Texas Yaris Club

[MadMax]

Thanks Nook, we survived although some folks were really hit hard by the rain!

I worked a police volunteer patrol on the north side of town when the rain hit on Friday, things were a real mess!

Afterward it took me nearly two hours to get home, which is normally a half-hour drive at the most. I finally ended up heading north outside the city about six miles, then west until I could find some open road to get back south to the NW side of SA where I live.

I still saw a lot of accidents; mostly vehicles off the road because the drivers were going too fast for conditions.

And even driving a Jeep (I almost took my Yaris, as the prediction wasn't nearly as bad as it turned out to be. I'm glad I took my Jeep!), I take it easy when there is so much water on the roads. I had idiots passing by me not only sending water spraying in all directions, but most likely hydroplaning due to their speed as well. What was worse were the number of morons driving in such bad visibility with no lights on.

I've seen people driving in heavy rains with their hazards on, but when you get next to them they're on their cell phone. That drives me crazy.

The bottom line is avoid the roads if possible anytime it rains that bad here, and if you can't try to find routes that are less congested as you have a better chance the less idiots there are on the road. Also, whatever you do, don't try to cross any flooded roadways!

I think it was the third or even second heaviest rain ever recorded in SA!

Cheers! M2

[nookandcrannycar]

Originally Posted by MadMax

Thanks Nook, we survived although some folks were really hit hard by the rain!

I worked a police volunteer patrol on the north side of town when the rain hit on Friday, things were a real mess!

Afterward it took me nearly two hours to get home, which is normally a half-hour drive at the most. I finally ended up heading north outside the city about six miles, then west until I could find some open road to get back south to the NW side of SA where I live.

I still saw a lot of accidents; mostly vehicles off the road because the drivers were going too fast for conditions.

And even driving a Jeep (I almost took my Yaris, as the prediction wasn't nearly as bad as it turned out to be. I'm glad I took my Jeep!), I take it easy when there is so much water on the roads. I had idiots passing by me not only sending water spraying in all directions, but most likely hydroplaning due to their speed as well. What was worse were the number of morons driving in such bad visibility with no lights on.

I've seen people driving in heavy rains with their hazards on, but when you get next to them they're on their cell phone. That drives me crazy.

The bottom line is avoid the roads if possible anytime it rains that bad here, and if you can't try to find routes that are less congested as you have a better chance the less idiots there are on the road. Also, whatever you do, don't try to cross any flooded roadways!

I think it was the third or even second heaviest rain ever recorded in SA!

Cheers! M2

Wow. We had a sprinkle here in the early daylight this morning, but it only lasted for a few minutes.

With all of the growth taking place in the Texas Urban Triangle, more people who use cell phones in an intelligent manner are moving in...but more 'idiot cell phone users' are likely moving in as well. I just hope we don't reach the level of 'cell phone idiocy' (re driving) that I've seen and heard others talk about in Miami-Dade, Broward, and Palm Beach counties in Florida.