dangers on the roads (day 5)
On day 5 of my virtual cycling beside the Restigouche River, towards Dalhousie, New Brunswick, I encountered part of a story …
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map showing distance travelled (map from Google Earth)
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8-5 January 14, 2014 35 minutes 3.0 km (Maple Green to Dalhousie Junction)
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Along the route, I passed two police cars, headed in the opposite direction. Hmm, I said to myself, you never see two police cars together unless something bad has happened.
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(image from Street View)
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So I was not surprised to see this figure flagging me down …
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(image from Street View)
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Or the real flagman and two power trucks …
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(image from Street View)
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And a broken power pole. An accident, now four and a half years in the past (the Street View image was taken in 2009). But a reminder of the dangers and sad history of our highways.
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power pole, broken in half (image from Street View)
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January 14, 2014 ‘railway crossing on Route 134’ Jane Tims
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Copyright 2014 Jane Tims
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