tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post1322390253666647738..comments2023-12-20T23:26:23.594-07:00Comments on Tractor Tracks: Farmmom Said it...FarmGirlhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07109427921448753169noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-9961134097043520222007-08-03T20:06:00.000-06:002007-08-03T20:06:00.000-06:00First thing I do if it looks bad enough as I roll ...First thing I do if it looks bad enough as I roll up on scene is get a fire truck parked across the road on both sides of the accident. THAT is traffic control.<BR/><BR/>Otherwise, since usually only one trooper is there, and he or she is busy working up sketches and measurements and getting statements, the firefighters handle traffic. <BR/><BR/>And if "handling" it means shutting down the road Dan O.https://www.blogger.com/profile/17861748308004322104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-92223981949439922842007-08-02T11:07:00.000-06:002007-08-02T11:07:00.000-06:00Well, lately I've had little patience or empathy f...Well, lately I've had little patience or empathy for truckers, since we're working single lane closures on the Interstate for less than 24 hours. Only one out of 100 slows down in the work zone. The rest pass us at 70 mph and faster. I wonder if they would drive that fast if their spouse and kids were standing 2 feet from the centerline?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-1897495102033504822007-08-02T07:47:00.000-06:002007-08-02T07:47:00.000-06:00Unless the accident happens in a construction zone...Unless the accident happens in a construction zone. Then traffic control consists of a fairly large team of flaggers, half of whom are terrified, grossed out, and/or have NO idea what to do... until the supervisor tells them.FarmGirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07109427921448753169noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7375883121749958694.post-91244069268515779972007-08-02T07:18:00.000-06:002007-08-02T07:18:00.000-06:00Yeah, but at 0300 on a rural road, traffic control...Yeah, but at 0300 on a rural road, traffic control consists of a cop with a flashlight waving people on. ;)Barbarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16604068110452745043noreply@blogger.com