Just the other day, I spent a wonderful morning cleaning out my beloved Grumman Tiger at my local airport for a few hours. I rewarded myself with a few much-needed laps around the pattern and decided to head home when the sunny sky became spotted with the usual Summer afternoon storms. As I was driving home on the interstate, one of these storms seemed to plant itself in the busiest section of freeway that Memphis, Tennessee has to offer.
Cars began slowing down as visibility reduced on the road. A few drivers forgot to turn their headlights on, which made navigating the interstate much more dangerous. Some drivers thought that the decreased visibility, slickness of the road, and multiple lane combinations ahead didn’t create a danger to them at all and decided to continue to drive above the speed limit. One car though, a silver sedan, had their hazard lights on, staying in the right lane driving slightly slower than the flow of traffic.Read More »