Old 12-02-13, 10:38 AM
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Originally Posted by rmcleod
This was a friend of mine, never made the news. This was in Arvada, Colorado, Near 80th and Alkire where 80th makes a dogleg at the railroad tracks. He took the lane, doing the nearly the speed limit, when a truck passed him, right when another car was coming from the other way, so the truck veered, plowed right into him, to avoid a head-on collision. If you know this road, it was stupid to pass there without knowing what was coming his way. He's made a remarkable recovery and back at work as a Denver Fireman.
Is this the spot?
https://maps.google.com/maps?q=80th+...80005&t=h&z=18

As mild as that dogleg is, one would think you could see the oncoming traffic before passing.
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