Friday saw an incident that’s become too common in Avon, Connecticut—a runaway truck plowed into a furniture store after having apparently lost its brakes going over the 8-10% grade ridge between West Hartford and Avon on US 44. Had the driver not swerved, it could have been an almost-repeat of an accident a few years ago, where a runaway dump truck plowed into a commuter bus.
According to the Courant, Governor Rell is pushing for a truck ban on Avon Mountain, which would surely aggravate traffic on other hilly roads crossing that ridge.
Personally, I wouldn’t be at all surprised if this adds more fuel to prior legislative debate on adding photo radars to US 44. And, in the office I telecommute from, we have an informal pool going on how long police speed enforcement will be stepped up. After the bus crash, police were visible for only 3 or 4 days, before the status quo returned.
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1 ConnDOT Starts Constructing Truck Runaway Ramp on Avon Mountain | Mike The Actuary's Musings // 20 Nov 2007 at 12:45 pm
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