Re: EV Car and Log Truck Accident in Eugene - INFO ?

Where can I find "official" information on this accident ?

-----Original Message-----
From: Robert MacDowell <bobmac@...>
To: danieleyk@...; Electric Vehicle Discussion List <ev@...>
Sent: Fri, 31 Oct 2008 10:04 pm
Subject: Re: [EVDL] EV Car and Log Truck Accident in Eugene

Daniel Eyk wrote:
> I listened to the POD Cast about this accident and lived in Eugene
> for a few years. Marcola Road is a two lane road and if the Gem was
> on the left shoulder when hit, the log truck was further off beyond
> the shoulder clearing trees as it is a tree lined forested area. I
> don't know about any retirement community there as it has been about
> 40 years since I lived there, but definitely have driven that road. I
> do hope that the GEM driver recovers okay.

If it's the podcast I'm thinking of, they seemed very confused about 
what happened.   From other things I read, the podcast got a key fact or 
two wrong, it was a very conventional accident.

Two lane road, no dedicated turning lane, both vehicles going same 
direction.  Truck following.  The electric had either put his turn 
signal on "awfully early" (so says the truck driver) or perhaps had left 
it on.  The trucker thus assumed the left turn signal was on 
erroneously.  He crossed into the opposing-traffic lane to overtake.  At 
that moment the EV made a left turn, right into the path of the truck.

Robert

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