeway have four lanes, so you are at least four lanes away.
4) There was no wind, so no smoke was blowing across the freeway.
Given these four points, can someone explain why the brain donors on our side of the freeway want to slow done to 20 mph.

Is it to get a better view and improve their chances of smelling burning flesh? I moved to the empty right lane and blew by all the ghouls.
The clowns on the other side of the freeway weren't much better. They seemed to think it was a good idea to stop before they got to the burning truck and block the freeway for the fire truck that was trying to attend. I can only guess that they got into a funk at having an emergency vehicle behind them but not wanting to pull right because of the flames. Just drive on up the freeway past the fire and get clear too obvious for them? Or maybe they were afraid they would miss something if they drove on. Perhaps they just needed time to get their cellphones out and get pictures and video.
Idiots!
1) The truck is on the other side of the freeway.
2) The truck is on the shoulder on the other side of the freeway.
3) Both sides of the freeway have four lanes, so you are at least four lanes away.
4) There was no wind, so no smoke was blowing across the freeway.
Given these four points, can someone explain why the brain donors on our side of the freeway want to slow done to 20 mph.



The clowns on the other side of the freeway weren't much better. They seemed to think it was a good idea to stop before they got to the burning truck and block the freeway for the fire truck that was trying to attend. I can only guess that they got into a funk at having an emergency vehicle behind them but not wanting to pull right because of the flames. Just drive on up the freeway past the fire and get clear too obvious for them? Or maybe they were afraid they would miss something if they drove on. Perhaps they just needed time to get their cellphones out and get pictures and video.
