Best way to retrieve items on highway/freeway

bikewanker

bikewanker

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horsepower said:
Not to be a kill joy, but just this morning I had to retrieve a little rescue dog who was killed on I-80 in the fast lane shoulder after it got loose from the transport and his new fosters. getting news of it was tough enough but I had to go get him and take the risk.
People are idiots and do stupid things and CHPs have to see the results of that stupidity every single day. the stuff is just stuff but I couldn't bear to leave this little soul out in the rain alone.
RIP, little Balboa We saved you from the county shelter's death needle sadly to let you down in the end anyway. I am so sorry. :(
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The perspective, most of us have been thinking of material stuff we’ve lost. You unfortunately described a soul and offered a final humanitarian act.
Thank you Daniela
 
mean dad

mean dad

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TheRiddler said:
DO. NOT. RUN. INTO. THE. LANES. Being a pedestrian on the freeway is a good way to get killed.


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Generally, assume it's been destroyed. Most times I've had calls of people wanting to retrieve an item, it's in 50 pieces by the time I get to it. Sometimes it's in a spot where it's simply not safe to get it, and we won't stop the freeway and risk injuries to people via crashes to pick up property.
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I've been caught up in numerous traffic breaks and there's been a time or two that I saw it coming and was able to pass the initiating officer prior to the actual lights-on-brakes-on-swerve-on thing.
What's the real world consequence of mistiming the pass and basically ignoring the traffic break?


Assuming there's not a large police presence immediately ahead, of course. :laughing
I know how that'd end.
 
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NoTraffic

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CDONA said:
WB I 80, the hill between Lagoon Valley & Fairfield, say 1972.
I lost these @ 70 per, being nearsighted, tough to see without them.
Barely can see them, two lanes in, & still usable, I couldn't leave them.
Fast moving blurry cars, waiting for my chance to retrieve, heart stops with every passing car, still there,
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What's even more fascinating is that you have these from 1972!
 
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NoTraffic

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Good comments and tips here, I guess the other situation would be heavy commute hrs where traffic is only 10mph/crawl. Cars are merging to other lanes because your damn top case is in the middle of the road and no one wants to drag it.

Park on the shoulder and wait for CHP if you really want it back. I can only assume on multi-day / long trips where all your essentials may be worth risking a bit of injury (passport, meds).
 
horsepower

horsepower

WaterRider/Landsurfer
I can’t stop watching that Frogger video, it’s amazing.
It doesn’t look photoshopped either based on the shadows.
 
tfkrocks

tfkrocks

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mean dad said:
I've been caught up in numerous traffic breaks and there's been a time or two that I saw it coming and was able to pass the initiating officer prior to the actual lights-on-brakes-on-swerve-on thing.
What's the real world consequence of mistiming the pass and basically ignoring the traffic break?


Assuming there's not a large police presence immediately ahead, of course. :laughing
I know how that'd end.
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I didn't know what a traffic break was the first time I encountered one and wasn't sure if I was allowed to pass. I ended up going a little past the CHP car and stopped on the shoulder after the car stopped. Was told to go on ahead. Got pulled over a little while later and got a warning.
 
TheRiddler

TheRiddler

Riddle me this.
mean dad said:
What's the real world consequence of mistiming the pass and basically ignoring the traffic break?
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21706 VC ticket. There's no cars in our way so it makes catching people who run our breaks pretty easy.

Usually there's a pretty good reason we run them. Like when I had to stop 80 at the Carquinez a couple weeks back because both sides of the freeway were on fire and anyone passing me was driving into flames.


youtu.be/YbVyHEbrrDU
 
Cincinnatus

Cincinnatus

Not-quite retired Army
I haven't lost anything off my bike(s) but I was commuting home on 680 north of Dublin and someone had lost a wicker sofa sans cushions, blocking the #1 & #2 lanes. I pulled the bike over and got enough people to stop so I could drag it off the road. Yay me, right? :laughing
 
Whammy

Whammy

Veteran of Road Racing
Its not worth getting mashed about 10 times before anyone stops.
There is also a big problem with people who try to re-enter the freeway after pulling over in the center divide.
Saw one coming on a mile a way and slowed down to about 30 from 65 before he realized he wasnt going to make it into the lane.
No driving to get up to speed on the small shoulder just jumped right out SMH.
The vehicle ahead of me never braked and swerved at the last possible second.
It was one of those scream in your helmet deals but i was driving my cage. So Whammy was cursing in the car.
 
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mean dad

mean dad

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TheRiddler said:
21706 VC ticket. There's no cars in our way so it makes catching people who run our breaks pretty easy.

Usually there's a pretty good reason we run them. Like when I had to stop 80 at the Carquinez a couple weeks back because both sides of the freeway were on fire and anyone passing me was driving into flames.


youtu.be/YbVyHEbrrDU
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Yeah between the empty lanes and probable police presence ahead I wouldn't risk it, but my thought process also includes the fact that you're doing a necessary task and might not be able to give chase (and leave the rest of the traffic unbreaked).
 
CDONA

CDONA

Home of Vortex tuning
To be honest, I was riding my '69 XLCH at the time.

:afm199 The only time I ever lost my glasses riding, without a biff.
 
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