I have mixed feelings about these guys. On one hand, they're kind of heroes. They go out in the wee hours while most of us are sleeping. They work in terrible weather, the kind that makes most of us just want to cuddle under a blanket and stay exactly where we are.....INDOORS. They clear the roads and make it safer for everyone to travel.
On the other hand, I have had a couple too-close-for-comfort encounters that lead me to beleive they don't give a flying flip about anyone on the roads with them.
Example 1: a couple weeks ago, I came to a stop sign. A plow also came up to a stop sign, at the same intersection, across from me. So he was facing me. He apparently needed to go back the way he had come from. So he made a right turn onto the cross road, then backed up towards me! I had to quickly put my car into reverse and back away, otherwise he would have backed right over me!!
Example 2: this happened about 2 years ago on my way to work. Again, I come to an intersection. This time there's a traffic light (blinking yellow, as it was early). I needed to turn left, so I signaled and got into the left turn lane. I saw the plow coming toward me, so I waited for him to pass before turning. I noticed he was in his left turn lane, so naturally I assumed he was turning. But he didnt. He kept coming straight toward me. I realized he was not stopping and I tried to get out of the way. The roads were slick so my tires spun, but I managed to scoot a lane to the right JUST in time.
Has anyone else had a close encounter with a county road plow?
