SNOWPLOWS

 Although snowplow drivers work hard to decrease dangerous winter driving

 conditions and keep roads safe for motorists, sometimes the snowplow itself

 ends up being a hazard

 According to the Department of Transportation, most snowplow accidents fall

 into the following categories:

 # Rear-end collisions from other vehicles

 # Side swipes

 # Collisions with fixed objects

 # Sliding off the road

 Efforts are ongoing to improve approach warning signals for other drivers

 and make operating vehicles safer, but snowplows collisions continue to

 occur. Various departments of transportation offer the following tips for

 driving near snowplows:

 # Use caution when approaching, following or passing a snowplow. Anti-

 icing materials usually are spread from the back of the truck, and snow-

 plows may need to stop or take evasive action to avoid stranded vehicles.

 # Do not crowd a snowplow. They turn and exit the road frequently and may

 stop abruptly. Stay back at least 15 car lengths, or 200 feet.

 # When traveling behind a snowplow, allow plenty of time to slow down.

 Snowplows travel below the posted speed limit.

 # Do not brake suddenly in front of a snowplow. Larger moving vehicles like

 snowplows have a longer stopping distance

 # Do not travel beside a snowplow. They can shift sideways if they hit a

 a snow pack or snowdrift.

 # Before attempting to pass a snowplow check the direction of snow

 discharge to avoid snow and debris thrown from equipment that might

 decrease visibility. Plows are wider than most vehicles, and portions of

 the plow and blade can become obscured by swirling snow.

 With Respect Eagle Bear

-----WISDOM is. I've learned that, if I have learnt anything, it is that life forms no logical patterns. It is  haphazard and full of beauties which I try to catch as they fly by, for who knows whether any of them will ever return?

 Margot Fonteyn [1919-1991]

Read  the biography of Eagle Bear