While perusing random local news stories, I came across a new method for fishing Little River, drive through fishing. The main benefit is in never having to go to the effort to get out of your vehicle. This idea, of course, was quickly discarded as I read the rest of the article. Apparently the benefits don't outweigh the costs... The driver of the vehicle probably was not testing out this novice idea by the way as the crash apparently occurred around 11:00 p.m.
The Little River road is no joke and I'm always at least a little surprised that things like this don't happen more often. I have carefully maneuvered my way around curves in the Park many times only to discover an oncoming vehicle whose driver apparently feels it is necessary to use part of both lanes. This and the poor folk who apparently don't know what a curve is and thus are terrified to drive above 15 mph always leads me to suspect that more accidents of this type should be occurring but thankfully that impression is not founded on facts.
Regardless, be careful out there on the way to the stream and be even more careful while on the stream. Just imagine if it had been daylight and a fisherman was working up that bank picking the pockets...
Excellent and timely post.
ReplyDeleteI've driven Little River Road many times, and it's amazing that I haven't driven in the river while trying to spot fish and drive at the same time. It is a scary place with the mix of curves, inexperienced mountain road drivers, and frequent ice at this time of year. It's definitely a place that requires you to be focused and defensive when driving.