Today’s One-Liner is plain and simple. One would think, as the title suggests, that one wouldn’t have to think about this one.
Don’t Crowd the Plow!
One-Liner Wednesday by Linda G. Hill
Seriously, how hard is that to understand?
Still, there are several accidents reported during each snow storm caused by someone trying to pass a working snow plow. Research being part of an author’s nature (and my favorite way of putting off beginning the initial edit of my recent novel ), I decided to gather some facts:
- The snow plow hanging off the front of a typical highway plow truck weighs between 1,500 and 3,000 pounds (1,360 kg) — that’s just the plow!
- A tandem tri-axle dump truck (the kind our state uses to plow the highways) weighs 50,000 lb (22,679 kg) — roughly 15-20 times the weight of your car.
- The snowplow’s wing blade can extend up to 10 feet (3m) beyond the width of the truck. Each season, many drivers attempting to pass a snowplow hit the wing blades.
- Our state plows carry a mix of sand/salt or a tank of brine solution which can add 20,000 – 30,000 pounds.
- Depending on the severity of the storm, the driver may have been up for a long time, might be hungry and probably has to pee. He doesn’t own the truck or pay for the insurance (of which there is none because it’s the State).
You sure you need to get around that guy? You realize that once you do pass the plow, you’ll be driving in worse road conditions than you are if you stay behind him.
I’m guessing most of my regular readers don’t need this advice — they’re a pretty savvy group. I hope you enjoy a few photos from our recent snow storm. We didn’t get much and it didn’t last long, but I did have to clear the driveway and sidewalk.
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