Plows can end up in tough scrapes

[riddei]

http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/story.php?id=173243&ac=PHnws


The Cover of the Portland (Maine) Press Herald, March 3, 2008.
http://pressherald.mainetoday.com/includes/global2/cms/pph/080302/photos/1295564-l.jpg

"It was a little surreal," Hayden recalled. "I never thought a big truck could move like that."

"People are in a hurry," he said. "They get mad because we're in the way, but we're just trying to keep the streets safe for them."

"Citizens should stay back from a plow unit," Warner said. "That's why we have yellow strobes on."

"These are big vehicles, they are difficult to operate, and they can be dangerous."

[donnamb]

It may well be that the drivers need more training, but I also suspect individuals have gotten more impatient over the years. In their minds, the reason for their own hurry takes precedence over all other considerations. I think as cyclists, we see this every day.

I grew up in Michigan. My parents taught me that the snow plow was doing work for the benefit of all and to stay the heck out of its way - no matter what mode of travel I was using. We all want the roads to be clear. Seems like common sense to me.