On youtube, one sees so many scary traffic accidents and near misses that could make one not wanting to leave home.
In my RV treks, I have witnessed 3 instances that could have very bad results. One time on a freeway in Albuquerque a semi-trailer tire exploded, and the debris almost hit a motorcycle driver, but instead hit a class A RV in front of me. The semi driver and the RV both pulled off to settle.
Another time north of Denver, a careless pickup driver carried an aluminum ladder in the truck bed without any tied rope. The ladder blew off the truck bed and landed in the lane next to mine. Miraculously, it lied perfectly in the middle of the lane and pointing along the road direction. Several cars immediately behind the pickup truck passed over that ladder harmlessly. It could have been a lot worse if the ladder blocked the lane, and a car would blow its tires running over it and the driver would lose control. I shuddered when thinking of what could have happened. The idiot pickup driver accelerated and took the next exit to run away from the scene.
The 3rd time was on a highway in North Dakota when a semi tire exploded as the driver was passing my RV. Fortunately, the tire was on the left side and the debris did not hit my motorhome. I immediately braked hard to let the semi pass and pull off the highway.
I am sure any policeman would have a lot of traffic horror stories to tell. At my age, I am certainly old enough to know better to drive carefully and to take care of my vehicles to avoid these mishaps. It's no laughing matter!
PS. I have seen so many stupid pickup drivers who did not tie down their cargo. I have seen so many dining tables, chairs, mattresses blown off pickup beds, and one time even new furnitures still in cartons.
