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Open Roads Forum  >  General RVing Issues  > I-75 & US-441 closed in Florida Reply to Topic  |  Subscribe  |  Print Topic  |  Post New Topic  |  Oldest first Newest first  Page of 2   Next The Texan • View posts Home: Idaho - Location: Texas Senior Member Joined: 01/16/2004 View Profile Posted: 01/29/12 08:38am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator At least 9 dead and 17 or more injured in accidents south of Gainesville. Fires create havoc on the road. Bob & Betsy(FishNFanatic) - USN Aviation Ret'd '78 & FL LEO Ret'd '03 & "Oath Keeper Forever" '05 HR Endeavor 40PRQ, 400 Cummins W/ 540w/35A solar system -Pulling our '05 GMC Sierra LT, CC, Z-71, w/ 2010 Silver Rzr in back. Where the wheels are stopped D & M • View posts Laurel, MD Senior Member Joined: 03/04/2005 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 01/29/12 08:42am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator That's messed up. Hopefully the condition resolves itself quickly. Dave Mary, the world's best wife (1951-2009) R.I.P Lizzy (the Boston) Izzy & BuddyP - Gone but not forgotten 2005 Itasca Suncruiser 35A Talk is cheap because supply exceeds demand SRT • View posts Head of the Lakes, MN Senior Member Joined: 02/18/2001 View Profile Offline Posted: 01/29/12 08:48am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Seems like these kinds of accidents are occurring more often. Maybe common sense is lacking? We have a similar problem up here with people driving in "blinding" snow storms without any headlights/tail lights turned on. Probably think their "daylight lights" are doing the job. SRT 2000 32' HR Vacationer with Banks 1998 Subaru Outback Ltd. 5 spd Brake Buddy & Blue Ox Aventa II tow bar FMCA #266040 HRRVC #84109 rk911 • View posts Wheaton IL Senior Member Joined: 05/30/2004 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 01/29/12 09:13am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator i drive I-75 between I-10 and Venice, FL a couple of times a year. that stretch of road, especially between Lake City and I-4, is a NASCAR track. lots of weaving from lane-to-lane, folks cutting to the right for an exit from the far left lane. i'm surprised there aren't more major wrecks. 73, rich, n9dko www.bananaboatbytes.com The trouble with being punctual is that nobody’s there to appreciate it. __________________________ 2000 Itasca Suncruiser 35U '46 Willys CJ2A '03 Jeep Wrangler TJ '10 Jeep Liberty KK agesilaus • View posts North Florida Senior Member Joined: 05/06/2008 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Online Posted: 01/29/12 05:02pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I live close to this accident. There was a arson fire on the Paynes Prairie which I-75 cuts thru at that point. The FHP closed I-75 in the morning and then re-opened it later. The smoke increased again, according to one report by a woman who pulled off the road she could barely see the end of her hood. She then reports hearing 15 or more crashes but could not see a thing. 10 dead found so far, 21 sent to the local hospitals. Several semis burned out and at least one rv reported involved. Hindsight is 20-20 but the FHP should have kept the road closed or put out those electronic signs reducing speed drastically. It's hard to close that section of road tho since there is a lot of traffic on it and the obvious bypass road, US 441, also passes thru the prairie. The other detour would be to US 27 but that's 15 miles west and you'd have to use a narrow country highway to get to it. No good solution. Glendale Titanium 29E34TS fifth wheel 2012 Ford F-350 4WD Lariat 6.7L PullRite OE Series Super5th 18K koda55 • View posts Jacksonville Senior Member Joined: 07/28/2009 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 01/29/12 05:39pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I don't think putting out electric signs saying to reduce speed would have helped. Most people would ignore them just like the signs that say merge now. dieharder • View posts Ottawa, ON Senior Member Joined: 09/10/2009 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 01/29/12 05:46pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator If people don't slow down when they can't see past their hood through the smoke, I highly doubt any kind of sign would have helped. 1999 Itasca Sunrise wbrown62 • View posts Texas Senior Member Joined: 01/09/2011 View Profile Online Posted: 01/29/12 07:51pm Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator Similar to when fog conditions are severe and there are multi-car pile-ups. People just keep blindly blasting down the road when sight distance is down to nothing. I just don't understand this mindset. 2011 Keystone Bullet 246RBS 2000 Chevrolet Silverado jetboater454 • View posts No Idea Senior Member Joined: 07/21/2009 View Profile Posted: 01/30/12 05:57am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator They have it closed this morning due to the fire. "If momma not happy ....Who cares.I have my TH AND my toys . 2008 3500 Dodge Ram CTD dually 4X4 2007 Gulfstream Endura Max 40 2001 Polaris Ranger 4X4 Mod Pics jasonsstover • View posts Ohio New Member Joined: 06/20/2010 View Profile Good Sam RV Club Member Offline Posted: 01/30/12 07:34am Link  |  Quote  |  Print  |  Notify Moderator I have never seen people drive the way they do in Florida. Its unnerving. Aren't speed limits there for a reason? 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