Jan 28, 2013 Cruising down the PA Turnpike this flatbed driver ignored calls on the CB that he was losing stuff off his trailer. As he passes me first the red V-Boards come tumbling off right in front of me,…
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Trip to the drilling site
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Dec 21, 2012 The scenic ride from the Interstate to the drill-site access road. Narrow winding roads, 10 ton weight limit most of the way. That’s before it changes to 6 ton! From the paved road up to the job-site.…
Multiple crashes on NE Extension of PA Turnpike – Dec 21, 2012
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Ignore the timestamps on the videos! First crash, truck overturned at final curve northbound before toll booths in Clarks Summit PA. Second crash, northbound coming out of Lehigh Tunnel, appears that one tractor slammed into the back of a trailer…
Mommy in a rush – Fairless Hills, PA exit off US Rte 1
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Young mom with youngster in child seat in back, cell phone on right leg texting, had to pass me across double yellow line/no passing zone so she could get to the light before me. If a truck did it everyone…
Ignorant Truck Driver – Mass Pike I-95 exit
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Electronic toll booths have advantages, but in many states vehicles speed through the tollbooth as fast as they can, resulting in crashes and near crashes. Here you can see I had to pay my cash toll in the middle of…
Nuclear Sunset
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Grabbed a quick shot of the sun setting behind the plume coming off the cooling towers of Three Mile Island in Pennsylvania a couple of weeks ago. The colors have not been altered, this was how the sky was lit up. Notice the shadow of the cloud cast upwards from the sun on the horizon, due to all the dust in the air, which was the reason for the vivid colors. Seems a more fitting scene for a tropical paradise rather than rural farmland.
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Death Wish 2 – Harford PA
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Today’s adventure at the end of my day – stop at the end of the exit ramp and wait for a parade of trucks to go by. As I turn a car comes flying out of the truck stop on…
What’s This Car?
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Saw this up near Boston last week. License plate said it was a Cobra, wondering if it is a real one or just a kit-car replica.
Death Wish on I-95 in Virginia
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Just another day on the road, unfortunately this is everyday behavior. As the video starts we see the sign on the right, rest area ahead. There were previous signs announcing the rest area was near. After the short exit lane…
Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia PA
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The day didn’t turn out well weather wise, temps hovering near freezing and winds 40mph and gusting. Didn’t get out and about around Penn’s Landing to see the ships and other sights in the nearby neighborhoods. This is about the…