… for what it’s worth… [image] Worldwide… https://wanderwisdom.com/road-trips/10-Most-Dangerous-Roads-in-the-World

When traffic gets heavy, it is generally not so effective. These days I spend more time on roads where the only “traffic” problems are related to people who don’t use cruise control. Did you ever get behind one of those left lane campers who slow down to pass and then speed up again? Talk about a …

[image] Jerome-Silverman: With no insurance, one bad accident and you are a pedestrian with no savings, no car, no house, no driver’s license. Don’t work that way. NH is one of the two states that don’t require auto insurance. It happens far too often here. Many people that don’t have auto in…

[image] cigroller: Anyone who thinks cruise control allows you pay less attention to the road is an idiot Have adaptive cruise control. Matches the speed oft he car ahead of you. Down side if the car ahead of you is only doing 55 you are doing 55 until you change lanes.

[image] cigroller: These days I spend more time on roads where the only “traffic” problems are related to people who don’t use cruise control. Yeah I hate the drivers that do OK on a level road, but as soon as they come to an incline, their foot never moves and they loose speed going up and t…

My dad called them “lead-foot drivers” - as in their foot never moves on pedal, uphill, downhill, on a flat, they don’t change what they do with the throttle.

[image] Barkydog: Have adaptive cruise control. Matches the speed oft he car ahead of you. Not my style. I wouldn’t use it. I choose my speed. I don’t want any automated “adaptation.” Automation will be the death of us. Oh, great, a world run by programming engineers under the orders of …

[image] Jerome-Silverman: With no insurance, one bad accident and you are a pedestrian with no savings, no car, no house, no driver’s license. And the victim is also a pedestrian with no savings, no car, no house, no driver’s license. Or ends up having to pay higher premiums for years.

An uninsured driver ran a stop sign, hit me just at the front of the driver side door, at sufficient speed to total my two year old T-Bird. I ended up with a cracked rib, lacerations to my arm, and a scratch on my cornea. Guess who payed for the car, the ambulance, and the ER visit? My insurance…

[image] Jerome-Silverman: With no insurance, one bad accident and you are a pedestrian with no savings, no car, no house, no driver’s license. That could happen even if you have insurance. Sort of makes a person wonder if driving your own car is even a good idea at all. Johnny Carson’s c…

As I have said before most people with assets need to have an umbrella policy. They are very cheap. Of course you need to have all insurance for cars and home from the same company. Since it is their money, you get free lawyers and will rarely go beyond the limits of the umbrella.

The most dangerous roads in the US

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LostnTransit March 25, 2024, 12:20pm 61

For us, it was the million dollar highway, Colorado. Parts of the road breaks off and slides down the mountain.

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