Rex Kickass Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 http://www.boston.com/news/local/massachus...urious_drivers/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Definitely a great idea. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
southsider2k5 Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Boy that is one of those "how come I didn't think of that" ideas. Hopefully that could cut down on Gapers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SoxFan562004 Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 I really hope this works and IL adopts it. There is nothing that makes me more insane behind the wheel then when I waste a half hour because two people had a fender bender. Especially when you see the people who actually are "gapers" the ones who slow down to a basic stop and just gape like a slack jawed asshole!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rex Kickass Posted February 23, 2005 Author Share Posted February 23, 2005 I just hope the drapes match the sound protection walls along I-94. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Steff Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 QUOTE(winodj @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 02:33 PM) I just hope the drapes match the sound protection walls along I-94. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mreye Posted February 23, 2005 Share Posted February 23, 2005 Great idea, but in my experience people gape at a guy changing his tire 15 feet off the road. Do they use the curtains for that? PS Anybody find a pic? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soxy Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Here's the prototype. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NUKE_CLEVELAND Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 QUOTE(southsider2k5 @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 02:22 PM) Boy that is one of those "how come I didn't think of that" ideas. Hopefully that could cut down on Gapers. That's one of the most annoying things in the world. You're stuck in traffic for what seems like hours and you finally come to the cause and its some fender bender in the opposite lanes. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 QUOTE(winodj @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 02:33 PM) I just hope the drapes match the sound protection walls along I-94. Too easy, way too easy B) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 QUOTE(NUKE_CLEVELAND @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 10:01 PM) That's one of the most annoying things in the world. You're stuck in traffic for what seems like hours and you finally come to the cause and its some fender bender in the opposite lanes. But who hasn't gotten to that spot and thought damn, I waited this long so I'm going to slow down and take a look too? me neither. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CubKilla Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Good idea in theory. Completely assinine in reality. Imagine setting up a "safety curtain" on the Dan Ryan Expressway to avoid gapers at a fatal traffic crash at 2 in the AM where the minimum speed limit appears to be 85 MPH in a 50 MPH zone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YASNY Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 Damn. Such a great idea. And from a blue state yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Texsox Posted February 24, 2005 Share Posted February 24, 2005 QUOTE(CubKilla @ Feb 23, 2005 -> 10:41 PM) Good idea in theory. Completely assinine in reality. Imagine setting up a "safety curtain" on the Dan Ryan Expressway to avoid gapers at a fatal traffic crash at 2 in the AM where the minimum speed limit appears to be 85 MPH in a 50 MPH zone. The workers and everyone are still there cleaning up, cutting people out, towing away, etc. so I don't see where adding the curtain would make it worse. Again, those drivers zipping by at 85 mph would be paying attention to me driving 65 and possible not adding a second accident to the night. I also know when my brother died in a car accident it pissed me off to see pictures of people standing there watching the rescue workers cutting him out of his pickup. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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